My dad is impossible to shop for, and it doesn’t help that his birthday is within weeks of Father’s Day. There are a couple goodies that he loves though – pretty much anything with pretzels and peanuts. This year for Father’s day, I have put together a pretzel, chocolate, peanut, and caramel bark. Hopefully he…
Category: Snacks
Hummus Flatbreads
Hummus Flatbreads… because apparently it’s a thing. I took a stab at making one last night for dinner, and was surprisingly pleased by the results. I grilled my flatbread on a hot grill, and then coated it with a thin layer of hummus followed by a salad of fresh greens, tomatoes, and grilled veggies. This…
Grilled Eggplant Crostini
Eggplants are a hard vegetable to like – not particularly due to it’s taste, which is fairly mild, but due to it’s texture when cooked. Leaving the skin on helps the eggplant retain it’s form while cooking, but the skin can turn out tough if not treated properly, and cooking eggplant without its skin leaves…
Brie & Portobello Sandwiches
A few summers ago, while dinning at a small outdoor cafe, I discovered the wonders of portobello mushrooms marinated in Madeira wine. It was one of those combinations that I would have never thought of on my own, but now that I have tried it, there is no turning back – it is ingeniously brilliant….
The Ephemeral Bee 