Easy Homemade Granola Without a Recipe

Healthy snacks start with fresh whole ingredients and developing a strategy for making your own homemade granola without a recipe is a big step towards eating real food. I’ve been making yogurt every week so making granola was a natural next step. I made all the mistakes so you don’t have to. A word about…

Cajun Crab Quiche, Spice Up Your Baja Brunch

Crab, eggs, Swiss cheese, bell pepper and Cajun seasoning baked in a golden pie crust. This is a deliciously rich Cajun crab quiche for special occasions. I made it for my son’s birthday brunch and served it with nitrate free chicken sausages, watermelon slices, baby greens in a red wine vinaigrette and mimosas. I love…

Healthy Mango, Bacon, Caramelized Onion Spinach Salad

Spinach is a powerhouse of vitamins, anti-inflammatories and antioxidants. It is more readily available than kale in rural Baja and in my opinion it’s more versatile and just as nutritious. This salad isn’t your Mom’s bacon grease, sugar soaked wilted spinach. I’ve taken a tiny bit of bacon for flavor, fresh mango and caramelized onion…

Smoked Salmon Cream Cheese Filled Savory Muffins

  My inspiration for these brunch worthy savory smoked salmon and cream cheese muffins came from Andrew at Angling Unlimited in Sitka, Alaska. I had visions of bagels, lox and cream cheese in a muffin and stumbled onto Andrew’s recipe. In payment, I offered some virtual Baja sunshine to the Alaskan fishing crew, next winter…