veggies

baba ganoush

baba who? We are nearing the tail end of eggplant season, so I’m trying to squeeze out as much enjoyment from this delicious nightshade as possible. Seriously, roasted squash and eggplant is one of my favorite dinner sides, and there really is nothing better than fresh, seasonal veggies. I used to be way more of …

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homemade dill pickles

A pickle a day…is that what they say? Once you try these easy homemade dill pickles, you might never buy pickles from the grocery store again. Truth be told, I’ve always been kind of lukewarm about pickles. I never really buy them myself, and if I’m given a pickle slice with my sandwich, I typically …

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ratatouille

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) …

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eggplant caponata

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 …

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summer pasta with pesto, roasted corn, & blistered tomatoes

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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