2014 Spring Issue – Because I’m Happy

from the archives of spring 2014


Mother’s Day Brunch and Tea Time Finger Sandwiches

Mother’s Day Brunch and Tea Time Finger Sandwiches

Don’t just serve sandwiches, make them into tea time finger sandwiches. Slow it down, make it special. Make new great memories.

Photo by 3 deseos y medio

A Little Kitchen Chat with Designer Paula Maso

“Here in Stockholm I would get a ‘korv’, it’s like a hot dog but with a real sausage, good bread and sauerkraut.”

Springtime Butternut Squash Soup

Springtime Butternut Squash Soup

A springtime butternut squash soup, simple but flavorful. Vegetarian, parve, gluten-free, and make it vegan by switching butter for coconut oil.

Chatfield’s Date Sugar

Chatfield’s Date Sugar

Date sugar is natural sweetener made from dehydrated and granulated dates.

Can’t Believe It’s Not Ice Cream Coconut Ice Cream

Can’t Believe It’s Not Ice Cream Coconut Ice Cream

A creamy and delicious non-dairy coconut ice cream with little bits of coconut.

Ladurée Miami, Bite of a Macaron to Find France in South Florida

Ladurée Miami, Bite of a Macaron to Find France in South Florida

After a long wait here in South Florida, Ladurée brings us a bite of its famous French macarons and I think I tried them all!

I Travel to Corfu When I Cook with Dill

I Travel to Corfu When I Cook with Dill

We were in a car in the Greek island of Corfu, when our driver pulled over to cut some dill weed from along the side of the road.

Fresh Homemade Tzatziki

Fresh Homemade Tzatziki

Fresh homemade tzatziki can be served with warm pita, as an accompaniment for chicken skewers, as a dressing for a salmon, and it’s great on quinoa burgers.

Because I’m Happy, The Spring 2014 Issue

Because I’m Happy, The Spring 2014 Issue

Now that it’s spring, I’m happy. Light from the windows shine differently. New colors paint the walls in the house, and outside the parks and the ocean.

Easy Tahini Sauce

Easy Tahini Sauce

This easy tahini sauce is lovely for having with crudités, as sandwich spread, appetizer dip, sauce for the quinoa falafel, over a warm pita, for kebabs.

Teriyaki Garlic Lemon Chicken Skewers

Teriyaki Garlic Lemon Chicken Skewers

Teriyaki Garlic Lemon Chicken Skewers perfect for a crowd on a grill or inside with a few friends on a griddle.

Coconut Jasmine Rice with Cilantro and Lemon

Coconut Jasmine Rice with Cilantro and Lemon

A fragrant coconut jasmine rice combined with the lemon and cilantro. A refreshing flavor ready to go with almost anything.