Ultimate scallop ceviche recipe: a Salvadorian style ceviche made with wild baby scallops and heirloom tomatoes in fresh lime juice with chile and cilantro ! So I finally came around to writing down my secret classic scallop ceviche recipe Salvadorian style with an heirloom tomato base. Just in case the tropical Mango Ceviche from last week was a little too tropical for some. I think I decided on my favorite seafood for ceviche ever: little baby scallops ! Mostly because they have a fantastic ...
Appetizers
Our collection of easy appetizer recipes we love and enjoy often. Hope you'll also find something here that tickles your taste buds. ~ Florentina
Tomato Avocado Salad Recipe
Creamy, healthy and tasty heirloom Tomato Avocado Salad with purple onions and cilantro, in a zesty olive oil lime dressing! The perfect, California style summer salad to serve next to grilled chicken, shrimp or steak. Add some feta, queso fresco or blue cheese on top If you want and call it lunch. If your tomatoes are more on the acidic side I’d suggest adding a drizzle of honey to the dressing. This is the time to splurge on those sweet, colorful heirloom tomatoes at the market, the ...
Basil Pear Salad Recipe
A fragrant pear salad on a bed of fresh basil, lightly dressed in a silky honey lemon vinaigrette and finished with creamy goat cheese and candied walnuts. Let’s make a pear salad today! We start with fresh, ripe, sweet and juicy D’Anjou pears and the youngest basil leaves from the garden. Then we whisk together a lemon honey vinaigrette with a little attitude from red pepper flakes to pour over the top. To make it amazing and festive enough for Thanksgiving and Christmas, I loaded it ...
Orange Salsa Recipe
Being that it is orange season and we are blessed to have a loaded tree in our garden, I decided to make a quick orange salsa perfect for a weeknight dinner and even game day. I mean, don't you just wanna dive into that with a bag of chips right now ?! Me too! I like to use blood oranges in this salsa , but really any orange variety works here. Use a mix if you have them. This is without a doubt, a taste as you go recipe, so make sure to balance the final tartness and sweetness of the ...
Easter Eggs Naturally Dyed with Onion Skins Video
An easy guide on dying eggs with onion skins, flowers and herbs! The beauty of homemade Easter Eggs with onion skins wrapped in nylon stockings.(<-amazon) I can't even think of a better organic egg color than this. Beautiful, cool and healthy, onion skin dye takes the cake. Since this is an organic wholesome food blog, I can't just let you use that egg dye kit from the drug store. At least not if you plan on eating the eggs. Do you want to make the best Easter eggs ever ? Just ...
Roasted Eggplant Dip Recipe or Salata de Vinete
An authentic rustic Romanian whipped eggplant dip recipe or " Salata de Vinete " served on grilled bruschetta! Have you ever tried to make a good roasted eggplant dip recipe? Some of them can be a little intimidating, i'll admit it. But I believe food and recipes are meant to be simple but bursting with flavor. So with all the bloggers busy busy working on yet another turkey recipe, I decided to give you an appetizer. An easy but impressive whipped roasted eggplant dip, a.k.a. Romanian ...
Sour Cream Biscuits Recipe
Crispy on the bottom and fluffy as a cloud on the inside, these quick and easy homemade sour cream biscuits are absolute perfection! Best Sour Cream Biscuits Recipe Every Thanksgiving and Christmas Morning (while still in my PJs), I dust off my biscuit recipe by popular demand, and get to baking. Fluffy as a cloud on the inside with little golden crisp edges to die for, I swear on my saffron you guys, I could charge for these at the dinner table. Made simply with organic all purpose ...
Wild Mushroom White Wine Sauce
This is how to make a quick and delicious mushroom white wine sauce, for a meal or just as a topping on burgers, chicken and steaks. For the past month we've been making burgers over the weekend. Turkey burgers to be more specific, not necessarily my favorite until just recently. I was only in charge of the toppings and the sides, so that's all I'm going to take credit for and share with you here. By default, I make my Heirloom Tomato and Cucumber Salad with burgers or grilled anything. My new ...
Wings In Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce
Extra crispy wings in a lemon garlic butter sauce made with clarified butter ghee. Chicken wings are still the rage as appetizers for any party, and with the NFL season here, I came up with a sauce to dunk them in that will make you lick your plates and fingers clean. Easy, tasty and healthy, this sauce is guaranteed to make a fan out of everyone at the game. Also great with pasta, scallops, lobster, shrimps, chicken, salmon and even steak. This is what you'll need: Fresh juicy ...
Strawberry Spinach Salad
An easy strawberry spinach salad recipe, with a zesty poppy seed dressing and crunchy toasted pecans. As lovely as this salad is, throwing a few candied walnuts on top and a few crumbles of creamy honey goat cheese will make it even more dreamy. If that is even possible you guys... The perfect healthy, good for you side dish for a summer garden party, Valentine’s dinner and even Christmas. If you want to give it more of a savory spin I’d suggest crumbling some feta or blue cheese on ...