My family calls these travel sandwiches because when we go on a trip, we always have some in our cooler. Whenever we stop for lunch, we just cut chunks of sandwich off and pass them out. They are beyond delicious, incredibly good for you, and better the longer they sit.
Red, White, and Blueberry Cupcakes with Forget-Me-Nots
My friend Natalee made these Memorial Day cupcakes: red velvet cupcakes filled with blueberry pie filling, topped with mascarpone frosting and Forget-Me-Not flowers. Forget-Me-Nots are the traditional memorial for Canada’s Newfoundland war dead instead of the Flanders Poppies popular in America. These cupcakes are beautiful.
“Team Jacob” Cupcakes
A friend’s 8-year-old daughter asked for a “Jacob” cake. For a bunch of second graders, I had to be a little more inventive, so here’s what I came up with: a frosted werewolf face on a plain cupcake.
Refreshing and Minty Melon with Yogurt
This is the perfect mid-afternoon snack. The mint is refreshing and energizing.
Delightful Spinach and Dill Eggs
The Havarti cheese in this recipe is the perfect addition to this satisfying and nutrient-packed dish.
Crunchy Mixed Green Salad with Blue Cheese
This seems to make a huge salad, but when I ate it for lunch, it was a perfect portion. The crunch of the apples and the sweetness of the dried cranberries combined with the balsamic vinegar makes such a beautiful flavor combination.
Cornmeal Crusted Rainbow Trout
My dad used to come home from fishing the McKenzie River in Oregon with a mess of rainbow trout, and my mom would fry it in cornmeal. When I bit into this dish, I was immediately transported back in time to my childhood and eating fresh caught rainbow trout.
Sunflower Seed Tahini Paste
When I was out of sesame seeds to whip up a quick batch of tahini, I explored a frugal substitute and made a perfect paste using organic roasted sunflower seeds that was both pure and delicious. Neither I nor anyone in my family noticed a difference in the consistency, and the taste was, if anything, a little milder in my go-to hummus recipe.
Tasty Traditional Tahini Paste
I spent years buying tahini paste that I used to make my Hummus bi Tahini, until one day I read the ingredients: sesame seeds, olive oil. Well, goodness, I thought, I can do that. And it’s truly that simple.
Kelly’s BBQ Sauce
A tangy homemade barbecue sauce found on Kelly the Kitchen Kop’s website. Mix it up well, do lots of taste testing, and play around with it until you like it.