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Beet Salad with Goat Cheese, Walnuts and Balsamic Reduction, 5 Star Makeover

5 Star Makeover: Beets

February 23 by Priscilla 32 Comments

This month’s 5 Star Makeover Challenge is BEETS. Beets are at peak season in the winter months and our challenge is to make them shine in ways you may never have considered. Five Star Makeover is hosted by the lovely and talented Natasha of 5 Star Foodie and Laz, the creative mastermind behind Lazaro Cooks. […]

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Kale and Squash salad

Super Food: Kale with Caramelized Squash and Onions

February 17 by Priscilla 25 Comments

Depending on what Super Food list you’re reading , kale may or may not be on it. Regardless, kale is enjoying the limelight these days because “healthy” kale chips have found their way into markets such as Whole Foods and Trader Joes  and publicity surrounding a  Vermont T-shirt maker face-off with a certain fast food […]

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Jeweled Forbidden Rice and a Star Giveaway

November 29 by Priscilla 45 Comments

Today’s recipe has absolutely nothing to do with cookies or holiday baking, but everything to do with eating foods that are delicious, good for your body, and produced with the highest of standards. Don’t worry, you’ll find no preachy posts here, just a simple, heart healthy, gluten free, dairy free recipe that could grace your […]

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Grilled Kale, Travis Lett recipe for grilled kale, Gjelina grilled kale

Grilled Kale with Yogurt Dressing and Toasted Hazelnuts

August 2 by Priscilla 27 Comments

A unique take on kale salad from Gjelina – one of Los Angeles’s most talked-about restaurants, lauded by critics and beloved by stars, locals, and out-of-towners alike for its seductive simplicity and eclectic Cal-Med menu from talented chef Travis Lett. Tired of the usual kale salad? Try grilling kale – you will love how crispy […]

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Another Week, Another Adventure

June 28 by Priscilla 23 Comments

Another week, another adventure…  It’s been a hectic three months! Last week I was spending time in my ‘ole stomping grounds – Eureka Springs, AR – a picturesque town nestled in the Ozark Mountains where I grew up and return to often to visit my mom, dad, and sister who live there and seek a […]

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It’s Not a Picnic Without Chicken!

May 24 by Priscilla 26 Comments

Gourmet picnic food is the theme of this month’s 5 Star Foodie Makeover Cooking Group, and with Memorial Day and the long weekend coming up, I was excited to put my spin on a traditional picnic dish. Although born in Chicago,  I grew up in northwest Arkansas in the middle of chicken country (you might […]

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Baby Greens with Mango, Loquat and Mango Sauce

May 17 by Priscilla 11 Comments

Just a short break in the travelogue to post a recipe – the name She’s Cookin’  implies cooking after all, not just eating 🙂 After being gone two weeks, I came home to fresh spinach and spring salad greens in the garden (The Don outdid himself this year) and a refrigerator full of long past […]

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White Asparagus and Crab Salad

White Asparagus and Crab Salad

April 25 by Priscilla 33 Comments

As you’re reading this, I’m soaring high above the clouds on my way to a biking adventure that begins in Amsterdam – “excited” hardly describes how I feel. I’ve been doing research on Dutch cuisine: both traditional and street food. Myself and 20 other adventurous women will be touring traditional tourist must-sees like Keukenhof, The […]

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Red Times Three Salad

February 16 by Priscilla 19 Comments

The inspiration for this stunning salad started with the inaugural event of OC Bites last Saturday; sponsored by Melissa’s Produce , with the always charming Cathy Thomas entertaining us and signing her new cookbook Melissa’s Everyday Cooking with Organic Produce. Attendees, an enthusiastic and friendly group of food lovers, received a copy of the book and a gourmet […]

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Southwestern turkey burger, corn and tomato salad

Southwestern Turkey Burgers with Tomato and Corn Salad

July 22 by Priscilla 9 Comments

Although we’ve been having typical southern California weather, most of the country has been blistering in 90+ temperatures, and just like those folks,I’d rather be firing up the grill or stoking a beach bonfire than inside cooking on the range. So following an afternoon spent lazily floating in the pool and dodging kids hurtling themselves […]

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