Spoil Mom this Mother’s Day with some delicious home cooking. Always healthy, inventive ~ using the finest ingredients. Spring seasonal flavors all will love! 27 Recipes to choose from.
CREATIVE SALADS:
A Cool Asian Noodle Salad includes a healthy mix of ingredients and a Sensational Blender Sesame Dressing – Gluten Free.What a delicious salad for Spring – especially when asparagus has been freshly harvested on a local farm.
You can play with the ingredients a bit… serve it with just Spring Veggies, or substitute shrimp for the chicken.
If you have been making the same recipes for years… Have I got some tempting ideas for you!
Goat Cheese Medallions are Coated with Crispy Quinoa over Lettuces and Vegetables and Drizzled with a Zesty Blood Orange Vinaigrette. Gluten Free.
This vibrant salad is one of my favorites – gorgeous to serve fora gathering!
Love Mom ~ then treat her to this wonderful Cool Salad with an Avocado Green “GODDESS” dressing!
A thick Blender Dressing with healthful ingredients adorn this easy, tasty and visually beautiful Salad!
Use a Rotisserie Chicken and slice – add Lettuces, Veggies, Walnuts, Green Goddess Dressing and a dusting of Pink Peppercorns.
You can play with the ingredients a bit… serve it with just Spring Veggies, or substitute shrimp for the chicken.
Roasted Local Asparagus Tips & Spears Team with Shaved Multi-Colored Carrots, Lettuces & Sprouts for a Delicious Composed Salad.
Add Za’atar coated Mini Goat Cheese Balls and toss all with a Lemony Vinaigrette for an unforgettable salad!
A blast of flavors with a citrus essence – a flavorful vinaigrette! Lighter in calories; with less oil. So many uses… I love it drizzled over my Spa Salad with Spicy Grilled Citrus Shrimp & Rice Noodles.
Also See: Spicy Citrus Chili Shrimp and What to Do With Them (recipe)
I really LOVE this recipe… and mom will too! Can make the salmon a day ahead and serve with any simple cumber salad. What gorgeous colors!
Hibiscus Tea Ofers a deep pink color with sweet and tart flavors – the perfect base for poaching Salmon. Glaze the finished fish with Thai Chili Sauce then spoon over a Creamy Tzatziki.
A Simple Beet Salad Showing Off Their Natural Glorious Colors. Use the colored beets you can find… the Shallot-Thyme Vinaigrettet is heavenly!
Four different colored beets are sliced with a pungent vinaigrette and pickled onions.
Combine Asian umami flavors and great quality tuna with a dash of local veggies for color and taste.
Poke Bowls are trending because they are healthy, delicious, easy to prepare and beautiful eye candy!
Grill ready? Crispy Romaine with a smoky essence – topped with Farm Fresh Veggies, Lemony Tahini Dressing and Garlic Sourdough Toasted Breadcrumbs…
Who wouldn’t love this salad? A brilliant technique! Romaine Lettuce halves are grilled until slightly charred offering a gently smoky essence.
A creative and healthy stunning salad with my master easy Chimichurri sauce/condiment.
I love serving this salad in this geometric style… tossed together is delicious too!
Chock full of antioxidants and complementary flavors! The Roasted Garlic Tahini Dressing is a game-changer for every cook, full of zesty-robust tang. I enjoy serving with spiced grilled chicken for a main course salad.
Shrimps are always a party pleaser! A Comeback for a Classic Dish! This fresh, seafood-rich trendsetter recipe of the early 20th century takes on a modern flair with Fresh (not frozen) Pink Shrimp and a zippy Louis Sauce.
A delightful Shrimp Louis Salad for today’s palate; healthy and refreshing.
MAIN COURSES:
A creamy stirred irresistible Risotto with the added sweetness of peas; purée adds color, texture and flavor! Coconut is subtle yet adds a complementary sweet-nutty edge. ADD a Chipotle-Honey Salmon Skewer! Risotto can be made the morning before serving: gently reheat with a splash more of broth & coconut milk.
Everyone loves Quiche!
A Creamy Savory Pie includes Sweet and Juicy Leeks dotted with Feta and Fresh Tarragon.It’s crustless! Gluten Free Flour is added to the custard and forms and unique magic crust!
I always get complements when I serve this quiche!
Bursting with Flavor and Color – this Naturally Gluten-Free Quiche makes the perfect hassle-free brunch, lunch or healthy dinner.
An interesting rice crust offers an earthy flavor to balance the quiche’s custard. Reheats wonderfully.
Create a Quick Sauce with Local Cherry Heirloom Tomatoes to Toss With Pasta and Shrimp.
Tomatoes “burst” – fall slightly apart with all of their natural sweet juices. Use multi colored cherry tomatoes
– and look for them in Summer at a Farmers’ Market. (Now in May, in the North East, these tomatoes are imported from Mexico.)
A Simple Skillet Dish with Big ZESTY Flavors – perfect for a weeknight meal, special enough for company. Meaty and silky Jumbo Shrimps – dusted with Chili Seasoning are tossed with plenty of Blackened Green Beans and a Zesty Blood Orange Butter Sauce.
