Before we get to this recipe, I want to share a story about my eggplant plant. I’ve had this plant now for at least three years, living in its little red pot outside my door, …
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Recipe: Roasted Eggplant with Olives and Peppers
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Super Easy Preservation Method: Freezing Cherry Tomatoes for the Future
If you’re an avid gardener like me, you may find yourself in a similar situation as I do this time of year – we grew way too many tomatoes, and I’m tired of making sauce. …
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Recipe: Simple Caprese Salad
One of my absolute favorite foods to make in the summers (along with cucumber sandwiches and tomato toast) is this simple caprese salad. It celebrates the beautiful tomatoes that are in peak season during the …
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Recipe: Zucchini Burrata Pizza with Onion Herb Sauce
If you’ve been a fan of the blog here for a while, you’ll know that we love pizza in my household. From Pizza Fridays of pandemic times to epic pizza parties at my parents’ house …
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Recipe: Summertime Steak Salad
It’s officially summertime here in Southern California, which means we’re starting to haul zucchinis out of our garden by the armload once again, and keeping an eager eye on my budding tomato plants. It’s the …
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Recipe: Summer Brunch with Burrata, Tomatoes, and Peaches
While summer is winding down and we’re quickly approaching September, we’re reaching one of my favorite times of year where peak summer produce like tomatoes and peaches coexist with emerging fall produce like early apples …
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Recipe: Summertime Couscous Salad
This recipe is summer cooking at its finest – it’s full of summer produce, and you only have to turn on the stove for long enough to boil some water. The base for this salad …
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Recipe: Classic Tomato Toast
I know there are about 5 million recipes for tomato toast out there in the world, and honestly, this one isn’t super unique or different. However, it’s summer and our garden tomatoes are fully taking …
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Recipe: Pasta Salad with Roasted Summer Veggies
This summer has been all about the pasta salad for me – and I have my reasons. It’s the perfect vehicle for all of summer’s perfect produce, and you can pack a lot of veggies …
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Recipe: Easy Greek Salad
If you are scrolling through my past few recipes, you may have recognized a theme: feta, tomatoes, cucumbers, and olives. That’s what we have in the house right now, and to me, these four ingredients …
Claire Aucella 