Pink Grapefruit Marmalade Loaf withSweet Glaze and Poppy Seeds

This ain’t your grandma’s pink marmalade loaf.

Tart Cherry + Rose Watermelon Beer Cocktail

The cherry blossoms have bloomed and the spring weather has begun to feel like summer, so I felt it was only appropriate to spend the afternoon in the sun sipping tart cheery + watermelon rose cocktails, while reading the new issue of Bon Appetit magazine.

White Beans on Toast w/ fresh Lemon, Mozzarella and Avocado

A modern take on an old tradition. I will still always crave a simple tomato based baked beans on a piece of buttered toast, but this lemon and dill white bean salad is by far a healthier choice, filled with more protein and when paired with fresh homemade hummus, avocado and mozzarella is quite a delight.

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Grapefruit Marmalade + White Bean Farro Salad

The very first, twenty-eighteen addition to The Art of the Salad series — crafting creative and nutrient rich bowls of green. I very much have an affinity for fruit in savory dishes, especially mixed into a fresh leafy salad. Maybe it's my - warm climate, Florida roots speaking, but I can truly never get enough citrus in my life.

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Rose Baked Donuts with Superfood + Dark Chocolate Glaze ( Vegan)

As a believer in superfoods, I try and use every opportunity as a chance to get the goods in. This time I used Nutra Organics Superfood latte powders. With their vibrant colors and sweet flavors, they are the perfect additions to a sweet treat.

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A Herbed Heirloom Tomato + Stone Fruit Galette with Homemade Ricotta

When I look at this slab of baked heirloom tomatoes and stonefruit the words "Spring is Coming" quickly rings silently in my mind. Yes, we still may have roughly six weeks til that day, but in Los Angeles the warm days and blooming trees say otherwise.

Sundays at Home with Toasted Coconut and Pineapple Crepes

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Farro + Fennel Salad

w/ fresh basil and spinach, black olives and greek dolmas.

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Rose + Strawberry Sangria

What is better in summer than Sangria? I'm always looking for ways to mix it up and create new inventive drinks. Sangria being one of my classic - easy , go -to drinks, I tend to make it often. Especially when a group is involved. This time, I wanted to combine sangria, with two of my favorite components-- strawberry and rose. If you have been following us, you know that whenever there is an opportunity to use rose, I usually will take it and this is one of those moments.

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Sweet Lemongrass Lemonade

Lemonade is kinda one of the best - refreshing drinks, ever created. There is literally an endless array of options when it comes to spicing it up as well, and this time -- lemongrass was the obvious choice. It's super simple and add's a bit of a kick to the already delicious drink. If you choose to squeeze your own, or buy a freshly squeezed carton- there is no way to go wrong. Make sure to decorate it and use some extra fresh lemongrass as stirs!

Lemon + Fennel Gin Spritz

As summer is quickly ending and the cool breezes of fall begin to blow, we start to see the seasonal change in our back yards and at the grocery. However, as we still have a good few weeks of warm weather at bay, I have created the perfect exchange of season spritzer that will cool you on a hot September day and help bring in fall.