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Chopped Salad with Sesame Dressing

This Chopped Salad with Sesame Dressing comes from the cookbook, An Edible Mosaic, Middle Eastern Fare with Extraordinary Flair, a beautiful labor of love by Faith Gorsky. Make this refreshing salad once and you’ll find yourself craving it often.

My favorite cookbooks take me out of my comfort zone and help me discover delicious flavors and helpful techniques that I wouldn’t come up with on my own. That is why I love An Edible Mosaic, Middle Eastern Fare with Extraordinary Flair. The author, Faith Gorsky, writes a food blog by the same name (sans the tagline).

It’s more than a cookbook, it’s a love story. And not just romantic love, but of connecting to a culture and a new family despite entirely different backgrounds….

19 Cocktails Perfect for Mother’s Day Brunch

If you’re looking for Mother’s Day Brunch Cocktail ideas, here are 19 beautiful options: bubbly, spicy, herbal, floral, sweet, fruity! Which one will your mom like best? Mothers Day Cocktails where Bubbly is the Star Pinch and Swirl | Meyer Lemon French 75 Celebrating Sweets | Raspberry Peach Mimosas Giraffes Can Bake | Raspberry Peach Champagne…

Chicken Tostadas

Chicken tostadas are a festive and delicious Cinco de Mayo party food (or any party or BBQ for that matter!) especially when they’re bite size! Five layers of flavor piled on to a round tortilla chip (instead of traditional tostada shells). This version has refried beans, tender chicken with Mexican spices, cheese, guacamole, sour cream…

Kale Caesar Salad

A fresh take on Kale Caesar Salad! Thin and tender ribbons of Italian kale tossed with a simple, creamy dressing (that doesn’t require a raw egg), shredded parmesan cheese and crunchy garlic and olive oil breadcrumbs instead of croutons. You’ve probably noticed that I’m a big kale salad fan. Like this one that tastes just…

Tabouli Salad with Cucumber, Tomato, Feta, and Olives

Tabouli salad is a classic Levantine dish (also spelled tabbouleh and tabouleh), a vegetarian salad that is loaded with flavor and texture. From crisp cucumber, sweet tomatoes, briny olives and bright parsley, every bite is a little different. Bulgur wheat makes the salad hearty enough to make it a main dish and I love to add…

Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies with Vanilla Buttercream

Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies with Fluffy Vanilla Buttercream Frosting will make you weak in the knees they’re so good. I’m not kidding! They’re also very rich. So make the cookies tiny – about a tablespoon of dough per cookie – and you’ll end up with cookies that are two or three bites of heaven. The moment…

Fluffy Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

The key to fluffy vanilla buttercream frosting is a lengthy whip at the end – a full 5 minutes. This simple trick makes a light and airy frosting that spreads and pipes beautifully! This buttercream frosting comes together quickly, isn’t overly sweet and packs a vanilla punch! It’s perfect for frosting cakes and cupcakes and for filling Oatmeal…

Asparagus Nicoise Salad

Asparagus Nicoise Salad is a springtime twist on the classic French Nicoise Salad. With fresh asparagus swapped in for green beans, tender new potatoes, eggs as they only are at the height of spring and a zesty dressing complete with fresh lemon juice and capers, it’s a salad that I look forward to all year long….

Pork Belly Ramen

Even though I love pork belly ramen, I’m not crazy about soggy pork belly. I want it to still have a little chew and be crispy on the edges! In this pork belly ramen recipe, I use homemade ramen noodles (optional), and my super simple Oven Roasted Crispy Pork Belly that’s crisped up just before…