Father's Day Celebration at North Las Vegas Care Center

We made some new friends last Sunday! We celebrated Father's Day at North Las Vegas Care Center, and had a terrific time dancing there. To all our new friends at NLVCC...We're looking forward to dancing with you again soon! :)

Opa! Greek Week at Atria Seville!

We had the opportunity to celebrate the dance and music of Greece this past Sunday with our dear friends at Atria Seville. As always, we had a stellar evening! We <3 you, Atria Seville!! :)

 

 

Recipe: Turkish Salad

This is one of my favorite summer recipes: It requires no cooking, and it's a light, cool dish that's perfect for a fast-and-easy lunch or a light supper. I adapted this recipe from Almost Turkish, a fellow BlogSpot that's well worth the surf. If you'd like to check out the original recipe, you can find it here.

Turkish Salad

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 - 3 teaspoons bottled minced garlic
1 tablespoon dried mint
1 tablespoon dried parsley
1 tablespoon dried dill weed
1/2 cup feta cheese
1 (14-ounce) can fava beans, drained (see Cook's Notes)
2 cups frozen peas, thawed

Directions:

Combine olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, mint, parsley, and dill weed in a small bowl. Place fava beans and peas in a medium bowl. Drizzle beans and peas with dress, and add feta. Stir gently to combine.

For best results, refrigerate at least 2 hours, or until chilled.

Cook's Notes:

Look for canned fava beans in Mediterranean, Indian, or Middle Eastern markets. If you can't find them, you can replace them with your favorite firm-textured bean. Fava beans are similar in flavor to kidney beans, but I prefer to use large butter beans.