Author: The Carmel Kama'aina

Healthy food for busy people!

Sides and Snacks

Persimmon & Burrata Salad with Torn Prosciutto

Post author By The Carmel Kama'aina
Post date January 26, 2024
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The perfect winter appetizer – think of this as caprese’s cold weather cousin!

Tags appetizer, appetizers, burrata, carmel recipes, entertaining, five ingredients or less, persimmon, persimmons, ten ingredients or less, winter

lunch

Kale-idoscope Salad

Eat the rainbow with this good for you kale-idoscope of vegetables

Tags cabbage, carmel recipes, detox, easy lunch, healthy, kale, lunch, romaine, salad, sunflower seeds, work lunch

Beverages

Holly Jolly Mocktail (Pomegranate Sparkler)

Post author By The Carmel Kama'aina
Post date December 3, 2023
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Pomegranate juice, sparkling water, and an orange wedged salty-sugar rim make for a festive drink!

Tags Beverages, carmel recipes, Christmas, christmas recipes, cocktail, cocktails, drinks, food, mocktail, mocktails, orange, oranges, pomegranate, pomegranates, recipes, sparkling water, zero proof

Beverages

Frozen Orange Slice Ice Cubes

Post author By The Carmel Kama'aina
Post date November 15, 2023
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A 3:1 recipe for make-ahead ice cubes to elevate your drinks!

Tags Carmel recipe, Christmas, cocktail, cocktails, drinks, entertaining, having people over, hosting, ice cubes, make ahead, mocktail, mocktails, orange, recipes, thanksgiving

Beverages

Carrot Mezcal Margaritas

Whether you make this as a cocktail or mocktail, it’s going to rock your world!

Sides and Snacks

Turkey Day Caesar

When Thanksgiving season calls, you’ll be ready with this healthy, harvest Caesar.

Tags caesar, caesar salad, farro, healthy, healthy swap, healthy swaps, holiday, kale, lunch, restaurant remake, salad, thanksgiving, vegetarian

Sides and Snacks

Green Bean Casserole

A lightened up version of the classic… that you’ll actually like!

Tags carmel recipes, cold weather, dairy free, fall, food, green bean, green beans, healthy, healthy swap, healthy swaps, recipe, recipes, thanksgiving, thanksgiving recipes, veggies

Sides and Snacks

Skeleton Cheese Board

Why have a normal cheese board in October when you can have a skeleton one?

Tags appetizer, appetizers, charcuterie, Cheese, cheese board, cracker, entertaining, Halloween, halloween recipe, holiday, kalamata olives, salami

Beverages

Spooky Spritz Mocktail

A three-ingredient aperol spritz dupe… made spooky for Halloween!

Tags Aperol spritz, autumn, club soda, cocktail, cozy season, dupe, easy, entertaining, fall, grapefruit, grapefruit juice, Halloween, halloween recipe, healthy swap, holiday, mocktail, mocktails

dessert

2-Ingredient Ice Cream Football Sandwiches

Post author By The Carmel Kama'aina
Post date October 15, 2023
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A two-ingredient game day hit!

Tags cookie, cookies, easy, entertaining, few ingredients, football, game day, ice cream, ice cream sandwich, quick