All I want for dinner is shrimp and tomatoes I saw this recipe in a food magazine, and I knew I just had to try it. One of my favorite seafoods—shrimp—combined with ripe, seasonal stewed tomatoes and yummy fresh herbs sounded like a winner to me. Also, add feta to basically anything, and I’m sold. …
bon appétit mes amis Ahhh the French darling of late summer dishes. Ratatouille is not just a movie about a cute rate with culinary aspirations—it’s also an incredible dish that comes from Provence, which also happens to be my favorite part of France. The jewels of this dish are the ripe, seasonal, (and preferably local) …
just three magic ingredients One of the all-time greatest dishes of late summer is a fresh caprese salad. It might sound like a fancy dish that costs $18 at an upscale Italian restaurant, but in reality, it extremely simple and requires such minimal time and effort it would be a travesty not to at least …
a Sicilian surprise This eggplant-based dish hails from the sizzling land of Sicily, where fresh veggies, especially juicy eggplant and tomato, are plentiful almost all of the time. For us north easterners in the US, the season for truly great nightshades is fleeting, and late august is the time to scoop up the freshest ingredients …
summer is for…fun pastas! When I say this pasta is fun, I mean it’s got the trifecta of late august goodies: roasted sweet corn, fresh tomatoes, and homemade pesto. It’s literally everything you could possibly want in a pasta dish. As far as the ingredients go, they’re refreshingly simple. I recommend going to your local …
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bowl or bust Inventive dinner bowls are my go-to weeknight meals, and this “deconstructed” fajita dish is one of my new faves. It’s everything you could possible want in a fajita – seasoned chicken, pan-seared peppers and onions, zesty yogurt sauce – all piled atop a bed of wild rice and rounded out with fun, …
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the south of france has been calling me Let’s be honest – the south of France is always calling me. And a Niçoise salad with fresh seared tuna is the just the fix I need to feel like I’m dining al fresco on the Côte d’Azur. But since I’m instead dining in my Brooklyn apartment, …
a new method to meatball madness When you hear “meatballs” the first thing that might come to mind is a big bowl of spaghetti with a thick tomato sauce. While that’s definitely yum, there is not only one method to making delicious meatballs. These chicken meatballs are low-fat and gluten-free, which if you ask me …
zesty whipped feta with chicken meatballs & orzo Read More »
The reason I became so fixated on cooking chicken tortilla soup was while I was working on a puzzle at my in-laws over the holidays. It was a Mexican food-themed puzzle, and the colors were just so beautiful and vibrant. My mind got set on making a delicious flavor packed soup that has flavors that …
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! To celebrate some Irish food culture this weekend, you must try these delicious egg cups, complete with Irish bangers and Dubliner cheese. These are absolutely delicious to make year round as well, and they’re super quick and easy for a weekend morning. All you need are a few key ingredients, ramekins, …