Freezable desserts are the absolute best for summer. After serving the trifle once, I froze the remaining leftover portion and pulled it out more than a week later. It was just as delicious as round one. This recipe can also be used to create two different desserts, which are both really delicious! What I did was split the mango lemon cream in half to make … Continue reading Mango Lemon Trifle
Crisp and refreshing, a simple cabbage salad gets lifted to greater heights with an exquisite sesame orange dressing. Never mind a main dish. All summer long I would be content with salads and desserts. I initially skipped adding any almonds, thinking that they might be cliché. But I tried tossing some in when I was finishing off the delicious leftovers, and was amazed. Just a sprinkling of almonds added spectacular … Continue reading Sesame Orange Napa Cabbage Salad
Parties are popping up everywhere this month, with graduations and weddings and anniversary celebrations happening. And to celebrate with a glass of punch is certainly appropriate and desirable in this case, thanks to the berries. I’ve rarely met a punch I don’t like, and though I’ll drink it in any colour, I prefer to tint mine with mostly natural ingredients. If you are not … Continue reading Sparkling Saskatoon Berry Punch
Rich tasting banana parfaits can serve as a healthy breakfast, energy snack, or crave-worthy dessert. Part smoothie, part pudding, part healthy dessert, it’s the peanut butter streusel that keeps me coming back for more. The streusel part of the recipe is triple the amount needed for a batch, which means you can save the extra streusel to have plenty on hand for next time and … Continue reading Banana Smoothie Parfaits with Peanut Butter Streusel
Few tastes compare to fresh blackberries picked on a warm summer day. When I played in the backyard as a girl, I would sometimes spy a ripe berry along the chain link fence and pop it into my mouth. Where I live now, blackberries don’t grow wild, but I haven’t forgotten their allure. I guessed that a cool dessert like mango lemon semifreddo would be enhanced … Continue reading Mango Lemon Semifreddo with Blackberries
It feels like summer already–after approximately one week of spring weather. So I would rather not fire up my oven, but eat salad more often instead. A salad a day is my goal, though I’m been rather lazy in pursuing it. So this time we have not just any salad, but one fit for a meal. And a fine one at that. To make this citrus-kissed salad even … Continue reading Sweet Potato Salad with Lentils, Wild Rice, and Orange Pecan Dressing
Swirls and Spice 