Summer is truly here after our first picnic lunch! This stuffed Stuffed Rainbow Baguette with Homemade Pine Nut & Pecan Pesto makes the perfect picnic sandwich. Filled with summer veggies, hummus and fresh pine nut & pecan pesto, it’s practically made to order!

Sarde a Beccafico is a famous traditional dish from Sicily. We made this dish with red mullet and instead of pine nuts we used pistachios. The combination works very well, especially when served with a fennel salad.

Here’s a fresh twist on a house favorite today: Stuffed Peppers with spinach, artichoke, pecans and quinoa. Sweet bell peppers stuffed with quinoa, mozzarella, spinach, pecans and artichokes. We love that each stuffed pepper is its own tidy and complete healthy dinner package.

You usually see a paring of Mediterranean flavors like tomatoes and fennel with white fish and nuts, but after trying this combination the other day, we are hooked – the salmon makes for a richer result, which suits the change in temperature perfectly.