Recipes

Who wants to go back on vacation? It was heaven taking off a few days and spending time with family and friends. I never really get to take off work that many days in a row so it was pure relaxation. This past Saturday was the epitome of laziness. We stayed home, watched 3 movies…

Pears. Pistachios. Dried Cherries. Feta. All in one salad today. I am obsessed with fruit salads like this – growing up, my mom either made Syrian style salads (tabbouleh, cucumber-tomato mint, etc etc) or fruit-based salads like this (she was the one who inspired my Mango-Strawberry Avocado Salad). Fruit-based salads are actually my favorite type of…

One of my favorite things to do is to take restaurant items and recreate them at home. It’s always fun to add my own special touch to a food and to tweak it how I would enjoy it most. I have seen Asian-style salads on several menus and while I haven’t loved them at every…