A 2-for-1 special: behold, your new go-to tropical fruit salsa and a game plan to building perfect cheese plates!
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Papaya & prosciutto salad with pillows of ricotta… your Italian antipasto classic made tropical!
An unexpected combination that can turn carrots into a magical, fancy side dish for entertaining (or making weeknights feel special!) employing my signature sauce-on-the-bottom to “fancify” trick.
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Honey Ricotta Zucchini Bites
An easy and unexpected appetizer that will have you questioning why you haven’t tried the zucchini, ricotta, honey combo sooner!
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Herbaceous Fries
Making French fries at home is easy, delicious, and way healthier. Once you add in fresh herbs on top… they become irresistible!
Potlucks and weekday lunches prepare yourself, one broccoli & brussels slaw with creamy lemon dressing, dried cranberries, and walnuts… coming right up!
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White Bean Salad
The white bean salad my best friend’s mom taught me. It’s incredible alone, atop greens, or as a side. Best part? It takes maybe 5 minutes to make.
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Shishito Peppers
I love shishito peppers. I feel they’ve replaced brussels sprouts as the go-to appetizer on menus, and I am here for it. That being said, I’m also 10000% behind people learning how to make them for themselves at home. It’s incredibly easy, and you can be serving your family, roommates, and friends deceptively fancy appetizers […]
Need a wintery special occasion potato? Nothing beats chestnuts and potatoes in this delicious sauce. Forget chestnuts over an open fire– roasted chestnuts with potatoes and this marinade are where it’s at!
I am a sweet potato fiend, so have been trying to branch out into squashes to diversify my winter sides. Little did I know, delicata squash, the first squash I tried branching out to, was known as “sweet potato squash.” Par for the course, I guess. I came across this recipe waiting for a train, […]
The Carmel Kama'aina 