Ingredients: 1/4 Cup Yogurt 2 Cups dried chickpeas (soaked overnight) 1/2 Cup Tahini (Sesame Seed Paste) 1/2 Cup Fresh Lemon Juice 2-3 Cloves of Garlic 1/4 Tsp Sea Salt 1/4 Tsp citric acid (if you need more lemon taste) 2 Tbs water (if to thick) 3-4 Fresh Mint Leaves (for taste) 2 Tbs of Fresh [...]

Grilled Fresh Figs, Peaches, Vidalia Onions, Millet and Fresh Tarragon Balsamic Dressing Ingredients: 2 cups cooked cooled millet, (cooked according to package directions) 8 fresh figs (cut in halves) 2 sweet peaches (cut in halves and pitted) I love to put a mustard based hot sauce on the fresh peaches before grilling. Give an extra [...]

Some recipes call for Wasabi Paste. If you use 1 ½ tsp of Wasabi Powder to ½ tsp warm water, mix and let stand for 5 mins, you’ll have wasabi paste. A little goes a long way! Cucumber Salad with Spicy Wasabi Dressing: 1 1/2 teaspoons dry wasabi (or to taste) 2 cucumbers 2 Tbs [...]

Ingredients: 1/4 cup Zaatar spice 4 tablespoons Academia Barilla Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1 cup seeded and diced cucumber 1 cup sliced cherry tomatoes 1/2 cup fresh mozzarella (opt) 1/2 cup sun dried tomatoes, olives, marinated artichokes… 1 cup low sodium chicken or vegetable stock 1 1/2 cups Israeli couscous 1 1/2cups spelt 1/3 cup [...]

“This sauce is a pesto! Spanish Style. It can be used as a dip, on salad, fish, vegetables…. Go ahead play with this sauce and ENJOY! “ Ingredients: 2 slices crusty bread 1/4 cup Saica extra virgin olive oil 2 red bell peppers, roasted, peeled, and seeded or 2 Tbsp Academia Barilla Sicilian Cherry Tomato [...]