Chicken Salad with Dried Cranberries, Fennel, and Toasted Almonds
Have I mentioned that I love lunch? I’m sure I have. Maybe a million times. I’ve written about it before, and my close friends are probably tired of hearing about it. But just to refresh, “special...
View ArticleFlower Petal Salad
As that certain Sunday in May rapidly approaches, our thoughts turn to traditional treats for mom: flowers, brunch, a new tennis racquet… (Threw that last one in there in case our kids are reading.) We...
View ArticleString Bean and Potato Salad
Chef and restaurateur Ben Ford knows a bit about feeding a crowd. He’s the master of massive proportions: making paella for eighty, a backyard whole-pig roast, or burgers for the block. His motto? Cook...
View ArticleZucchetti Pesto {and a giveaway}
When my middle child decided to be a vegetarian, I applauded her. I supported her. I ate tofu and beans and veggie fried rice with her while cooking separate-but-not-quite-equal dishes for the...
View ArticleThe BKT (Bacon, Kale, Tomato) Salad Bowl
“Here is the salad you’ll turn to time and time again, the perfect crowd-pleasing salad meal for vegans, omnivores, and everyone in between: a big leafy bowl of tempeh bacon, kale, avocado, and...
View ArticleFresh Fig Salad with Thyme, Honey, and Goat Cheese
The night before we moved back to Washington from Provence some years ago, my husband quizzed our young kids about what they would miss the most about our little town. I can barely remember their...
View ArticleFennel & Apple Salad with Dill & Pomegranate Seeds
The new Persiana cookbook has been stirring up an awful lot of excitement in the U.K. Its 28-year-old Persian author, Sabrina Ghayour is being called the new Ottolenghi and the “Golden Girl” of the...
View ArticleGreek Quinoa Salad
I vaguely remember how a few (or more) years ago, quinoa suddenly appeared on the scene and became the darling of the superfood world. It also became the darling of our not-always-superfood kitchen. I...
View ArticleGrapefruit, Avocado, and Escarole Salad {and a Cookbook Giveaway!}
I wasn’t a bit surprised to turn over my copy of Root to Leaf and see an endorsement from Alice Waters. The last time I held a cookbook this bursting with vegetable passion was when Waters’ Chez...
View ArticleFattoush with Fava Beans and Labneh
If the sign of a good cookbook is that it makes you want to start cooking immediately, then Seven Spoons is a great cookbook. Tara O’Brady‘s food shots do for me what tiger balm to the temples, or...
View ArticleBurnt Green Onion Dip with Curly Kale
It’s half an hour before the doors open, but there’s already a line of people (mostly women) circling the building. “Are you as excited as I am?” says the well-heeled lady behind me, “This is better...
View ArticleRoasted Radishes with Sumac and Balsamic Vinegar
As a kid, I wasn’t an adventurous eater. That may be the understatement of the millennium, really. My mom considered it a win if I didn’t accidentally “drop something” under the table so I could...
View ArticleIceberg Wedge with Smoked Bacon and Roquefort Dressing
Salads are a lot more complicated these days, at least compared to when I was a kid. I love microgreens and sprouted seeds just as much as the next girl, but I’m not always in the mood to massage my...
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