Basil and Almond Pesto Pasta Salad
When you turn basil, almonds, parmesan, and olive oil into pesto, and then toss it with pasta, tomatoes, cucumber and both diced and grated parmesan, you have the perfect summer salad. …
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CategoriesDinner Farmers Market/CSA Featured Lunch Salad Side Dishes Vegetables
Roasted Shallot and Carrot Lentil Salad
Do you know what’s amazingly delicious? Lentils. But not just lentils, lentils cooked in chicken broth with a ton of bay leaves and black pepper. And when they're combined with roasted vegetables and a lemon vinaigrette, well, it makes for a magical salad. …
CategoriesAppetizer Cheese Dinner Farmers Market/CSA Featured Lunch Side Dishes
Italian Smashed Potatoes
These potatoes are so good, you can’t put them down. Now, full disclosure, I would eat these for breakfast, lunch or dinner. I’d serve them to company. I could eat
Lemon Pepper Chicken with Nasturtium Compound Butter
This is one of our favorite easy summer chicken recipes. This lemon pepper chicken has a double kiss of lemon and spicy pepper flavor from the nasturtium compound butter. And
Refreshing Frozen Tomato Gazpacho: A Recipe for Instant Gratification
Folks, we’re in July. Which means we’re heading into the thick of hot and humid weather – even in northern Vermont. But honestly, I thought we might have been in
Chicken Adobo with Radish Salsa
When I fall in love with a recipe, I tend to make it over, and over, and over. Let’s just say I’m the queen of repetition. Chicken enchiladas every night
CategoriesCondiments/Spices Featured Lunch Side Dishes Vegetarian
Purple Za’atar Brussels Sprouts
My mother subscribes to one of those imperfect produce delivery companies that give you perfectly wonderful food, that’s just a little not camera ready. The beets are great, but the
The Best 5-Ingredient Potato Soup from Your Pantry
How do you feel about a savory potato soup that comes together in less than 20 minutes, and makes the kitchen smell amazing? Well, well, well. Do I have a
CategoriesBread/Baking Breakfast/Brunch Dessert Eggs Featured Vegetarian
Wild Cherry Chocolate Bars with Sea Salt (Pantry and Freezer Cooking)
While we’re all making do with what we have on hand before throwing on our gloves and masks and heading out to replenish our supplies, I’m doing the deep dive
CategoriesBeef Condiments/Spices Featured Lunch
Radish Shoot Chimichurri on Butter Pan Fried Steak
Radish Shoot Chimichurri on Butter Pan Fried Steak The other day when I was waiting to get a flu shot (surely the sexiest opening line ever), I was perusing Instagram
Red Hot Sauce: The Gift That Keeps Giving
(Fun fact: When you write about for food for a living and also have your own website, some things fall through the cracks. Like this post from a couple of
CategoriesAppetizer Dinner Featured Lunch Mexican Side Dishes Vegetarian
One Woman’s Attempt to Love Beans: Instant Pot Black Beans
I really want to like black beans. I want to like any beans. They’re cheap, utilitarian, full of protein and nutrients – and let’s face it – they’re pretty gorgeous.
Fall Fig and Pomegranate Salad
I married into a family that changed the way I looked at salad. Don’t get me wrong, I grew up with great salads filled with colors and flavors. But when
CategoriesBeverages Drinks Featured Holidays/Events Vegetarian
Blueberry Basil Whiskey Buck
Back when blueberry season was in full swing, I was making these delicious variations on a whiskey buck almost every evening and loving it. They’re herby, a little tart, and
CategoriesAppetizer Dinner Featured Holidays/Events Side Dishes
Pepper and Coriander Pickled Currants
We celebrated my mother’s birthday last week by going to an English tea in an English garden. It rocked. Good food, good company, gorgeous flowers, and fun little beaten off
CategoriesDinner Featured Side Dishes
How to Cook Really Good (Not-Nerve-Wracking) Rice
My friend Steve and I talk on the phone once a week for “phone drinks.” It’s a pre-planned time where he cracks a beer and I pour a glass of