SLOW ROASTED JAMMY TOMATO SOURDOUGH PIZZA

Makes 10 Servings

280 Calories Per Serving

Zucchini is one of the easiest plant to grow in your backyard.. Once you plant the seedlings in the early spring, all you can do, sit back and enjoy the sweet harvest all summer long without any problem - if you don't have a stink bug problem in your area -.. The only problem will be ended up with lots of zucchini, I mean LOTS.. Here is one delicious solution for this problem; moist, flavorful, addictive chocolate zucchini cake.. Regardless the source result will be the same, cake turns out amazing every time you try; either your zucchini comes from your garden or farmers market.. I called it as 

Makes 8 Skewers

104 Calories Per Skewer Without Garnishing

Summer dinners are grilled dinners for sure.. Especially for mid - summer, when all sorts of veggies are coming into season, and it's too hot to turn on the oven..Plus, nothing beats that clean up, or chill vibes that cooking outside with your favorite drink in your hand.. These unbelievably delicious skewer kebabs are so easy to make for anyone, and serve in about 20 minutes from start to finish.. When lemon + lime juice and garlic marinated swordfish cooked nicely and seared on the outside but still juicy on the inside; you can serve these kebabs over warm homemade sourdough pita wraps 

Makes 4 Wraps

705 Calories Per Wrap With My Fillings

I'm continuing layers of flavor loaded recipes with this amazing smoky, spicy, sweet BBQ sauce mushroom pulled pork wraps.. Let me clear the confusion here, I'm not trying to duplicate any meat recipes, because you'll end up far better than any of them; tastewise and your health-wise.. If you're new to my blog, you're about to discover whole new delicious world without even craving for meat.. I'm super confident, these wraps easily put any carnivores to shame, just give it a try you'll thank me later !! Easy, delicious and healthy "finger licking good" wraps come together about in 30 minutes; king trumpet mushrooms - caps and stems -shredded with a fork, seasoned with homemade BBQ spices + baked in

Makes 3 Pitchers, About 20 Cups

53 Calories Per Glass

I'm crazy about elderflower cordial or syrup, and wait patiently for whole year to the right timing for harvesting that can be used in lemonade, sangrias, cocktails or stir into marmalades.. Elderflower is not a thing you can find at the groceries or farmers market, it must be foraged; because blossoms are very delicate and it will wilt immediately after picking.. I feel bless, I'm living in the region that elderflower trees can be found anywhere in the wild.. I have several that grow happily in my backyard, and also I have a good spot that only 5 minutes away from my house.. If you're lucky enough to forage elderflower, be careful; because every part of the tree is poisonous except for the blossoms and berries.. Tiny light greenish yellow stems are only mildly so; if you let some of them into your blossom mixture when steeping, you'll be 

Makes 16 Pieces

216 Calories Per Serving

I totally understand if you don't believe and tell me there is no such a healthy dessert.. But how about if I say "healthy cheesecake bar " is actually exist and not just healthy-yet-satisfying as well.. My signature gluten free, sugar free cheesecake crust tastes and feels identical to traditional crust, but it's way more tastier + healthier than that, and also consciously make with "so good for you" ingredients; instead of Graham crackers, tons of butter and sugar, this addictively delicious crust made of rolled oat, cashew, date, dried blueberries and only 1/2 tablespoon of maple 

Makes 4 Servings

414 Calories Per Serving

Although farmers market started to operating on normal schedule almost four weeks ago, finally I got the courage, pulled the plug and decided to go there last weekend, of course covering my face and body with super protector mask + face shield + gloves etc. ( NO, I wasn't going to war just for fresh produce shopping, respectfully and carefully :)) But surprisingly it wasn't stressful as I expected, they did beautiful set up and safety regulations like without touching anything or getting close to others and every single person had the mask - by the way; I'm having hard time to understand why we're fighting over the mask; just simple, doable and cheap protection for everyone.. I don't care about political issues, but I care deeply about public health issues.. We're all in the same boat in this war, and your act is affecting others painfully, even if you don't care about yourself, please be respectful to others -.. Anyway, I got the most beautiful big cluster of oyster mushroom and giant trumpet mushrooms in my hands - you know nowadays they are not easy to find kind of mushrooms at the groceries - Than I made BBQ steak salad from oysters, 

Makes 7 Burger

528 Calories Per Burger With My Toppings

If you're looking for a simple but flavor loaded vegan burger recipe, look no further because this is the one.. I want you to meet " best " vegan+gluten free burger recipe ! Hands down, these vegan patties have the perfect texture, taste and unlikely the others will hold their shape, so you can cook them on the stove or on the grill.. Yes, they're grillable patties.. Please don't even compare them with fake package meat patties - they're the worst thing that you can eat, highly process and tasteless -, or American classic, because much healthier than traditional burger . That's not just our opinion, whoever taste it agrees; guaranteed any meat lovers will go crazy about them.. These amazing homemade patties have a thick, kind a meaty texture,

Makes 8 Pies

393 Calories Per Serving

Nothing says summer quite like smoky barbecue taste grilled vegetables, corns, lots of sea food, tender green salads for cookouts, also aren't we all agree the best part of the warm night meals when they crown at the end with fruit loaded pies, cakes and light desserts or you can agree with Ernestine Ulmer and say "life is uncertain, eat dessert first. ".. Especially these days.. Somehow dessert just tastes better in summer time.. For that reason summer pies and berry loaded light cakes are at the top of my list to share here.. I love homemade light, not overly sweet not too buttery but delicious pies; especially cherry and blueberries are my favorite.. Making pie crust from scratch is not as hard as you think, actually pretty easy, and I have to tell you there is something so satisfying and relaxing about working with dough and making pie crust from scratch, and tasting flakey delicious layers with juicy freshly bursting fruits in every bites, so good, so rewarding.. For me, best part is always decorating 

