I found this recipe on The Parisienne Farm Girl’s website. (She has a lot of good ideas, so be sure to visit!) This particular appetizer went perfectly with our daughter’s Mediterranean Herb Garden themed wedding, so I just couldn’t resist!

But I decided to tweak it a bit to include our yummy Creamy Feta Dip!

Simply spread the Creamy …

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Ingredients:

• 3 globe eggplants
• ¾ C. chopped parsley
• 6 T. extra virgin olive oil
• 6 T. Tahini
• 6 fresh garlic cloves
• 2 teaspoon ground cumin or dill
• 5 T. fresh lemon juice
• 2 drops Young Living lemon essential oil
• 2-3 tsp. sumac
• Salt and cayenne pepper to taste

Oil eggplant, poke holes in skin, and roast cut side down at 400 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until tender. Chop parsley in food processor and set aside. Scoop out eggplant meat and …

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My version of tabbouleh uses one of my favorites grains, quinoa, instead of the traditional ingredient, bulgur wheat. Not only do I prefer the taste of quinoa, it is also gluten free and far more nutritious! It’s very high in protein (12%–18%); and, unlike wheat or rice (which are low in lysine), quinoa contains a balanced set of essential amino acids, making it an unusually complete protein source among plant …

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We served this refreshing drink at our daughter’s wedding instead of punch! It made it easy to refill and was much more thirst quenching!

1 Cup fresh squeezed orange juice

½ C. agave

Costco container of washed strawberries (cut in half)

½ Costco container of fresh pineapple coarsely chopped

Fresh Mint stems and leaves

4 ½ gallons of fresh water and ice

Shake together orange juice and agave in a Mason jar. Add all ingredients to water 2-3 …

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Ingredients:

29 oz can of garbanzo beans (chick peas), drained
28 oz artichoke hearts, canned, quartered & drained of liquid
1 shallot
2/3 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
3 drops lemon essential oil
2/3 cup tahini
4 garlic cloves
4 T. unfiltered extra virgin olive oil
a handful of fresh chopped basil
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper, ground
Dried basil, oregano, garlic powder, and thyme to taste
sumac
2 …

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Anyone who knows our family, knows that we are “foodie” people. We believe that food should look as good as it tastes, and it should nourish our bodies as much as it nourishes our senses! And that was our goal for our daughter’s wedding.

We started with a Mediterranean herb garden theme (perfect for our daughter, Melissa), and accented it with plenty of fresh herbs, some of which were home grown by a good …

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