Marinated Grilled Portobello Mushrooms are a hearty vegan and/or vegetarian option for summer barbecues, and this recipe is bursting with fresh, spicy and delicious flavors.This post contains Amazon affiliate links for your convenience at no additional cost to you. Portobello mushrooms are "meaty." Really, they are! … [Read more...]
Lemon Marinated Fioretto Salad Recipe
Flowering cauliflower, known as Fioretto, is a fun, delicious new cauliflower variety in town. I made this Lemon Marinated Fioretto Salad to introduce it to you, and to show off its good looks and mild, sweet flavor. This is one of the first Fioretto recipes, and we'll be seeing a lot more.So remember just after the … [Read more...]
Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderloin with Spicy Pluot Sauce and Crispy Potatoes
The combination of sweet and savory flavors, and crispy and soft textures, makes this pork tenderloin recipe a truly special entrée. What is your perfect bite of food? A few chocolate chips in a spoonful of creamy, salted peanut butter? Chopsticks holding the freshest Yellow Tail sashimi imaginable with jalapeño … [Read more...]
Spicy Garlic-Ginger Grilled Flank Steak
Steak marinated in garlic and ginger is almost too good to be true! It's worth every minute of the marinating time and you will love every bite!I'm keeping it simple today and I have a fantastic idea! (Ideas, really.) Prep this recipe at some point today. It'll only take 10 minutes. Pull it out of the fridge … [Read more...]
Sweet and Spicy Pineapple Grilled Pork Chop Recipe
We're going on a family vacation to a tropical beach very soon -- so naturally, I have pineapple on my mind. (And I'm beyond excited about the vacation!) When I've been cooking lately, I've found myself thinking of how to add tropical twists to my recipes. While the sweet, juicy pineapple combines perfectly with … [Read more...]
Spicy Cabbage-Potato Pancake Recipe for St. Patrick’s Day
Want to know how happy I am when I see a Melissa's Produce box at my door? So happy, that it's as if I'm one of my sons seeing an Amazon box full of toys. (Trust me -- that's happy!) Beautiful and green! That's what the most recent box was filled with. Gorgeous baby brussels sprouts, kale sprouts, leeks, and Napa … [Read more...]
Spicy Roasted Daikon French Fries Recipe
These Spicy Roasted Daikon French Fries are a sure fire way to get everyone to love the diakon radish! Great for a side dish or snack, and full of delicious Asian flavors, you simply won't be able to stop snaking on them! Look, I'm just going to be totally honest with you. While they may look like potato fries, … [Read more...]
Miso Gai Lan Egg Soup Recipe
It's almost Chinese New Year -- it's this Friday, the 31st and I suggest serving this super delicious soup after the Crispy Garlic Ginger Bok Choy Chips that we made on Monday. Gai Lan. Ever heard of it? Well if you haven't, you'll start to more and more because a little birdie told me it's going to be "the new … [Read more...]
Chile-Lime Grilled Watermelon Recipe
Chile-Lime Grilled Watermelon will be the hit of you summer BBQ! Sweet, subtly spicy and super refreshing, it's the perfect side dish to all sorts of grilled foods.This post contains Amazon affiliate links for your convenience at no additional cost to you. Add the tangy flavor of a lime, and the spicy flavor of a hot … [Read more...]
Spicy Marinated Yellowtail and Mandarin Sashimi Recipe
My 7-year-old son once asked me what would happen when his "sweet tooth" fell out. (I just love it!) It was hard to explain to him that a "sweet tooth" isn't exactly a tooth. In the end I said, "let's just say you take after your mommy, and you will forever love all things sweet!" Fortunately there's a whole … [Read more...]
