Just-Keeps-Getting-Better Lentil & Kale Salad
Like many of you, I’m learning the ropes of this home office thing. How to set boundaries, inject sunshine breaks, survive Zoom, actually get dressed every morning – the basics. One thing I’m not nailing? My own lunch. At the end of the work day, I have often subsisted on…
Spinach & Cilantro Soup with Lemon & Tahini
Have you ever had one of those weeks where you slowly drift away from vegetables? When you count the lettuce on your BLT as the last meaningful green thing you ate? This was me recently. It happens. This soup brought me back. The recipe comes from my friend (in my…
Dorie Greenspan’s World Peace Cookies
This recipe has been on my bucket list for years now. With some extra time on my hands and world peace top of mind, I finally made them. The story goes like this – after Dorie Greenspan and Parisian pastry chef Pierre Herme created this recipe, it was decided that…
Summer Vegetable Gratin
Some days I just want to make something pretty. I knew this dish would be stunning, but wasn’t expecting it to make my home smell like the French countryside and taste like a warm hug. As I laid this classy lady onto the dinner table, in front of my audience…
Vegan Zucchini Fritters
‘Tis the season for so. much. zucchini. With three staring sadly at me in my refrigerator, it was time to turn them into dinner. I decided to combine two universal truths. #1 – I can turn almost any vegetable into a “fritter” or a “pancake” and my kids will eat…
Sugar Snap Pea Salad with Radish & Mint
This salad was the sleeper hit on our July 4th spread. Imagine all the smoked meats, potato salad, mac & cheese….and then this light, bright, crunchy delight. Snap peas have always befuddled me – sometimes tough, often soggy when I cook them. What inspired me about this recipe from Melissa…
Cinnamon Crunch Banana Bread
I know, I know. Do we really need another banana bread recipe? I think we might. I’ve never made the same banana bread recipe twice – always a little disappointed and searching for better. So in these pandemic times, when the bananas turned brown last week, I had plenty of…