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During the winter, I get a lot of arugula in my CSA box. I usually prepare it simply by tossing the peppery leaves with lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper. When I got an especially large bunch of arugula a few weeks ago, I strayed from my usual course and blended it into a [...]
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When I’m burnt out on all the summer pastas I keep tossing together, I try to mix it up with a farmer’s market salad. I truly mean a farmer’s market salad because every ingredient is straight from my Sunday pickin’s at the Marina Farmer’s Market.
This one includes unbelieveably sweet early girl tomatoes, fresh zipped corn, mixed [...]
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If you are one of the lucky few still seeing green beans at your local market, hold off on squash and grab some beans! This salad comes together in less than 10 minutes and it’s the perfect side to just about any meat or pasta dish. Plus, it is very versatile so you can toss [...]
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Summer has finally arrived in San Francisco and the last thing I want to do is turn on my oven and overheat my non-air conditioned apartment. On these rare warm days in the city, I turn to this super simple supper. In less than 20 minutes, I have a light and healthy one-pot meal highlighting [...]
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My mandolin gets a lot of use during the summer, especially when it comes to summer squash. I adjust it to the thinnest setting and slice away….there is something about those paper-thin pieces that make the squash taste extra delish. This is a recipe for my summer squash salad that I serve up about once [...]
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My hubby said it perfectly: “what a great summer salad!”. Not only is it pleasantly crunchy and hearty, it’s also super easy to make. And it’s great for leftovers (I can vouch for that because I ate it for lunch three days in a row), so it would hold up well for a picnic or [...]
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Let me just say that last week was the first time I ever cooked with broccolini. I did some research on how to prepare it and, while you can saute, steam, boil, or roast it, several resources recommended blanching broccolini to help cut the bitterness. It was so simple and resulted in a perfect side [...]
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The market is exploding with spring peas right now. Feast on all of the gorgeous green bounty, the vibrant colors popping out from the different booths shout that Spring has arrived! Due to our apartment being torn apart in preparation of packing, I wasn’t sure I’d have time to delve into the sometimes laborious task [...]
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A few weeks ago, I opened my fridge to find carrots, avocados and lettuce staring me in the face. With no clue how to transform this hodgepodge of ingredients into dinner, so I literally Googled “carrot and avocado salad” and stumbled upon this weird recipe from Jaime Oliver. Since I didn’t have all of his [...]
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A recent trip to Paris left me inspired by some seriously fancy French knife work. Practically all of my meals came with chiffonade salad something or julienned vegetables whatever. All of this crazy cutting, slicing and dicing made every plate look like a work of art. It also made every meal fun to eat. There’s [...]
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