This is an easy, crunchy salad that substitutes thinly sliced brussel sprouts and chopped kale for the romaine that is normally used in a caesar salad. The ingredients, along with chick peas makes it exceptionally healthy because of the nutritional properties in brussel sprouts and kale. Ingredients for the salad: (serves 2-4) * 2-3 cups of thinly sliced  brussel sprouts * 2 cups of chopped kale * 1 cup of drained garbanzo beans (lightly sauteed in a little olive oil and tossed with smoked paprika) * 1/2 cup of shaved or grated reggiano…

It never hurts to keep a box of frozen puff pastry in the freezer, just in case you need to whip up a quick dessert for family or guests! Having puff pastry on hand makes it so easy to make a special treat, especially if you have some fresh fruit.  Your dessert will look so much more complicated and impressive than it really is! All you need to do is thaw out the frozen pastry for about an hour before you plan to start. Once the dough is just thawed gently unroll it…

Sometimes I buy produce at the grocery store just because it looks good.  Then I get home and I am not quite sure what to do with it. That is when my research begins, and in this case it was what to do with baby zucchini. There were lots of good zucchini recipes online which looked good...but then I saw a few recipes for zucchini fries that caught my eye.  (I am a sucker for fries of any kind!) So I made my own version by adding fresh herbs. Here is how you…