Baked Sweet Potato Fries with a Creamy & Spicy Dipping Sauce

Chris doesn’t like sweet potatoes but he liked these! (Tiny win!!) I found these purple & white sweet potatoes in my regular super market. Maybe it was mind over matter that made Chris enjoy these more than he usually does or maybe it was the addictive dipping sauce that we ate along with them. Or maybe it was because I called them “fries”.  Whatever it was I’ll take it & will be making these again (similar to the method I used to make these home fries).

Harissa & Honey Glazed Broiled Salmon

There’s a sushi place up the street from my house that has salMONDAYS. As in they have a salmon promotion on Mondays. (I know today is Thursday by the way.) For the most part salmon (or some kind of fish) is on ‘special’ at our house on Mondays too mainly because we go grocery shopping on Sunday & if we buy fish we either make it the same day or on Monday.

This week I broiled the salmon (like I did here) but spiced things up with some honey & harissa half way through the cooking process. If you like salmon & a little bit of spice this one is for you!

Greek Yogurt with Fresh Figs, Walnuts & Citrus Honey

Hope you had a great 4th of July! It’s really summer isn’t it? Despite a rainy start to the weekend it was pretty fantastic weather wise.  I feel like I went grocery shopping 100 times in 3 days. Each time I came back with more & more fresh fruit. I just love summer fruit & lack control when it comes to passing it up. One of my favorite treats to get this time of year is fresh figs. If you are saying to yourself - I never had a fresh fig - I highly suggest grabbing some next time you see them at the store. They’re so delicious & you can eat the whole thing! I don’t eat the little nubby stem but the rest of it I eat.  On Saturday morning I mixed up some fresh figs with yogurt & added a little crunch with some walnuts & added sweetness with some lime flavored honey. I will definitely make it again.

Read on for this quick recipe.

Peanut Butter & Banana Boats

More often than not, if it’s breakfast time I’m eating avocado toast.  Yesterday was the rare day that I didn’t have avocado toast for breakfast, so I had it for lunch.  I opted to make a quick (yet somewhat fancy looking) protein packed breakfast centered around banana & peanut butter.  I remember seeing something like this on the web - I can’t remember where but I took a mental photo & stored it in my memory bank. Yesterday I pulled that memory out & I must say I’ll be revisiting this quick breakfast that kept me from a growling stomach into the middle of the afternoon. It’s also a great snack or dessert.

Honey Mustard

I'd pick mustard over mayo any day of the week. This mustard (that I learned how to make while working at Immaculate Consumption in my collegiate years), although simple to make, is so flavorful that you'll wanted to put it on everything. Oh, & it's also mayo-free (read: fat-free!).

Ingredients:

• 1 part honey
• 1 part dijon mustard

Make it!

1. Mix the honey & mustard together until combined thoroughly.  Store in the fridge in a squeezy bottle & serve it on everything from sandwiches to salads.

Fusion Roasted Chicken & Kale

Since my post was, well, lack there of yesterday I'm dishing out an extra special one with a tasty dinner you can make at home!  I call this dish fusion roasted chicken & kale, mostly because I think it makes it sound more chi-chi but really it's more comfort food than anything.  Using some tasty hawaiian salt, garlic, honey, soy sauce & olive oil (read: a sauce that I stole from my sister-in-law, Dulcie) this speaks fusion-eese to me. 

Read on for my pics & the full recipe!

Disclaimer: Dulcie, I hope I didn't butcher what I remember to be in your sauce recipe too much :) xo

Sassy Sipping

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Recently inspired by a photo my gal pal Amanda posted on facebook of her little girl having a tea party with her baby brother, I thought it would be fun to dream one up for myself. Of course at my tea party there would be coffee as well as tea (both hot & iced).

I really think I need these latte bowls in my life - they are just so cute & I'm in love with the idea of wrapping my hands around a little bowl of a frothy latte.  Then for the really hot days I would need these coffee bean shaped ice cube molds for  my iced coffee cubes (to drink with these pretty straws of course!).   And who doesn't love honey in a little pot like winnie the pooh or this teapot set that  reminds me of my cousins.  Naturally there would have to be a cute outfit based on this cute apron two of my best friends gifted me for my bridal shower that I wear in real life not just in my tea party dreams.

What will you have? Coffee? Tea? Me?

P do S: Happy Wedding Anniversary to my parents & Mr. & Mrs Watson!

Ricotta Fig Basil Bites

This past weekend I had some of my VIP girlfriends (plus one VIP in training - the adorable little miss Evie!) over & served up these tasty little bites with my freshly made ricotta & wine (of course).  They're super simple to make.  Just slice a thin baguette into rounds about 1/2 inch thick.  Then smear each piece with a bit of ricotta & top with a few slices of fig.  Sprinkle each bite with some ribbons of fresh basil  & drizzle with honey!

You can just serve these with some napkins since no fork or knife is required, making them a perfect party snack.   Use whatever fruit & herb pair you like - the key is to keep it bite sized.  Next time I may try peaches with mint & maybe drizzle a balsamic reduction over it.  Mmmm yes I think I will definitely do that.  What herb fruit combo would you make?