Art of Natural Living

Easy Salmon Florentine

By Inger Jul 23, 2021 Cooking & Recipes, CSA Recipes, Main Dish, Seafood, spinach 37 Comments

With steamed spinach and healthy salmon, all topped with blender hollandaise, Salmon Florentine is a quick, easy and tasty dinner. With steamed spinach and healthy salmon, all topped with blender hollandaise, Salmon Florentine is a quick, easy and tasty dinner.

Welcome to the final day of #SummerGamesWeek 2021 hosted by Amy from House of Nash Eats!  We are celebrating the start of the Tokyo Games with over 50 recipes representing more than 25 countries competing in the upcoming Summer Games! Come join me and my fellow Summer Games Week bloggers as we bring you recipes from appetizers to drinks to entrées and desserts!

I decided to reprise this recipe, first published in 2012, in honor of this year’s Olympic Games.  The original motivation, however, was to deal with a deluge of spinach from my CSAs.  They were harvesting overtime and I was looking for a recipe that my kids might possibly eat. Read more

Blender Swedish Pancakes Recipe

By Inger Jul 21, 2021 Breakfast, Cooking & Recipes 30 Comments

Tender, delicious Swedish Pancakes are a special treat for breakfast, dessert or even dinner. Made in a blender, they are ready in minutes.  Tender, delicious Swedish Pancakes are a special treat for breakfast, dessert or even dinner. Made in a blender, they are ready in minutes. 

Welcome to #SummerGamesWeek 2021! We are celebrating the start of the Tokyo Games with over 50 recipes representing more than 25 countries competing in the upcoming Summer Games! Come join me and my fellow Summer Games Week bloggers as we bring you recipes from appetizers to drinks to entrées and desserts!  

Yes, the Olympics provided the perfect excuse to update my Swedish Pancakes recipe, first published in 2011.  The family was psyched for a good breakfast. And I was excited to get big points making a really easy, 5-ingredient recipe! 

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Kefta Salad with Tzatziki Dressing

By Inger Jul 19, 2021 Cooking & Recipes, Main Dish, Salads 18 Comments

A green salad topped with spiced beef sausage kebabs, Kefta Salad with Tzatziki Dressing is a tasty and unique main course salad. Just add pita.

A green salad topped with spiced beef sausage kebabs, Kefta Salad with Tzatziki Dressing is a tasty and unique main course salad. Just add pita.

Welcome to #SummerGamesWeek 2021 hosted by Amy from House of Nash Eats!  We are celebrating the start of the Tokyo Games with over 50 recipes representing more than 25 countries competing in the upcoming Summer Games! Come join me and my fellow Summer Games Week bloggers as we bring you recipes from appetizers to drinks to entrées and desserts!

Even before I decided to participate in Summer Games Week, this salad was on my radar.  Maybe it was the buzz around the Olympics. Or the deluge of CSA vegetables. In any case, it fit right in with my goal to keep things fun, healthy and simple for the rest of the summer! Read more

Old-Fashioned Chocolate Malt

By Inger Jul 18, 2021 Cooking & Recipes, Desserts & Snacks 9 Comments

Like an extra flavorful chocolate shake, a chocolate malt gives a nod to tradition and a big boost to flavor for this beverage or dessert.

Like an extra flavorful chocolate shake, a chocolate malt gives a nod to tradition and a big boost to flavor for this beverage or dessert.Today when people think of a frozen ice cream beverage, it’s usually a chocolate shake. But back in the day, a chocolate malt would have held the honor.

Sometimes known as a malted milk or malted, this frosty drink has a more complex flavor than a shake. This is due to the addition of malt powder, which gives it richer, caramelly, slightly nutty overtones.  Read more

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