Author Archives: Chef Louise Mellor
Let’s call it what it is… “cake”. A recipe for Espresso coffee cake “muffins”
We can call these espresso coffee cake muffins, but let’s be honest, these muffins are just a delicate buttermilk cake with a crumbly brown sugar & cinnamon frosting spiked with a little coffee to make us feel like it’s okay to eat cake for breakfast. Although they tasted just as good for lunch and dinner. A better name might be coffee cake anytime cupcakes.
What I really want for Mother’s day … Avocado soup with bacon and chili rubbed croutons
What I really want for Mother’s day is to eat green food without ANYBODY making a face or complaining. I want to feel free to make creamy avocado soup, with coconut milk,tons of lime juice and cayenne pepper, without somebody reminding me they don’t like the texture of avocados or questioning whether I put vinegar [...]
If I were your best friend… Lavender honey berry fools
Oprah and Dr. Phil both agree, you have to be your own best friend, so it got me thinking … this is good advice. If I were your best friend you could count on me. For no reason at all, I might bring you flowers or a berry fool, teach you how to make a [...]
Things you just know about yourself… Sumac & citrus roast chicken
Sumac has a natural acidic citrus flavor and allspice is a fragrant combination of cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Those flavors paired with the concentrated sweet and sour roasted citrus juice squeezed over the top, I know you will not be able to resist eating this chicken with your fingers straight out of the oven!
Wheat berry & strawberry spinach salad … countdown to college
It’s Spring! Spring has sprung, in like a lion – out like a lamb, bunnies, strawberries blah-blah-blah… All this means to me is that summer is right around the corner and you know what that means don’t you? Swim suits, bare untanned legs, and arguing with the “nail lady” about dry skin treatments and putting [...]
