Pineapple Nidos

These are pineapple filled nidos (nests). They're made with a Mexican pan dulce dough, a yeasted dough that you can also use to make conchas, (shells), and other Mexican pan dulce, and then fill with a sweet pineapple filling.  

For the dough, you can use a pan dulce dough, such as the one I used for funfetti conchas. It's very much like brioche or challah, super rich and yet very light. There is also a wonderful recipe in the book, The Mexican Bakery by Alex Peña. You can use it to make any form of bizcocho, which is a descentant of French brioche. 

Norwegian Sun Buns (Solskinnsboller)

These Norwegian sun buns, known as solskinnsboller or solboller, are made with a buttery cardamom dough, filled with cinnamon sugar, and topped with a vanilla custard. 

While I skipped this step, I've also seen these drizzled with a thin vanilla glaze. 

Spiced Lamb Dumplings - Nepalese Momos

This recipe for these spiced lamb dumplings is inspired from Nepal and combines many of the spices of India and Tibet. 

If you love Asian-style dumplings, you will enjoy making these. They are filled with a spicy lamb and onion mixture that also includes chiles and lots of spices. These are typically served with a tomato dipping sauce. 

Lentils, Sweet Peppers, Spinach and Linguica

This lentil, sweet pepper, spinach, and linguica dish is a wonderful combination of ingredients and flavors. 

This lentil and spinach dish is loaded with protein, fiber, and nutrients.. and it's delicious too. There's no guilt in going back for seconds. 

Girelle - Italian Breakfast Pastry

Girelles are an Italian breakfast pastry made with sweet laminated croissant - style dough and filled with cinnamon and raisins. 

These pastries are made with half of  the same dough as the cornetti, or Italian croissants I recently posted. I was so happy with how the dough came together that I decided to make these girelles. 

Watermelon Radish and Cucumber Salad

This watermelon radish and cucumber salad with red onion and fresh dill is a classic combination of ingredients for serving as a summer side dish. 

Bring this salad to a family barbecue or get together, or serve it for lunch on a hot summer day for a refreshing, cooling, and nutritional dish. 

Carrot Cake Muffins

These carrot cake muffins are super moist and easy to make too. They are a great way to sneak in cake for breakfast. 

These muffins have all of the signature spices of carrot cake. With a combination of oil, milk, and sour cream in the batter, they are super tender and stay fresh and moist for several days.