Fruity Dinner Results

I love when a meal turns out really balanced – a light healthy entrée that makes you feel not so guilty about a heavier dessert. This past Sunday achieved just that—those apple fritters were well deserved after the halibut.

{The pear & gorgonzola tart was topped with walnuts, rosemary and honey—which brought so many great flavors to the starter}

Probably one of my most colorful presentations- the grapefruit, fennel and parsley salad brightened up the whole plate:

{The celery root puree was a huge hit- I will definitely use this as a side for other proteins}

Almost like a doughnut, these apple fritters were divine – I coated them in cinnamon sugar to add more texture:

{I don’t have an ice cream maker, so I mixed in bourbon with vanilla ice cream and re-froze it. The alcohol was perfectly subtle}