Makes 8 Servings

278 Calories Per Serving With Sides

Even if you live far away from any ocean, even if you really don't know anything about cooking, but if you're still craving the easiest, most delicious, crispy -oven baked- fish tacos for quick and fresh weeknight meal, then you got it !! You can make "the best "fish tacos at home.. During high heat season, we're getting the taco fever immediately, and this easy prepare fish tacos become a regular in our dinner rotation.. If you prepare the sides in advance, then you can put together this amazing meal in under 30 minutes.. Flaky fish (any kind of wild caught white fish - halibut, mahi mahi, cod or tilapia - will

Makes 12 Servings

378 Calories Per Serving

Bring some joy in your daily life with this "best of the best" lasagna cake.. First find your inner child today, then lets forget everything you know about traditional lasagna making, and make a lasagna cake with me.. It's not just an ordinary lasagna; something blue, something stars, something red, something stripes.. Let's make homemade flag lasagna sheets for Fourth of July, then layer them onto bundt cake pan, and fill with all the goodies you need; mushrooms, chard, spinach, just enough taste of Parmesan + ricotta cheese and homemade marinara sauce- don't even think about replacing with store bought ones, because

Makes 10 Slices

562 Calories Per Slice

The season of lots of weekend getaway picnics, backyard bbq gatherings, easy refreshing dinners and fruit loaded desserts; this was normal summer that we all know.. But today's world getaway picnics or get together dinners are not an option, at least right now.. Although we're still enjoying backyard picnics at home, the only thing remains the same delicious easy suppers and tasty treats.. I'm always trying to be super creative to develop new recipes, because I really hate to eat the same thing over and over again.. Anddd this is one of my favorite one.. Simple, airy and light sponge cake topped with mascarpone + coconut cream -not heavy and butter-y, actually this will be the lightest cream you'll ever have- piles of summer fruit - mixture of strawberries, blueberries and blackberries will do the job perfectly-  and custard filled cream puffs,

Makes 6 Bahn Mi

496 Calories Per Bahn Mi

Who doesn't love juicy, sticky, sweet + spicy meatless meatballs and lots of grated vegetables + greens on a homemade almost brioche kind a bread with homemade pesto + cauliflower sauce ? I'm obsessed with Vietnamese bahn mi sandwiches, because a single bite of sandwich delivers chewy, crunchy, savory, tangy flavors and texture with tons of vegetables and greens.. Traditional bahn mi often include pickled vegetables, cucumber - I didn't want to go to grocery store for just one item, unfortunately I had to skip this freshness part- , and sriracha mayo - of course mayo is not an option in my kitchen, instead I've made most delicious and addictive cauliflower + hot sauce condiment.. Believe me this sauce and homemade pesto are 100 times better than any commercial condiments you can buy from grocery store; not just they taste better, better for your body, too -.. I certainly wouldn't want complicated combination of chemicals, " natural flavors " and food coloring in my body, this

Make 11"Round Torta About 10 Slices

423 Calories Per Slice With Custard Cream, 536 Calories Per Slice With Cheesecake Filling

Torta della nonna may translate as "grandmother's cake", but actually is not a cake more like a pie; stuffed pie.. Traditionally is made with rich silky smooth custard cream stuffed between two layers of addictively delicious pastry dough.. Over the decades we're enjoying this decadent sweet in two different ways; sometimes I filled the torta with simple custard cream, or some days with cream cheese and labneh mixture -it's a healthy version of cheesecake kind a filling- I can not choose 

Makes 4 Serving 

356 Calories Per Serving 

It's almost summer, celebrate the season with combining all the veggies in one simple, healthy and satisfying wholemeal.. These insanely delicious homemade Chinese dumplings-you know homemade wrappers are the best, little bit of hard work pays big reward at the end- filled with mushrooms, broccoli, carrots, leek, kale and chives, than served on creamy cauliflower sauce with roasted asparagus, carrots, edamame, broccoli, beets and goat cheese balls.. Combination of flavors are

Makes 6 Servings

561 Calories Per Serving

When the weather is around 60 F degrees, that means salad season for us; not just simple salads, salad with lots of veggies, components, healthy yet big on flavor kind a salad..Like this " out of this world " tasty veggie and green loaded salad..I usually count on my veggies when I'm making any meals," how many more I can squeeze in one bowl " is my motto for healthy eating + living..But also I want all the texture, flavor and nutrients in one bowl of course without sacrificing the deliciousness. I mixed pesto and quinoa together as a base for salad, then topped with roasted asparagus, bell pepper,  

Makes 2 tarts, About 18 Slices

193 Calories Per Slice

I often roast a ton of vegetables at the start of the week to quick add to meals, salads, snacks, sandwiches etc.. If I have any leftovers from them, tarts and quiches are great way to use pre-roasted veggies..  Here, I have a super fun - I can not think of a better way to getting your kids involved in the kitchen than this project - yet delicious forest tart recipe,  especially for picky kids.. This amazingly tasty tart great way to introduce children to a wide range of vegetables without realizing them to eating..My very own low fat - really low on butter - homemade puff pastry makes this amazing tart addictively delicious, flakey and 

Makes 8 Servings

529 Calories Per Serving

I've been making all kinds of different cakes for decades, but this gluten free almond flour cake is unique, decadent and different taste and texture than all my other cakes.. It's our house favorite and specialty, especially my husband's..  I'd say all my cake recipes are healthy, but this one is sitting top on the list, because it's flour-less. butter-less, but loaded with flavors.. Don't fool with the cake name, because it's not a classic almond meringue cake ( classic yellow cake tops with meringue layer ), it's a meringue base cake