I know, I know, if I hadn’t made this myself I wouldn’t believe this is good either. But, seriously guys, it was unbelievably tasty. It had the perfect texture and was just a blank canvas waiting to have whatever you could throw in!

www.unconventionalbaker.com – Cauliflower Breakfast Bowl

I used frozen cauliflower rice that I already had, just defrosted it first and cooked it with unsweetened cashew milk. This veered from the original recipe, but I’m a big believer in using what you already have. After it was cooked, pureed and flavored I split it in half and added cacao powder to one half, leaving the other half “plain.”

The first bowl I made was a black & white bowl; half plain & half cacao. I topped it with chopped walnuts, gogi berries, pumpkin seeds and bee pollen.

Then I got excited and made a second flavor. Using the rest of the cacao mixture, I added in about 1 Tbsp creamy peanut butter and a small sliced banana.

And since there was one lonely peach watching me from the counter I sliced it up to make the third flavored bowl, using the plain mixture.

Overall I would say this was a huge success! My son was hanging out at the kitchen table and was an official taste tester! We both thought the cacao one with peanut butter and banana was the best!

While on a recent vacation, we had the pleasure of having breakfast at an amazing restaurant in New York City, Citizens of Chelsea.

http://www.citizensofchelsea.com

My daughter ordered a granola bowl that had bee pollen as one of the toppings. Well, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about this and I finally had a chance to research it and find something fun to make.

Bee pollen contains nearly all the nutrients vital to human health. It’s gathered by bees to nourish their babies as they fly from flower to flower. It can be used to decrease allergies and strengthen the immune system, among other benefits. Although, it should be avoided if you have pollen allergies.

For my first attempt, I thought dark chocolate sounded like the perfect vehicle for the bee pollen.

www.domesticgothess.com – Super Food Chocolate Bark

I followed the recipe, but will improvise next time and add whatever fun things I have in my pantry. You can really make it your own.

As an added bonus, I was able to channel Jackson Pollock and incorporate some splatter painting into it😊

Isn’t it beautiful?! And I got art time too!

After it hardened and I broke it into pieces, the masterpiece was complete.

It’s that time of year when Google searches are at an all time high for zucchini recipes. I wanted to give equal love to my summer squash as well as my zucchini. Last night was zucchini, tonight is summer squash. And when you’re lucky enough to have a son who plants you a garden for Mother’s Day, the stakes, as well as the yield are high. 😊 Here is the proud boy with his bounty.

I came across this recipe and it sounded like a winner.

www.smittenkitchen.com – Summer Squash Pizza

It is quite simple to make, with not many ingredients. I like easy. You just have to plan ahead, it takes about 2 hours for the dough to rise. And when it says use your hands to mix. Use your hands. 😉

While the dough is busy doing its’ thing, you can get busy with the squash; grating, draining and squeezing.

After you spread the dough out, you top it with the squash. I added black pepper and red pepper flakes. And whole wheat bread crumbs top it off.

I baked it for 10 minutes, then cracked five eggs over it and let it bake for the additional 10 minutes. I headed out to the garden to pick some cherry tomatoes for the finishing touch, the creme de la creme!

And surprise, surprise, the “meat eaters” loved it! It’s very unpredictable how vegetarian meals will go, but this was a winner!

I am ecstatic over all the different elements that came together for tonight’s dinner, hence I am writing this with a happy heart.♥️

The inspiration came from my friend’s magazine article, Smoked Salmon Tacos.

My husband spent Saturday smoking a large amount of salmon we were given, using the wood from my in-law’s recently chopped down apple tree.

The recipe, “Dad’s Favorite” was from this cookbook, and boy, do I know why this is the title. I can’t stop eating it and if fish is brain food, then at this rate I’ll be ready for Mensa soon.

http://www.scotthaugen.com/shop/smoking-salmon-and-steelhead/

And the piece de resistance was all the colorful toppings; with the kohlrabi, cucumber and arugula from our local Farmer’s Market. I’m in a major refrigerator clean out this week and I was thrilled I still had so much colorful produce to choose from. Plus buffet style is a super fun way to eat together as a family.

I haven’t met a taco yet I didn’t like, pretty much an equal taco eater. I relish in the fact that there is no wrong way to make them and it’s fun to get super creative, which is so different from my childhood of ground beef, cheese and iceberg lettuce. 😊

And the final product– salmon, cucumber, kohlrabi, pineapple, cilantro, green onion, tomato, arugula and cabbage with a little green taco sauce. Superb!