Quick Green Salad from Scratch: A Taste of France
With this technique for making a quick green salad, I guarantee you and your family will start...
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Category: Side Dishes
Butternut Squash Latke Cake (Gluten-Free)
You know how sometimes you taste something and it makes you dance? (Or maybe that’s just me?) This...
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Whipped Ricotta Crostini (a.k.a the easiest appetizer ever)
Let’s face it: appetizers are a pain in the a$$. That’s why these customizable, crowd-pleasing,...
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Cheesy Kale Quesadillas, plus GIVEAWAY!
These crispy kale quesadillas, stuffed with shredded cheddar cheese and a sweet kale pesto, are quite possibly our favorite new way to eat greens. The recipe comes from the new book, Little Bento, by Michele Olivier (check out the free giveaway below!), and the timing couldn’t be better. Ella is going to be in first grade in a couple of weeks (WTF, that’s old!…
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Grilled Eggplant Salad with Fennel, Feta & Mint
A few years ago we had friends over for dinner, and I assembled an ad hoc platter of grilled eggplant topped with a zippy shaved fennel salad, crumbled feta and a spatter of fresh mint. It was simple but unique, outshining the burgers and corn on our plates. I now make this grilled eggplant salad with fennel and feta several times a summer as a welcome departure from—or complement to—the predictable tomato salads and grilled vegetables that dress our table.…
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Rice Noodle Salad (Thai Style)
This cold rice noodle salad with crunchy cucumbers, summer squash, herbs, peanuts and chiles is refreshing and light—perfect for sultry summer evenings.
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Gochujang Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Butter Lettuce, Snap Peas & Peanuts (GF)
I could call this a salad, but it’s so much more. Slices of caramelized pork tenderloin, still warm off the grill, get nestled into a cool and crunchy mix of butter lettuce, sugar snap peas, radishes, herbs and peanuts then drizzled with a rich, rust-hued dressing. The dressing does double duty as the marinade for the meat and is spicy, sweet, salty and ever so addicting.…
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Chickpea Waffles: The Easiest Waffles you will Ever Make
My family is waffle obsessed. James is the breakfast maker in our house, and for the past nine months or so, Ella has asked for waffles every single Sunday. Not just any waffles, but the waffles from the Joy of Cooking, which, I’m told, are perfectly buttery and crispy. How would I know?…
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Squash, Apple & Goat Cheese Salad
My dear friends, it has been way too long. It’s late, and I’m sitting here with a cup of tea (I’m not going to lie—I just finished a gigantic glass of wine). I feel so glad to be back. I’ve been consumed with a few projects, which I promise to share with you very, very soon (as a hint, one starts with “b” and ends with “k”!!), but in the meantime, did you get the memo that Thanksgiving is next week?…
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From Scratch Fast Families: Lemon Ginger Chicken
From Scratch Fast Families: The Connaughtons
Brady and Matt Connaughton live in Shark River Hills, NJ, with their three very active boys. Even though their schedules are packed, Brady cooks most nights for the family, often sourcing from her garden or farm share (rock star!). You’re going to love her Lemon Ginger Chicken recipe, which, parden my French, is so freaking delicious!…
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