Green tomato and peach salad
Peach month continues! This salad is a wonderful summer surprise and a unique take on my beloved green papaya salad. So, pick the firmest peaches…
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Peach and cheddar grilled cheese sandwiches
Easy, simple, beyond delicious – all you need for lunch today! I have no other way to describe this peach and cheddar grilled cheese sandwich…
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Broccoli rabe, spring garlic and lemon
Last week was wonderful – France is always magical and inspiring, plus don’t you love the bowl I got from an artist in Vallauris? –…
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Strawberry and cucumber sandwiches
A little twist on the traditional tea sandwich – strawberry and cucumber sandwiches perfect for our outing to Belmont this weekend. The trick that ties…
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Warm prawn salad
It’s cooled down just slightly, just enough that I can enjoy writing about warm food again. Seafood is a favorite of mine during the summer,…
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Grilled endive with preserved lemons and za’taar yogurt
Happy long weekend to those in the US! Something different to grill this weekend – or later in the summer – endive with some preserved…
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Fiddlehead ferns with lemon
What are fiddleheads? They are another amazing, fleeting flavor of spring – a furled baby fern. They taste fresh and green – like a mix…
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Spring radish, egg, and scallion salad
The sun may still be a little chilly, but there are happy spring days ahead. Here is a wonderful, colorful spring salad that lets my…
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Botvinnik, borscht’s cousin
Or borscht’s lean and mean cousin, I should say. Borscht can be a headier winter dish while this is much lighter and more appropriate for…
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Escarole soup (with a scattering of white beans and arborio rice)
I know it’s unseasonably warm out almost everywhere, but soup is always a welcome addition to your table whatever the season. This escarole soup is…
