Avocado and mint is delicious together, so this Minty Avocado Toast Recipe is a winner! It's the perfect, pretty summer avocado toast appetizer.You know who loves avocado toast? Um. . . . everybody! How about minty avocado toast? Three different ways, this recipe for summer avocado toast is super beautiful. … [Read more...]
15 Over-The-Top-Delicious Easter Brunch Menu Ideas
Easter Sunday is the perfect day for brunch! These 15 Over-The-Top-Delicious Easter Brunch Menu Ideas have everything from a bright spring salad and beautiful fresh citrus, to unique and colorful eggs and scrumptious French toast bread pudding. There's something here for everyone! I think my dad has turned not one, … [Read more...]
Pickled Ginger-Citrus Salad with Creamy Wasabi Dressing and Spicy Crispy Fried Rice
This salad is an explosion of spicy, sweet, fresh, and mind-blowingly delicious flavors!This salad began with an invitation to a Super Bowl party and a big bowl of Cara Cara oranges (pictured below) Yep, that's what it took to get this creation going. The sweet, super juicy oranges were begging for a spicy wasabi … [Read more...]
Introducing the Cara Cara Orange
Sometimes I eat something so good that I just have to make sure you know about it. You might be thinking this is an ordinary orange. However, looks can be deceiving. While the skin is bright orange, the interior flesh is a beautiful rosy pink, much like that of a Ruby grapefruit. The Cara Cara was … [Read more...]
Wilted Chard and Basil-Grapefruit Sesame Salad Recipe
What are you doing this weekend? Want to have brunch with me? Excellent! The menu . . . French Toast Bread Pudding Crispy Hash Browns with Eggs and a Side of Bacon Wilted Chard and Basil-Grapefruit Salad Spiced Granola Breakfast Cookies Chocolate Truffle Espresso Muffins Iced Mocha Smoothies There … [Read more...]
Organic Mixed Fruit Box from Melissa’s Produce
It's rare these days to get anything other than bills and ads in the (snail) mail. So imagine my delight to find a big box at my doorstep when I arrived home the other day. And now imagine how happy I was to unveil a gorgeous collection of seasonal organic fruits! Pears for poaching in port wine, avocados for making … [Read more...]
Introducing Sumo Citrus
Sumo Citrus has a thick, bumpy, often dirty rind and a funny knob on top -- however, you should never judge citrus by its skin. You see beneath the seemingly tough rind, is a seedless, delicate, unbelievably juicy fruit -- and it's quite possibly the sweetest citrus I've ever tasted. Sumo Citrus has been getting … [Read more...]
Grapefruit Jalapeño Marmalade Recipe
I love creating new and interesting grapefruit recipes, and this Grapefruit Jalapeño Marmalade is a new favorite! It's so wonderfully sweet, spicy and tart -- all at once! I like to spread a little of this on top of melting butter on my bagel, or on wheat toast. It's a fabulous breakfast or snack.My grandfather was … [Read more...]
Minty Grapefruit Brûlée Recipe
Is this dessert? Or is it a side of fresh fruit? Is it simply pretty on the plate? Who really cares -- it's divine tasting and absolutely stunning to look at. I'm serving this as part of brunch this weekend, but I think it'd work brilliantly after dinner, too. Well, as brilliantly as any dessert that doesn't … [Read more...]
Winter Citrus Carpaccio Recipe
It's the beginning of February, right? Well, I don't know about you, but I'm already seeing signs of Spring! Yesterday in and around Los Angeles, I saw several stone fruit trees beginning to bloom! (Most of the trees blooming this early are ornamental ones, which are those that don't produce fruit. Stone fruits … [Read more...]
