Art of Natural Living

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

Dark Chocolate Ice Cream

By Inger Jul 16, 2021 Chocolate, Desserts & Snacks 26 Comments

Whats deep, dark, creamy, chocolatey, cold–and perfect for summer? This homemade dark chocolate ice cream based on Jeni’s. Get your cool on!  Whats deep, dark, creamy, chocolatey, cold--and perfect for summer? This homemade dark chocolate ice cream based on Jeni's. Get your cool on! 

Welcome to National Ice Cream Day—well almost. In honor of the upcoming event I’m celebrating with some friends and sharing lots of delicious homemade ice cream recipes below!

Yes, as a good Wisconsin girl, I am pretty well addicted to the creamy frozen treat. And after doing some experimenting, Jeni’s Deepest, Dark Chocolate Ice Cream was the favorite out of a really good collection.  Read more

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