It’s hard to find a healthier food than celery. Rumor has it, eating celery has a negative caloric intake; when eaten alone, there are fewer calories in celery than the calories your body actually burns digesting it. Paired with a tart and salty lemon vinaigrette, this dish offers a crunchy and zesty alternative to the […]
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Originating in Italy, biscotti derives from the Latin word biscoctus which means “twice-baked”. These cookies are made crunchy by baking the dough once, slicing it into pieces and finishing it up in the oven again to dry and crisp up. Done right, these unleavened biscuits are nicely crunchy and not rock hard. There’s no butter […]
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Around here in the fall apples are everywhere and we’re always looking for new (and easy) ways to use them. This is a great recipe that pairs fresh fruit pieces with balsamic vinegar and best of all, it calls for no additional sugar!
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Nothing tastes better than fruit in season. We wanted a colorful yet seasonally appropriate dessert to celebrate the Fourth of July. Our 10-year-old son reminded us that North Carolina’s state berries are the strawberry and blueberry. In 2001, the NC General Assembly named the strawberry as the official Red Berry of North Carolina, and named […]
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Potlucks, cookouts, and impromptu gatherings – that’s what summer is all about. So you want to bring a fresh, homemade side dish because you’re tired of store-bought potato salad but you don’t have a lot of time. If you can boil water and zest a lemon, we’ve got you covered.
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For this dessert, all the ingredients are in the title. Our friend Susan from Brattleboro, Vermont introduced us to this recipe and we gave it our Olive This! twist. It’s a sweet dessert without the added sugar or butter and with just four ingredients it’s as easy as coat, roast, flip and drizzle. The prep […]
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The classic combination of lemon and oregano combine in a marinade to create the most classic, delicious chicken kebabs.
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