Pasta Salad

Happy Independence Day America! Many things come to mind when celebrating the 4th of July...BBQ's, fireworks, getting together with family and friends, red, white and blue. 

Green Goddess Dressing

What comes to mind when you say...Green Goddess Dressing? I envision a beautiful fairy with green hair that is queen of the forest; she takes care of all her fairy folk and forest friends. They feast on vegetables and greens from the forest and nearby pastures, and put a special kind of concoction on their salad that is delicious. Because they all admire the queen of the forest, they have named the dressing...drum roll please...

Chocolate-Cherry Cookies

If I had to choose between cookies and cupcakes(and NO you wouldn't choose both because you have better self-control than that!) cookies would win hands down, even if it were the best looking cake with fluffy frosting swirled on top. Nothing against cake, it's just cookies are way better in my opinion. 

Crustless Quiche

I love fancy words. Instead of saying "I am having a great day" I would rather say "I am having a marvelous (stupendous or extraordinary) day." If any of you have little girls, you are probably familiar with the Fancy Nancy series, where a little red head girl loves to use fancy words, and of course she especially feels fancy when she is speaking in french. Such a great way for children to expand their vocabulary!

Roasted Nutmeg Cauliflower

First ingredient...Cauliflower. One of my favorite vegetables. I love how versatile it is! It is easy to puree or blend into other foods, like mashed potatoes. Or it can be the main attraction like Cauliflower soup.