{recipe} Curry Mayonnaise To Get You Through
It happens like clockwork. Every year at the beginning of December thoughts of pies, roasts and latkes flood my brain, firing me into action. On top of making dinner every night, I dash about my...
View Article{recipe} Cucumber Salad with Poached Salmon
I promise. All the talk of new beginnings and resolutions is over. I let it all out in my last post. Truly! Despite appearances, this recipe doesn't come with proclamations of health for a new year or...
View ArticleA variation with beets: Quickest Warm Orzo Salad
Jet lag. A lingering cough. An abrupt reintroduction to parenting. No sitter. I went to see my doctor. Along with a hearty dose of ibuprofen and pseudoephedrine every 6-8 hours, she ordered rest. Ha....
View ArticleDig Into Blueberries: Blueberry, Cucumber & Feta Salad
I have a strange feeling. Very odd, indeed. It seems that I am actually on time! For what? For blueberry season, of course! It may sound silly to you, but I feel like, somehow, summer—and all of the...
View ArticleWhen all you want to do is eat peaches.
When all you want to do is eat peaches you'll know how I feel. You'll scour the internet looking for the best peach recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner. You'll whip up Tarragon Peach and Pork...
View ArticleSimple Herbed Barley Salad
There's something about the chill in fall air that inspires me to cook with more varied grains. Perhaps I was a squirrel in a past life? Or maybe it's that sturdy whole grains signify a move towards...
View ArticleShredded Brussels Sprouts & Celery Salad Over Burrata. Love. Love. Love!
I know what you're thinking: of course she loves this salad—it's served over creamy burrata cheese. (You know, the cheese made by filling globes of fresh mozzarella with luscious cream.) Of course...
View ArticleBest Healthy Family Recipes of 2012
That was fast. 2012 is behind us, but I hope my upswing isn't. See, nearly exactly one year ago I wrote a post fessing up. I had been keeping a big, scary secret from you guys and, instead, hid behind...
View ArticleTahini: How to use this tasty super nutrition boost
If your family loves hummus, I'm excited for you to start working more with tahini. It turns out that the paste made of sesame seeds is super packed with nutrition. Who knew?! I was inspired to...
View ArticleRoasted Beet, Apple & Pomegranate Salad
About a month and a half ago, I imposed a new breakfast smoothie rule. It was that we all had to drink breakfast smoothies. Damn it. See, ever since the boys were wee little eaters, I've had a rule...
View ArticleCitrus Miso Tahini Dressing
I've been eating a lot of salads lately. Oranges, too. They are in season and juicy delicious. Tahini has been in my life a lot, too. I bought a big jar, realized that it's super good for you, and am...
View ArticleKeeping it simple with Curry Roasted Cauliflower
I was never much of a batch cook, but your boobs aren't the only thing that change after childbirth. Today, two kids in, I find that setting aside a couple of hours to cook every weekend saves me an...
View ArticleFennel, Chickpea and Almond Salad
Last week was long. Stressful. Sad. Angering. It was also full of love. Help. Togetherness. Hope, even. In the wake of it all, I just wanted to spend the weekend at home, cozied up with family. And...
View ArticleSalad with fennel, haricot vert, avocado and baby potatoes with basil...
Summer salad time! This is a new favorite, hearty enough with potatoes to make a filling meal alongside simply grilled fish or chicken. It's also an easy salad for picky little ones to deconstruct....
View ArticlePanko Crusted Salmon with Quickest Avocado Relish
And so it begins: quick dinners that can also be made without creating too much heat in the kitchen. While I admit that this recipe requires you to turn on the oven, it's only for a few minutes and to...
View ArticleFeeding hack (and cute party food!): Caprese Salad Skewers
I'm not normally into cutesy food presentation, but apparently there's something about caprese salad that inspires playfulness in me. (Remember this lunchbox caprese salad?) Go figure. These Caprese...
View ArticleTangy Cabbage & Mango Slaw with lime dressing
Despite an urge to resist, I'm going to be upfront with you. (Do you know what's coming?) This slaw—this delicious, crowd-pleasing, tangy, creamy slaw—is milk dairy free. It's made with mayo, but...
View ArticleHow to quick pickle some more: Overnight Refrigerator Pickles
Last week I carried on about my ever-growing fondness of quick pickles with a quick tutorial on how-to quick pickle garnishes like quick-pickled grapes and lime pickled red onions. Today's quick...
View ArticleZucchini Panzanella Salad
I have a thing for bread in my salad. I love fattoush, a Middle Eastern chopped salad with crispy pita chips. And I LOVE panzanella, an Italian bread and tomato salad. I want there to be other salads...
View ArticleSimplest Quinoa & Fresh Zucchini Salad
First a Zucchini Panzanella Salad. Now this simple quinoa and zucchini side. Two zucchini recipes in one week. I told you: it's officially the "what the hell do I with all this zucchini" time of...
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