A total Ode to Stanley Tucci’s CNN “Searching for Italy” series which he shed light on this terrific dish in a hotel kitchen on Italy’s Amalfi Coast.
I have ROASTED Zucchini instead of fried… and added lots to the final dish! Easy, economical and one you should master!
Tossed with my favorite in-season Spring Veggies for a wonderfully healthy dish that’s delicious and fun to make.
My method teaches the art of stir-frying – perfectly crisped rice with tender-crisp vegetables and Asian aromatics.
Looks pretty, tasted delicious! Glorious Flattened Chicken Breasts are bathed in a Zesty & Pungent Peruvian Citrus Marinade and simply grilled. Add lettuces and a raw vegetable salad for a healthy meal.
You’ll slurp up these Gluten Free Sweet Potato Noodles with Vegetables Galore!
Crispy, Crunchy & Chewy with a Soy-Chili-Citrus Sauce – Delish!
A Vibrant Green Pesto with non-traditional ingredients but with all the bite and bursting with flavor. A brilliant pesto with a little peppery, spicy and nutty taste. Not just for wintertime – but brilliant in Spring and Summer months during their prime growing season. Try to purchase “Fresh” pasta sheets – cut into wide widths and cook until just al dente.
SOMETHING SWEET:
There is a lot to LOVE ♥️ about this cake! Rose water (my recipe) adds a bloom of floral notes to this super-moist cake adorned with pistachios and dried rose petals.
Topped with an easy Rose Glaze/Frosting and dotted with Rose Petals & Pistachios.
Enjoy by itself – or in an “Ice Cream Sandwich” with Double Chocolate Fudge Cookie Thins – or in little molds (cupcake liners.) Add some Freeze Dried Strawberries for an extra punch of flavor and color. THE Perfect treat for Mom! All gluten free.
A super moist cake which rises high and dotted with seasonal rhubarb and warm spices. Whisk all in one bowl… irresistible! Cake makes 18 squares.
Rhubarb: this beautiful ruby hued perennial has a flavor that is distinctive, tart and heavenly scented. I have a whole category: My Love of Rhubarb!
The Ultimate Comfort Food – Baked Creamy Rice Pudding made with Jasmine Rice – Enriched with Coconut Milk. I’m serving the rice pudding with red & golden raspberries from a farmers’ market and a drizzle of blackberry sauce.
A Crispy, Buttery Crust, Velvety Smooth Ricotta Custard and topped with Market-Fresh Berries (Pastry Cream)
Gluten-Free Buttery Tart Dough – a crispy, flaky tart dough.
The tart shells and ricotta pastry cream can be made a head of time – fill with raspberries when serving.
Happy Mother’s Day to All! Have a marvelous celebration!
Karen
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Burst Heirloom Tomatoes over Pasta & Shrimp
Ingredients
- 6 cups heirloom cherry tomatoes, multi colored, stemmed; washed & dried
- 3/4 pound pasta*, or gluten free pasta
For the Shrimp:
- 1 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 18 whole shrimp, 16-20 size, peeled and deveined
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
- 2 teaspoons fresh parsley, coarsely chopped
Cherry Tomato Sauce
- 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup shallots, coarsely chopped
- 6 cloves fresh garlic, peeled, thinly sliced
- 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper flakes, use 1/2 t. if you like spicy
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 tablespoon fresh herbs, such as thyme leaves & fresh parsley leaves
- 3 tablespoons pasta water, saved from cooking pasta
- 1/3 cup fresh basil leaves, cleaned, dried; packed
- 1/2 cup parmesan reggiano cheese, shaved
Instructions
- Cook shrimp first (if using.) Add 1 tablespoon oil to a large 14" skillet. Set heat to medium- low. When hot add the shrimp, cook on the first side until a touch golden, about 3 minutes. Turn over with tongs and cook until almost cooked through, one minute. Remove to a plate, add 1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme and 2 teaspoons parsley and mix in; set aside. (Shrimp will be tossed in the warm sauce.)
- To the skillet, add 5 tablespoons EVOO, set heat to low. Add the shallots and garlic. Give a big stir and cook 5 minutes until softened but not colored. Add hot pepper flakes, stir in.Bring a large pot of water to a boil, boil pasta al dente and drain - saving at least 3 T. pasta water.
- Keep heat on medium-low, add all the tomatoes, sea salt & pepper - give a big stir and cook until tomatoes have burst (they will crack and release some juice.) This will take from 6 - 8 minutes depending on the size of the cherry tomatoes**. If the tomatoes are stubborn and do not burst, try raising the heat to medium and cover.Add 1 T. fresh herbs; stir well.
- To Finish the Dish: Add the drained pasta and 3 T. pasta water to the skillet of tomatoes. Give a big stir, taste for seasonings - add shrimp (if using) and toss to warm through.Toss in basil and parmesan cheese. Portion the pasta out of the skillet. Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
