ARTICLES For Halloween
BLACK RICE STUFFED BELL PEPPERS
WITH NO COMMENTS
Black rice stuffed bell peppers are healthy, delicious and comforting. Make extra and put them in the freezer for a rainy day.
ROASTED CAULIFLOWER AND BLACK RICE SALAD
WITH NO COMMENTS
An easy, healthy and delicious warm salad made with healthy black rice and cauliflower. Make a vegan version by skipping the feta cheese.
SWEET POTATO HUMMUS WITH CARAMELIZED SHALLOTS
WITH ONE COMMENT
This umami-rich sweet potato humus is the very definition of comfort food. The good news is it is very healthy as well as delicious.
MELTED SWEET POTATOES WITH CINNAMON AND LEMON
WITH NO COMMENTS
These caramelized-on-the-outside, soft-on-the-inside sweet potato disks may be the perfect way to prepare this delicious and healthy vegetable. A combination of roasting and braising is used to create the heavenly texture and flavor in these naturally sweet root vegetables.
PUMPKIN OLIVE OIL CAKE WITH ESPRESSO AND ALMONDS
WITH NO COMMENTS
This pumpkin olive oil cake, flavored with Grand Marnier and espresso is mildly sweet, crunchy on the outside and moist and tender on the inside. Serve it for dessert or as a coffee cake for brunch.
CURRIED PEAR AND BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP
WITH 2 COMMENTS
This soup is a wonderful cool weather treat with the comforting flavor of butternut squash, sweetened with pears and amped up with curry and ginger. Don't forget the sugared and peppered pepitas and goat cheese for garnish.
PUMPKIN AND CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING
WITH NO COMMENTS
Pumpkin and chocolate pair particularly well together. This is a seasonal riff on my very popular Hawaiian Chocolate Bread Pudding. It is a creamy, chocolatey, pumpkin and spice delight that takes just a few minutes of active prep time.
MEXICAN MULE COCKTAIL
WITH NO COMMENTS
Mexican Mules are a variation of the always delicious Moscow Mule. Made with tequila, fresh lime juice, simple syrup and ginger beer, these cocktails are the perfect summer thirst-quencher. Take your Mexican Mules up a notch and add one of our Tequila Lime Boozy Pops as an edible garnish.
ORANGE AND BITTERS GLAZED SWEET POTATOES
WITH NO COMMENTS
These delicious sweet potatoes are a mashup based on Ottolenghi and Ruth Reichl's recipes. Roasted in an orange juice, marmalade and angostura bitters glaze, they remind me of an Old Fashioned cocktail without the booze.
HALLOWEEN EYEBALL MARTINI
WITH NO COMMENTS
Spooky and tasty, this Halloween cocktail is made with delicious ingredients: Vodka, St. Germain, lemon, lychees and Luxardo maraschino cherries.