So yummy, so easy and so summery! Let’s bake this summer desert which will make you smile. Ingredients: 3/4 cup all-purpose flower plus more for the cake pan ¼ cup corn meal 2 fresh plums cut into half-moon slices 1 teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup white sugar 1 tablespoon powder sugar for decoration ½ cup buttermilk 4 tablespoon unsalted butter room temperature plus

Blueberry Cornmeal Cake
Let’s have some blueberry cake instead of blueberry muffins this time. Ingredients: 3/4 cup all-purpose flower 1/2 cup cornmeal 2 cups fresh blueberries 1/2 cup honey 2 tablespoon light brown sugar 1/4 cup yogurt 1/4 cup vegetable oil plus more for the cake pan 1 egg 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt Directions: 1-Preheat oven to 350 Degrees Fahrenheit. 2- Grease three 10-inch cake pan, line with parchment paper, then

Chocolate Cookies with Pistachios and Golden Raisins
I developed this recipe for my kids since both of them loves pistachios and golden raisins. This is a really delicious snack with milk. The cookies are chewy, chocolaty and crunchy. Ingredients: 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 8 oz. dark chocolate 4 tablespoon unsalted butter 2 eggs ½ cup white sugar 1/3 chopped golden raisins 1/3 chopped pistachios 1 tablespoon honey Directions: 1-Preheat the

Dark Chocolate Bark with Pistachios
Ingredients: 2 cup of semisweet chocolate chips ½ cup small chopped pistachios 2 teaspoon flakey sea salt 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 tablespoon honey Directions: 1-Add chocolate chips, vegetable oil and honey in a medium size glass bowl. 2-Set bowl over a saucepan of gently simmering water and do not let the bowl touch the water. 3-Heat the chocolate chip mixture, stirring occasionally, until it is about to be melted.

Grilled Pineapple and Blood Oranges
Have you ever tried grilling fruit? I did and I do not regret it. Grilled fruit is so much juicer and sweeter. Especially with the secret ingredients! Ingredients: 1 pineapple 2 tablespoon dark brown sugar 2 teaspoon cinnamon 2 blood oranges 10 mint leaves Directions: 1-I used a gas grill for this recipe. 2-Cut the pineapple ½ inch thick shape of a half moon. 3-Cut the blood oranges to halves.

Nutella and Chocolate Chunk Muffins
I do not know about you , but my kids adore Nutella. Their favorite school lunch is “ Nutella Bread”. Therefore I came up with this muffins that my kids can have them as their lunch during the school days. Ingredients 1 cup flour ¾ cup milk 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 2 tablespoon honey 2 tablespoon Nutella 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 tablespoon chopped dark chocolate chips ¼ teaspoon

Chunky Chocolate Cookies
I do not know anyone who does not like chocolate, do you? My favorite is dark chocolate. I use dark chocolate in my desserts pretty often. This takes 30 minutes to prepare and bake. You can make the cookie dough ahead and chill it for a day or bake it immediately. I did not use an electric mixer for this recipe. Makes 24 cookies Ingredients: 2 cups flour ½ cup

Parsley Infused Vegetable Stock
Herbs make every meal more colorful and delicious. Parsley is one the most popular herbs that I use to flavor my food with. This parsley vegetable stock goes really well with rice, pasta, stews and soups. Remember just use the parsley stems not the leaves. Give it a try! Ingredients: 8 cups water 1 medium size red onion cut into half 3-4 cloves garlic A bunch parsley stem 1 tablespoon

Grilled Chicken Thighs and Spring Vegetables
Servings: 4-6 Prep time: 15 minutes Marinade time: Minimum 2 Maximum 12 hours Cook time: 60 minutes Total time: 75 minutes Ingredients: 1 bottle of Italian Dressing 8 skin on, bone-in chicken thighs 1 bunch of carrots 1 bunch of asparagus 2 lbs. of baby potatoes 1 large size red onions cut into 1/8’s 8-10 Fresh herb leaves such as oregano, parsley, and mint 2 teaspoons of salt Directions: Rub

Spring Orzo Platter
Preparation Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes Servings: 3-4 people Ingredients: 1 pound of shrimp 1 lb. Orzo 8 oz. Feta cheese cubed ½ cups thinly sliced kalamata olives 1 cup thinly sliced cucumbers 1 pint halved grape tomatoes halved 1 tablespoon thinly sliced red chili peppers 1 tablespoon thinly sliced green chili peppers ½ cups thinly sliced green onions 1 tablespoon olive oil 1