What is Fresh Cherry Compote? Compote is simply fruit slowly simmered in water , sugar and spices. A lot of recipes for compote use either lemon juice or orange juice to add a sour acidic finish . On cold rainy days like the one I’m having today it’s such a...

  Before I moved to Italy I had fennel three or four times in my life. Fennel wasn’t something I’d stumble upon at my local Trader Joes or Ralph’s. In 2015 when I came to Italy for my feature dance tour I was served a shaved fennel salad as a...

ButterNut Squash Lasagna Butternut Squash screams fall and so do my food photos !! Making this Butternut Squash Lasagna was a last minute decision and because I couldn’t WAIT to share it with you all I didn’t set up proper lighting or go at a nice chill pace to get...

Bread love it or hate it you know you want it!  Salads want bread too but in the shape of a sexy crouton ! I mean  your salad needs something sometimes to dress it up a bit and so instead of throwing away that stale or leftover bread make some...

Pad Woon Sen Pad Thai is probably the most famous of all Thai food dishes.  Almost every Thai restaurant will have Pad Thai on their menu and it’s a go to favorite of mine to prepare for an easy lunch or dinner. When friends want to me to prepare a...

Granola Bars Recipe Granola bars can be a healthy option for a snack.  They are a good balance of salty and sweet . I’m intolerant to every single brand of protein bar with the exception FoodSpring . After a workout I like to have something to munch on to get...

Give me allllll the soups!! It’s Fall and soup season ! Pumpkin , Red pepper , tomato, Zucchini . I love roasting veggies then adding them to veggie both and blending them into this amazing comforting goodness. It’s a super easy mean just by itself , a great way to...

How to use Apple Cider Vinegar and benefits. Apple Cider Vinegar has so many health benefits. For ten years now Apple Cider Vinegar  has been a part of my health routine and I absolutely believe in it’s many benefits .I’m going to cite an article here  http://www.ponti.com/en/apple-cider-vinegar/   that goes...

Good evening it’s dinnertime around here  who’s ready for some Thai curry ! There are five different types of Thai curry I grew up with that my mother and father always cooked. My mother is Thai and my father is English /Dutch. My father was in Thailand during his two...

My favorite easy healthy go to meal is tacos. Everyday is a great day for tacos and they are non existent where I live in Italy.  We have a taqueria that just opened up in our piazza so I’m going to do a drive by and check them out  I...