Tag: Gluten-free

Crab Cobb Salad

Crab Cobb Salad

Traditional Cobb salad gets a revamp with this Crab Cobb Salad, with lump crab meat and a fresh dressing swapped for thousand island.

Roasted Fig and Hazelnut Quinoa Salad

Roasted Fig and Hazelnut Quinoa Salad

Roasted Fig and Hazelnut Quinoa Salad is a collection of textures and flavors that just scream fall – accompanied with seared scallops.

Boysenberry Black Walnut Muffins

Boysenberry Black Walnut Muffins

BOYSENBERRY BLACK WALNUT MUFFINS! I mean, who doesn’t like a muffin?

I love muffins, and actually used to eat them all the time. However, in my older age I admit that I never eat them. I’m not big on the bakery ones because they are often filled with questionable ingredients, and aren’t the healthiest. I don’t make my own because…I don’t know why. I have no good reason, but after this week’s muffin baking, I just might be changing my tune. These are healthy and tasty, and at Boysenberry Black Walnut, they are my nod to the Northwest.

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Hawaiian Coconut Candy

Hawaiian Coconut Candy

Traditional Hawaiian coconut candy flavored with the favorite flavors of fall- pumpkin spice!

Loco Moco

Loco Moco

Portuguese twist on a Hawaiian Classic dish made with linguisa sausage instead of spam but with the same delicious flavors

Blueberry Bison Burgers

Blueberry Bison Burgers

I got a text from my mom asking me about these recipes from Alaska and Hawaii, so I guess I better get to sharing! Burgers. One of my favorite things. Made even more amazingly twisted with these Blueberry Bison Burgers with Pinot Noir Caramelized Red Onions.

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Hokey Pokey Honeycomb Candy

Hokey Pokey Honeycomb Candy

New Zealand’s hokey pokey honeycomb candy comes together in barely any time and with only 3 ingredients- four for chocolate – for a quick and delicious treat.

Latvian Caraway Tea

Latvian Caraway Tea

Latvian caraway tea is a simple drink made with three ingredients but is rich with flavor, using dried caraway seeds to season the drink

Lithuanian Baked Apples

Lithuanian Baked Apples

Saturday?! How did that happen?  This week was both short and long. Long in the sense that Wednesday at work seemed like it should have been Friday, but short in that every night when I got home from doing whatever I was doing, it seemed like I only had an hour or so to get it together before it was time for bed.  Somehow my kitchen activities got away from me, so you can look forward to a lot of Baltic-inspired posts this weekend when I finally have the time to catch up. Let’s start with these Lithuanian baked apples.

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Beety Bloody Mary

Beety Bloody Mary

This Beety Bloody Mary twists up the traditional cocktail by adding a Baltic twist with beet juice and extra horseradish!