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Read MoreBruschetta with Mini Frittatas
I love Sunday brunches.
We had some friends over for brunch today, our neighbors, Matt & Laura, Susanna (Laura's sister) and hubby's friend, Priti. Matt makes THE BEST pancakes! It is a family recipe so I can't have him write a guest post on them. Since he can't share his recipe with me, we made a deal that we should have a monthly brunch where he makes these scrumptious pancakes so we can enjoy them on a regular basis. Sorry folks, you guys are missing out. I have tried to extract the recipe and made a few versions but they are nowhere nearly as good as Matt's pancakes.
I made Mini Frittatas. It is one of my favorite things to make when I'm hosting a brunch party because they can be served at room temperature so you can make them ahead of time and actually hang out with your friends instead of scrambling around making the perfect sunny side ups when the guests arrive. I didn't want to make the same frittatas over and over again so I decided to incorporate pesto and bruschetta topping to make things interesting. It was a great combination!
Read MoreLavender Shortbread Cookies
I had been in need of some inspiration lately. I'd been itching to try something new and cook with a new ingredient but my mind was blank, until last week when I was at William Sonoma. I was simply walking around, admiring their beautiful kitchen products, when I came across their spice rack. It isn't an extravagant spice collection but it is exclusive. As I browsed the collection, my eyes and heart were immediately set on the bottle of French Lavender. Ohhh man...so many ideas came rushing to my head! I grabbed the bottle and as I made my way to the register, the first thing I decided to make was Lavender Shortbread Cookies. I love shortbread cookies...so buttery and soooo good! They're not too sweet and they have a hint of coarse salt in every bite...ahh soo good. I need to keep reminding myself to eat just one per day because they have a high fat content...all that butter.
Read MoreVegan Polenta Crusted Eggplant
"Eww...eggplant..so mushy...eww," said young Karishma. "Hmm...how can I make eggplant not so mushy," said "chef" Karishma.
I used to HATE eggplant as a kid. Whenever my mom made anything with eggplant, I used to pick it out because I didn't like the texture. But lately I've been giving it another chance and I actually don't mind it at all. I made this when my mother-in-law was in town back in April (yes, this is a very late post). She loves trying new things so this gave me an opportunity to create a new recipe.
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