Spiralized Sake Carrot Salad with Nori Granola Topping is an addictive and healthy blend of Japanese inspired textures and flavors. The entire family adored this salad! Affiliate links were used to link to items I am discussing. I meant to have some posts in between the Nori Granola and this Sake Carrot Salad but between…
Cucumber Baby Spinach Salad with Coconut and Peanuts: Review of A Modern Way to Eat
Cucumber Baby Spinach Salad with Coconut and Peanuts is a healthy, crunchy, delicious bowl of textures that can be served as a side salad or even as a light lunch, thanks to the nuts and coconut flakes. I received a copy of A Modern Way to Eat from Blogging for Books in exchange for an honest…
Spiralized Thai Cucumber Salad
This Spiralized Thai Cucumber Salad is the perfect refreshing accompaniment to any Thai dish, and is especially delicious served with satay or rich curries. Affiliate links have been used to link to items that I am discussing–and that I love or I would not recommend them! I did it! I got my butt in the kitchen,…
Raw Spice Bar: Shichimi Togarashi Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Spicy Gomasio on Soba Noodles with Veggies
This Shichimi Togarashi Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Spicy Gomasio on Soba Noodles with Veggies was an amazing meal–and completely inspired by Raw Spice Bar. The folks at Raw Spice Bar generously gave 3 month subscriptions to 2 of my readers! Guys! I am so excited about this giveaway, and so excited I managed to get the…
Loco Moco with Mango-Cucumber Relish: Man Made Meals Reviewed
Loco Moco with Mango-Cucumber Relish is apparently known for being amazing hangover food–but those days are behind me, and I just call it amazing food. I was given a copy of Man Made Meals for free for the purposes of an honest review. Affiliate links were used in this post, but only to link to…
Cucumber and Peach Salad with Mint Basil Vinaigrette: Alex Chops!
I wanted a really refreshing salad to go with Alex’s lasagna. I had seen this salad over at Poor Girl Eats Well and was instantly hooked. There is something about cucumbers in the summer that instantly perks any dish up. And I love using peaches in savory presentations.
Bacon and Farro Salad
Today–the day of writing this, not posting it– was the last day of school. Such a bittersweet day, full of so many conflicting emotions. The kids of course feel no such conflict. Alex is ebullient with joy while Sammy is devastated. I feel much of both. On the one hand, our schedule is once again…
Penang Pickled Veggies
Congrats to Carol from Wires n Pliers for winning the Red Gold tomato media kit giveaway. She was randomly chosen (using numbers) by Sammy. I have a dilemma when I cook SE Asian celebration food. By celebration food I mean rich, meat-heavy dishes, and I call them celebration food because while they might your or…