Archive for the ‘snacks’ Category
Made in Nature dried fruit
louise’s lemon dill dip

Yesterday, I was at the supermarket. As I rounded the corner, there were these huge perky bunches of organic dill perched right in front of my shopping cart. My first thought was the lemon dill dip of my childhood. Our neighbor Louise used to make it for us. She was the coolest lady with incredible stories of travelling the [...]
yellow split pea dip

This dip is one of my favorites. It’s hearty and delicious. And it doesn’t hurt that it’s good for you either. The pine nuts and sundried tomatoes give the dip a slightly sweet taste balancing the peas and the garlic nicely. It pairs great with vegetable crudite, chips/crackers or even as a spread on a sandwich or veggie burger [...]
papaya with lemon juice

My husband is South African. Growing up, he had a variety of fruit trees growing in his backyard (avocado and papaya in particular). As kids, they could actually reach up, pick an avocado off the tree and eat it like an apple any time they wanted. To this day, I think this is one of the coolest things. [...]
mojo bar

These bars are sold at most natural foods stores. They are salty and sweet - such an awesome combination. But, they have gluten in them. So, I tried to re-create them with my own little twist. The original bar has peanuts. Which we can’t have in our family. So, I replaced them with other nuts. And I [...]

