Beautiful Food, Travel & Design
Healthy and GORGEOUS watermelon pizza is the perfect easy summer snack. You’ll impress everyone with this fun July 4th recipe idea.
File this under things I love – putting a spin on a traditional recipe to make it more fun. You’ll see this technique all over A Side of Sweet – sushi burritos, taco rice, sushi pizza, and now….watermelon pizza! This might be my prettiest combo yet.
A recipe for tartines, or open-faced gourmet breakfast sandwiches, topped with labneh and amazing spring produce like ramps and asparagus.
As evidenced by my loaded avocado toast recipe last week, I’m all about putting a gourmet spin on breakfast staples. This time of year it’s so easy to put the focus on buying high quality ingredients that don’t need a lot of fussing to turn into an amazing meal. The farmer’s markets here in California are bursting with incredible produce…. Read More »
Avocado toast gets a hearty upgrade with thyme, tomatoes and ricotta cheese. It’s easy to make and great for breakfast, or breakfast for dinner, especially when paired with Château de Lascaux Carra AOP Pic Saint-Loup wine from the Languedoc wine region in the south of France.
So, avocado toast.
I think we can officially say avocado toast is a thing, not just a trend. It’s become a permanent brunch staple, joining the ranks of classics like pancakes and egg scrambles. I would argue though, that avocado toast is far superior to those foods, as it makes an amazing dinner as well…. Read More »
Use edible food paint to make these colorful splatter painted French Macarons! Plus, a step by step recipe for plain french macaron shells.
Painting macarons, or sugar cookies or cakes, for that matter is so easy! All you need is some high quality food coloring gel, a food safe paintbrush, and a bit of vodka or almond extract.
I probably should have inserted some some sort of joke here about drinking vodka to reduce the stress of making macarons, but it’s actually for your paint! It’s the perfect solvent for your gel food coloring. It evaporates when it dries and leaves no taste or unwanted color behind…. Read More »
Bacon makes everything better – including this recipe for spicy caramel bacon popcorn. It’s the perfect movie night snack!
If you’ve been reading long, it’s no secret I’m a popcorn recipe fanatic. From healthy snack to decadent treat, I love how versatile it is. I first made this Spicy Caramel Bacon Popcorn Recipe for a backyard movie night. My first thought was that it sounded too good to be true. Sweet, salty, bacon, caramel? All in one recipe? Could it be too much of a good thing?… Read More »
This white chocolate confetti popcorn is decadent and easy! Coated with sprinkles, it’s the perfect food for your Grammy or Oscars party.
Sometimes the most unlikely things end up making you think, “How did I ever live without this?” I feel like that for about 95% of the time I’m inside Trader Joe’s. Tropical sweetened matcha green tea? Yesplease. Coconut oil spray? Check. Unsweetened unsulfured dried mangos? Checkcheckcheckcheck.
That’s how I feel about this white chocolate confetti popcorn recipe. First, I LOVE all types of popcorn, from salty to sweet. Popcorn is one of my favorite snacks. I’m also guilty of microwaving a bag and calling it dinner on those days that I’m stuck late at the hospital…. Read More »
The prettiest pink macarons with an easy raspberry buttercream filling recipe and decorated with edible gold paint to add that special touch!
These macarons are proof that gold makes everything better, particularly edible gold paint. Ever since my first successful batch, I’ve been making macarons like crazy! These darling pale pink ones with raspberry filling were a hit at the recent Galentine’s day fête that I hosted for some of my blogger friends. Adding painted gold hearts only took a few extra minutes (just a drop in the ocean when it comes to macarons). It really made them exceptional…. Read More »