Tag: avocado

Cumin and Turmeric Roast Chicken with Smashed Avocado and Corn Cakes

This may be incredibly shocking to you, but I don’t often serve my family cohesive, prettily plated meals.  I know, crazy! All sarcasm aside, the way it usually works is I’ll pick something that sounds really great from a cookbook, blog, or something that I …

Marinated Swordfish with Avocado Salsa

Like the completely inept food blogger that I am, I made this months and months ago and forgot to say a single silly little word about it.  But I was looking over some photos just now, and found the images from when I made this, …

Apple, Goat Cheese, and Pecan Salad

Apple, Goat Cheese, and Pecan Salad

This doesn’t happen very often, but I had a very hard time deciding what to call this salad.  I know, I know.  You just call it what it is.  But this salad isn’t just what it is.  It morphs.  Hmmm… maybe the “magical morphing salad” …

Quinoa Salad with Oranges, Avocado, and Almonds

Quinoa Salad with Oranges, Avocado, and Almonds

Are you sick of quinoa yet?  No?  Not quite?  ME NEITHER!  I love this stuff. I love the flavor, texture, and how it makes anything you add it to into a filling meal in itself.  Now, some of you may think I need to move …

Avocado and Goat Cheese Open-Face Sandwiches

Avocado and Goat Cheese Open-Face Sandwiches

I love days like today.  Days when my little guy sleeps past 6:30 (ok, barely, but every minute counts). Days when I had the foresight to do the dinner dishes last night, and wake up to clean reasonably tidy kitchen. Days when I can spend the …