This cold orzo salad is filled with fresh neighborhood market ingredients tossed with a simple lime-cilantro vinaigrette. Locally harvested jumbo shrimp marinated in lime zest, lime juice, pepper flakes, smoked paprika and olive oil. The shrimp are tossed into a…
Blueberry and Raspberry Chocolate Ice Cream
The day before I made a plain chocolate ice cream, and was curious what it would taste like with fresh blueberries and raspberries. Of course I forgot to add raspberries to my photographs below, but I think you can see…
Lemony Grilled Shrimp Herb Pasta Salad
This pasta salad is loaded with fresh falvours. With spiral pasta, fresh herbs such as basil, thyme and rosemary. It’s an easily cusomizable salad to showcase any of your favorite veggies and herbs. I’m somewhat of a night owl. During…
Basil Pesto Linguine Summer Salad
If this pesto pasta salad doesn’t shout “summer is almost here!” then I will amplify it by also shouting that summer is here. Well, almost here, but the weather is starting to feel like August in NYC. It’s the first…
Three Layer Strawberry Chocolate Pretzel Tart
Would you be surprised if I told you this was made with tofu? Well, it sure is! This plant-based tart is delish! This was fun! This Three Layer Strawberry Chocolate Pretzel Tart has a yummy walnut date crust, a layer…
Sweet Pea Pesto Pasta Salad
I’m just learning that one can make pesto with many different ingredients other than basil. Pesto originated in Liguria Italy. Traditionally, pesto is made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, garlic and pecorino cheese. In modern times, chefs have morphed…