Menu ideas and recipes for flounder, snapper, quesadillas, four-bean salad, pesto potatoes and watermelon margaritas Flounder and snapper recipes How about some simple fish recipes? First, place flounder (or any fish) fillets into a greased baking dish, sprinkle with salt, pour a few tablespoons of lemon juice all over the fillets, and top them with …
This chickpea salad features roasted red bell peppers, toasted pita, cucumbers, walnuts, raisins and capers with a spicy, herby, bold dressing. ~~~ Charmoula (or chermoula) is the star of this chickpea salad. According to NPR: “Born in Morocco, chermoula is a blend of spices like coriander and cumin along with fresh chilies, giving it a …
A few weeks ago, we got two small bulbs of fennel and a pretty head of radicchio in our CSA share from In Good Heart Farm. The radicchio was a pale green head with flecks of cranberry, not the usual cranberry head with veins of white. I had just seen this salad recipe from The …
I went on vacation and forgot all about my blog. Sorry, Gusto. We went to Moab where we hiked in Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park, mountain biked in Dead Horse Point State Park, and spent a day on a whitewater raft in Westwater Canyon on the Colorado River. Best vacation ever. Exhausting but …
Kale joins romaine lettuce in an almost classic Caesar Salad recipe — crunchy, refreshing and satisifying. ~~~ Do you ever have those days when your body is craving greens? Usually the day after I’ve overindulged in heavy starchy foods, I’m jonesing for greens, the darker the better. Once when I was feeling this way I …
Like many of you, we’re hungering for clean healthy food after a few weeks of heavy, fatty, salty, sweet and oh so delicious holiday feasting. Friday night I made marinated and broiled wild salmon, sautéed kale with mushrooms, onions and garlic and baked microwaved sweet potatoes – a colorful nutritious combo. To start us off, …
My three-day fruit fast is over, hallelujah! I’m enjoying a chilled coffee (no ice, but frosty cold) as I write this, ahhhh, and will have a toasted bagel soon. The fast was much easier this time than when I did it three years ago. I was frustrated and angry back then; I hated the idea …
Today’s post isn’t so much a recipe as a suggestion. It’s hot here. Damn hot. 97 degrees hot. And since I live in the beautiful state of North Carolina that means it’s humid too. I don’t go through the moisturizer like I did in my sweet old city of Sacramento CA where 97 degrees wasn’t …
This quick salad recipe is sure to be a crowd-pleaser. Imagine sweet juicy pineapple, bright cilantro and lime, hot chile, and salty peanuts and soy sauce. Oh yeah, it’s good. ~~~ If you’re heading to a Memorial Day weekend picnic or party, here’s an easy, tasty and unique dish to bring – Thai Style Pineapple Salad. …
I dragged you along with me recently as I learned the bad news about canned tuna. I don’t always make the right food choices, I compromise. I split the grocery bills with my guy and he and I don’t see eye-to-eye on these issues. However, I’m going to avoid buying canned tuna, since he doesn’t …
Grabbing the Gusto 