One of my favorite easy weeknight meals is stuffed bell peppers. But guess what? It’s soup season, so I present to you a recipe for stuffed bell pepper soup. It’s basically deconstructed stuffed peppers with a cozy broth that warms you up with each bite. Perfect for a December weekday dish. unstuffed Like my recipe …
Time for some French food! It’s definitely sounding good as I’m reminiscing about my time spent in France in September. We went all over the place, starting in Nantes in the west, then the southern port town of Cassis, all over Provence, and ending in Paris. The sights were amazing, and don’t even get me …
I’ve come to learn that figs are a controversial fruit. A lot of people don’t like them! Or at least they make a look of disgust when they hear the word. Maybe it’s because the fleeting fig season opens the door to the fruit being dried and packaged to be sold year-round and become oft-associated …
Hello, all! I apologize for the long hiatus…a lot has happened in the last couple of months! My last post was a late-summer dish teeming with fresh corn, and now it’s early November. Each year it still astounds me how quickly the seasons change. Anyway, since you last heard from me, I spent a couple …
A yummy quinoa salad is definitely something you need in your recipe repertoire. This one has a nice summery twist with the fresh corn, tomatoes, and mint. The buttermilk dressing gives it an incredible creaminess that will make you crave this dish. Make a large batch of this dish, and you can enjoy it as …
cool as a cucumber What do you do when you’re a soup-lover, but it’s 90 degrees outside and you feel like your insides are melting? You do gazpacho, that’s what. I was hugely inspired by this recipe in Food & Wine for Kachumber Gazpacho, and I followed it pretty closely with a few modifications of …
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 …