A quick and easy recipe to dress and serve fresh tomatoes that gives them a salad-like quality without distracting from their true flavors. My second-born sister, Rachel, will tell you stories about what it was like living with me as the oldest child. She'll talk about … [Read more...] about Heirloom Tomato Salad for an Avocado Toast Bar Brunch
Side Dishes
Honey and Cider Roasted Cauliflower and Butternut Squash
Cider and honey are cooked together to create a sweet and seasonal glaze for roasted cauliflower and sweet butternut squash in this holiday-ready recipe. It is the month of November, so I must roast vegetables. I'm not sure when this became a habit, something I put on as … [Read more...] about Honey and Cider Roasted Cauliflower and Butternut Squash
Winter Squash Empanadas w/ Caramelized Shallots & Goat Cheese
A recipe for homemade winter squash empanadas with sweet caramelized shallots, goat cheese, and fresh sage. Towards the end of summer, the asters that have been growing taller and taller, higher than high as they reach for the sunshine dwarfing the other garden flowers … [Read more...] about Winter Squash Empanadas w/ Caramelized Shallots & Goat Cheese
Purslane and Soba Noodle Salad
A bright cold soba salad recipe with plenty of crunch from purslane, daikon radishes, bean sprouts, and fresh garden cucumbers. This salad wants to be front and center on your end-of-summer dinner table. Confessional. These photos are some of my favorites of the summer. I … [Read more...] about Purslane and Soba Noodle Salad
Thyme Roasted Radishes with Champagne Honey Vinaigrette
A recipe for roasted radishes with fresh thyme and parsley and a simple dressing of champagne vinegar and raw honey for a scintillating summer side. I want summer to feel a certain way. This way involves warm breezes that blow through my house, my kids playing contentedly … [Read more...] about Thyme Roasted Radishes with Champagne Honey Vinaigrette
