Sides

Nutty Wild Rice Salad

If I were to sum up my childhood in food it would be the Silver Palate Cookbook – from our required birthday chocolate cake to our summer...

Winter Citrus Salad with Toasted Za’atar Breadcrumbs

So clearly I have not been doing much cooking lately. Or lets just say what I’ve been putting on the table for dinner is not fit for a...

Crackling Cornbread Cure-all

My Mom has been making this cornbread for at least 25 years – one of the many staples from the Silver Palate Cookbook (aka my childhood...

Tomato Goat Cheese Tart w/ a Cornmeal Crust

Oh hi there! Its been a while. I have been totally checked out recently. The whole summer really (yikes its august!!). My excuse is that...

Summer Farro Salad / Stir-Fry

This is a choose your own adventure kind of recipe. Its a great way to use fresh summer produce or whatever you have around with very...

Mom’s Vinaigrette -the BEST salad dressing ever (+a video!)

Homemade salad dressing is the key to happiness. And really its ridiculously easy to make so put the store-bought ranch down my friend,...

Fried Chicken + Spicy Cheddar Waffles

I don’t think you are supposed to celebrate the end of a diet with a feast of fried chicken and waffles but then again a diet shouldn’t...

Warm Winter Salad w/ Tahini & Za’atar

I decided to make this winter salad on a whim yesterday, mostly because I needed to get up from my computer before I threw it out the...

Mac & Cheese

This is the most decadently delicious mac and cheese recipe you will ever make. I try not to have such things become common practice in...

Honeynut Squash Soup w/ Za’atar & Tahini Yogurt

I bought the Honeynut squash trio pictured above at the Union Square Greenmarket last week mostly because they are adorable baby squash...

Fall Farro Bowl w/ a Chipotle-Maple Dressing

Like most people, I find it hard to let go of summer, but since food is literally all i think about what I am most sad about is the fact...

Mexican Corn Salad

Corn might be the only food I eat only at the peak of its season – once you’ve had it there really is no going back and if that makes me...

Gazpacho

Gazpacho is one of those things I have always loved in theory but every time I order it or try to make it, the result is inevitably one...

Corn & Tomato Panzanella

This is going to be one of those over-share posts that will probably make me cringe as soon as it gets sent out but what the heck. It is...

Grilled Potato Salad w/ Charred Lemon Dressing

Last weekend I found myself with a rare moment of quiet solitude out in the country – or complete abandonment depending on how you look...

Grilled Lemon Ricotta & Garden Greens Pizza

This pizza recipe is inspired by one I had at North End Grill, Chris’ and my favorite go-to spot. We started going there 4 or 5 years ago...

Farro Grain Bowls for Any Meal

I find this time of year very stressful. The memories of a long harsh winter are still fresh enough that when I see the wealth of...

Bagna Cauda

This past Christmas Chris and I gave my sister and her hubs a wine tasting class at Eataly. We strategically gave them 4 tickets,...

Basil & Lemon Gremolata

After giving my final thesis presentation and turning in the last paper of my graduate life, I found myself wandering the Union Square...

One Pot of Beans, Five Easy Dishes

I have recently become obsessed with these Rancho Gordo Beans (to put it lightly says Chris) because they actually taste like beans!! Ok...