How do you dress your greens? If you hear the word “salad” and immediately think boring, skimpy and limp—we’re here to up the ante. Repeat: no more salads that leave you wanting more. Lately, I need nothing more than a little lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper to bring …
Spicy Salmon Tacos with Cilantro Slaw and Avocado Yogurt
There’s something magical about a good, balanced fish taco. Here to help demonstrate is the vast line up of quality seafood available at ALDI—more specifically, their wild caught salmon. Thank you, ALDI USA, for sponsoring today’s taco talk! When you bite into a perfect taco you get the snap of cool toppings, the audible crunch of crispy fish and the smokiness that only comes …
Citrusy Kale Salad
Before we begin, I want to mention that before posting this my SEO plug-in will scan the beginning of this text and say, boo! This is no good! You’re not talking about the kale salad! And I’ll have to try to not let it bother me. I like to build up a story and lay the foundation before getting to the main event, you know? So …
Roasted Squash Grain Bowls with Crispy Kale
Hello! It’s been a while! The month of September whooshed past me like a high-speed train (as did the entire summer). Here we are, on the autumn side of things, filled with joy and anticipation for the season to come. We’ve got weddings coming up (my brother, for one!) and …
Grilled Corn and Peach Flatbread
The past few weeks have been truly wonderful. The smallest things– like biting into a super-ripe nectarine or watching flatbread magically puff up with air– have reminded me to be grateful in all things. We’re deep into July (when exactly did that happen?) and the season’s bounty is flaunting it. …
Grilled Pizza: A Tour of Italy
No, not a physical tour but a metaphorical one! I’m writing on one of my favorite subjects today: pizza, in celebration of Mutti’s new line of sauces created exclusively for it. Our tour begins in Positano (yes, that colorful beach town on the Amalfi Coast you see plastered all over …
Herby Rice Salad with Market Vegetables
We’re challenging all the laws of salad today. Who says they always have to be made up of greens? Here’s what I know: flavor, texture and fill (as in, will this keep me satisfied till my next meal?) make up a good salad—and this herbaceous rice salad with market vegetables …
Green Soup
I’m grateful to live in a place where local food is so celebrated. It’s the time of year for all things green: spinach and asparagus are on my mind in this luscious, textural green soup. I’ve never worked on a farm. I can’t quite wrap my mind around how much …
Grilled Sausage & Pepper Pasta Salad
Ok, let’s get one thing straight: mayo in pasta salad is gross. You can leave that visual at the door. Had to get that off my chest! Whew! When I lived in Long Island, I worked near a nice deli that often catered to my office. I used to strongly …
Rice Burgers with Sweet Potato and Mushroom
Maybe you’ve been in my position before. It’s 1:30pm. After a long morning at my computer screen, I realize I’m in desperate need of lunch– but not just any lunch. I want something filling that will sustain me solid through the rest of day. That’s it. I need a hearty …