Lemon, Fresh Herb & Sweet Pea Hummus

The name pretty much says it all on this one ..............

Two-Bite Delights! Butternut Squash, Bacon & Basil Stuffed Mini Spuds

I'm a little embarrassed to admit this, but since it's the truth, I'm just going to spill the beans. I hope you'll still like me ..............

Pork Tenderloin Chili W/ Cannellini Beans, Black-Eyed Peas & Butternut Squash

If you live north of the Mason-Dixon line you're probably going to laugh at what I'm about to say, ................

Spinach & Gruyere Quiche w/ Rosemary, Prosciutto & Lemon Zest - Crustless!

Breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner ................

Peanut Butter-Toffee Cookies

It's a well known fact here at The Café that ...............

Arugula & Chicken Salad w/ Blackberries, Sweet Curried Pecans & Honey-Grapefruit Vinaigrette

This past weekend a friend brought a huge basket of beautiful fresh blackberries for a brunch we were having with a few other friends. They made a gorgeous and dramatic addition to the fruit bowl and, though they're not in season in our slice of the hemisphere, they were plump, sweet and juicy. So I'm offering a hearty THANK YOU holler to whoever (somewhere out there) is growing these wonderful berries for us to enjoy while the cold winds blow and the days here are dark, damp and dreary.

As I was cleaning up after brunch I noticed, to my great delight, that half of the yummy berries remained in their little plastic basket. They were looking quite lonely and forlorn, but it didn't take me long to take care of that dilemma, as a beautiful salad idea started swirling in my mind ................

Sweet Curried Pecans

I made these Sweet Curried Pecans for a salad topping the other day. I snitched just one, you know, to make sure they were "right"? That one little bite got me thinking ...............

Orange-Pecan Shortbread Cookies

Are there any super-sleuths out there? Anyone notice a bit of a "theme"at The Café recently? Check out the last few posts, here and here ................ look close .................. have you figured it out? ...................

Orange & Avocado Salsa

Wooooooo hoooooooo, it's Friday! I love weekends ............... how about you?

And a very special weekend is here at The Café ................ A dear friend is coming in from out of town this afternoon and will be spending a few days with us. I'm super excited about her visit  ................ and about the reason for her visit ................

The Best Muffins - Ever! Raspberry Crumble Muffins w/ Citrus Drizzle

I’ve been REALLY trying to be good …………… have you noticed? I’ve been posting healthy and low-fat lately, like this wonderful salad and these fabulous Quinoa Stuffed Portobellos. There have been delicious and nutritious soups like this one and this one. There was one exception, but it was definitely an exception-al situation, you have to agree with that, right? And really.... if the paper baking liners hadn't been so darn cute, I wouldn't have fallen prey to these enticing, impossible-to-eat-just-one muffins. ................

Roasted Cauliflower & Garlic Soup w/ Curry-Ginger Oil

We all have our little oddities ............. mine happens to be ...............

Melt Aways w/ Brown-Butter Icing and a Celebratory Café Announcement!!

The Bible is the place I go to for strength, encouragement and wisdom. It's never-changing, despite the shifting sands of an uncertain, ever-vacillating world. Never failing to give me proper perspective on life and hope for the future, it's stood the test of time and is as true today as it was a thousand years ago.

There's one verse that, though the Bible certainly needs no embellishment from me, I'd love to revise just a bit; it's found in Psalm 127, verse five. It speaks about children and it goes like this; "Blessed (happy) is the man whose quiver  is full of them" .................

Coconut Shrimp Curry

We love curry here at The Café, and if you search our recipe archives, you're sure to find a bevy of  variations of delicious Asian/Indian-inspired curry entrées. This Coconut Curry Shrimp was another home run, in fact, my husband took his first taste and paid me a supreme compliment .................