Zucchini and Fresh Basil Salad
This salad uses two in-season, hot summer, garden staples: zucchini and basil. It’s a recipe for when you’re tired of the basic dinner salad.
Mediterranean Pinwheels
You’ve already heard of tortilla pinwheels with cream cheese, ham, and cheddar. This is the “Sheila” version, but with a Mediterranean twist.
Spaghetti Sauce with Fresh Vegetables and Herbs
This spaghetti sauce is the easiest recipe ever, I promise! It’s packed with flavor and hidden nutrition as well. You will need a crockpot and food processor to fast track the process. I’m all about ease and efficiency!
Fresh Herb Sauce, or Salsa Verde
Most of us here in the USA are grilling some sort of meats for the July 4th long weekend, whether it’s fish, kabobs, ribs, steaks, or burgers.
Caprese Salad
The Texas summer thermometer is ooching up there into the 100s for afternoon highs. I don’t want to heat up the kitchen and cook, so Caprese salad is a favorite solution and it takes advantage of tomatoes and basil at their peak of freshness.
Fattoush, the Second Most Popular Lebanese Salad Next to Tabbouleh
Fattoush is the quintessential Lebanese summer salad of fresh herbs, greens, cucumber , tomatoes, onions, and radishes topped with toasted crunchy pita bread croutons. My mouth is watering and the back of my tongues is tingling just thinking about it!