The toughest thing about fresh fruit is keeping it fresh. Making a mixed fruit bowl to eat for breakfast on a summer morning is a favorite of mine, but keeping it around the house is a delicate balance. If you leave it on the counter for too long, you end up with the nightmare that is…
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Fruit + Quark Pizza with Oatmeal Cookie Crust
The kind of cold pizza you can eat for breakfast and not feel bad about! A hearty oatmeal cookie “crust”, Elli Quark “sauce” and fruit toppings with honey. I like cold pizza. I might even like it better than warm pizza. Well… not better than warm Chicago deep dish pizza, but frankly there’s not much I like…
Spring Salad with Pomegranate Vinaigrette Dressing
Loads of fruits and vegetables paired with a flavorful pomegranate vinaigrette for a colorful and healthy entree. Just call me Elaine Benes, because I love a big salad. The bigger the better. “Big lettuce, big carrots, tomatoes like volleyballs.” If I order a salad and it fits in a cereal bowl, I feel dejected and let…
Watermelon Cupcakes (The Perfect Summer Dessert!)
The perfect summer cupcake – five ingredients and no baking required! Watermelon is cut into rounds and topped with my favorite mascarpone whipped cream. I may have mentioned the boyfriend and I are going on vacation to St. Croix in a week and a half. I dug through my summer clothes to find my bathing…
Homemade Strawberry Pop-Tarts
Like most kids, I loved Pop-Tarts. Even as a child, I needed to have a routine. I would wake up at the same time each morning, go into the fridge and grab the cup of milk my parents had prepared the night before and placed on the lowest shelf so that I could…