Labor Day Weekend is coming up, and if you’re hosting, I know that you’re currently scrambling to figure out what crowd-pleasing dishes you need to prepare to keep everyone well-fed and be able to enjoy the yard games and barbecue. Well, you are in luck, because this tomatillo salsa is not only a major crowd-pleaser, …
I’m all about an easy, one-skillet dinner dish. This particular recipe is vegetarian yet packed with a ton of protein and delicious flavors. This dish combines a few pantry staples like quinoa and balsamic vinegar with fresh market finds like a summer squash medley. what’s up with summer squash Every time I go to the …
It’s officially the dog days of summer, and where I live, temperatures are reaching well into the nineties. The exuberance and energy of early summer has been replaced with lethargy and thoughts of cooler mornings. Although I love summer and the long days that come with it, I always start getting the autumn itch around …
A nice cold ceviche is one of my favorite summer dishes. It’s cool and refreshing, and one bite makes you feel like you’re at a fancy restaurant overlooking the Mediterranean. Well, maybe it won’t, but I sure like to pretend. Ceviche is best served as an appetizer and is delicious when spooned atop crusty bread …
With a Mexican flare, these stuffed peppers are like a burrito, but the tortilla is a juicy bell pepper. I love making stuffed peppers as a weeknight meal, because they’re so easy to throw together and are both nutritious and delicious. They’re also the perfect meal if you’re craving your favorite Mexican dish but want …
When I make baked goods like banana bread, zucchini bread, pumpkin bread, etc, I always have an internal debate with myself: is this bread or is it a cake? My boyfriend always says, “I’m gonna have a slice of cake,” and I grumble exasperatedly, “It’s not cake, it’s bread!” Is it bread, though? Or is …
Don’t hate me, but I’ve never been a huge chicken fan. It’s not that I dislike it, per se—I made it probably once a week—but I just don’t get excited about a chicken-centric dinner. And what is that Anthony Bourdain said? “Chicken is boring. Chefs see it as a menu item for people who don’t …
As I was flipping through Eating Well magazine my eye caught this recipe, not only because crab salad speaks to me, but also because the recipe is from a cafe in Morro Bay, California. I have fond memories of California’s central coast, from when my sister went to school at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. …
This dish is like a hybrid between a quiche and a frittata, starring one of my favorite summer veggies: zucchini. Think of it as more like a soufflé, actually. The eggs make it nice and fluffy while the addition of flour and baking powder allows the bake to rise and take on a tender crust. …
When I think of dessert for Fourth of July, I groan with the dread of baking in a hot kitchen while I just want to relax outside in the sunshine with my fam. I’m also generally very partial to making desserts as simple as possible. That’s precisely why, when I saw this recipe for stracciatella …