Dad could take or leave anything about holiday dinners—except this salad. It made Christmas for him, and now it does for us, too.

This is a recipe that I use all year round but that is especially fitting for the summer! A creamy smoothie that tastes like cake without any of the gluten, grain, and animal products!

Contains NUTS.

Free of gluten, grains, dairy, and eggs.

Vegan.

When I was still living in Beirut, I regularly had lunch with my grandmother in her neighbourhood Thai restaurant. We never failed to order the pomelo salad for starters, a great favourite. Eventually the restaurant relocated and, for some reason, dropped the salad from their menu. My grandmother was still thinking longingly of it several years on, so I recreated it as far as I could remember, using ingredients easy to find locally. It was a hit!

Any that is left over will keep a few days while getting even tastier as it marinates further. Make sure to return to room temperature before eating, to fully enjoy the flavours.

A traditional springtime recipe in Sweden, this soup makes use of the abundant young nettles shooting out at that time of the year. Nettle tops can be frozen for use later, though — and so can the soup itself.

A typical party platter for an 90's Indian kid's birthday!

A typical party platter for a 90's Indian Kid!

Babycakes Birthday Bash - a tabletop party for the sweet at heart.

Birthday Bash entry! A pop-tart, waffle, glass of milk and pancakes causing a celebratory ruckus. ;)

The Bunny family is having a Birthday Bash. Mom bunny is whipping up some Chantilly Cream. Yum. This recipe is inspired by memories of my mom whipping cream and dolloping on plain chocolate cupcakes. Yum.

When you think of dinosaurs, do you think of ice cream too? Apparently I do. This Birthday Bash should be sweet, icy and dino-mite!

Funny little root vegetable characters are all lined up to "Root' for a happy birthday. The gang's all here...so have a party! Yay!

Join in the fun with these party animals and indulge in your favourite birthday treat - cupcakes, ice cream, candy, cake and so much more! Happy Birthday never looked so good.

Birthday Bash! There's no monkeying around with this semi-homemade cake recipe. Sure to please all the wild little animals!

Birthday Bash

Birthday Bash