Tag Archives: avocado
Chicken Fajita Bowls with Cilantro-Lime Rice and Avocado Crema
Despite all the jokes people make about British food, I never had a bad meal while living in London. I even became quite fond of ‘mushy peas,’ a classic English side dish. Granted, most of the food I ate in London was not quintessentially British. London is such a global city, that I had access […]
Zucchini “Pasta” with Shrimp and Creamy Avocado Basil Sauce
Similar to recipes made using spaghetti squash, a vegetable takes the place of pasta in this dish for a fresh, healthy, and flavorful meal. Zucchini, a summer staple currently at the peak of its season, holds up just like noodles when blanched, and serves as an excellent base for prawns and a smooth, creamy avocado […]
Creamy Dreamy Green Smoothie
Ever since I won a Magic Bullet at the senior all-night party following my high school graduation, my family has become quite the smoothie specialists. Bananas, blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, mangoes, peaches, pineapples, nectarines, chia seeds, flax seeds, honey, Greek yogurt–you name it, we’ve put it in a blender. We have our favorite recipes, but are […]
Sweet and Spicy Salmon Kebabs
Being from the Pacific Northwest, I love salmon. While on a camping trip with my second-grade Girl Scout troop, my fellow scouts and I encountered a group of salmon swimming upstream to spawn. We stood on a bridge over the river, cheering the salmon on to victory, “Go salmon! You can do it!” I would […]