Well friends, watermelon season is once again upon us, and I couldn’t be happier! I bought my first one at Trader Joe’s a couple of weeks ago, and have had a watermelon in the fridge …
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Recipe: Homemade Watermelon Water
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Recipe: Sugar Preserved Lemons
This recipe was inspired by one of my favorite orders at Bob’s Well Bread, the Gravlax Platter. The meal comes with a house-made bagel, lox, cream cheese, tomatoes, onions, capers, and the most perfect, sweetened …
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Recipe: Goat Cheese with Leeks and Greens
This year, we’ve really invested in our winter garden, which is currently bursting at the seams with beautiful, fresh greens. This is one of the best problems to have (I’m definitely not complaining), because hearty …
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Leftover Transformation: Waffled Mashed Potatoes
Although mashed potatoes are not typically on the menu at my house, for this first time in a while we had a craving for them and whipped up a batch of herby kale mashed potatoes …
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Recipe: Roasted Cauliflower Salad with Pears and Arugula
I made this salad for dinner last night as I was looking for something light to enjoy after a big food day at work, and I was craving something satisfying but veggie forward. This salad …
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Recipe: Easy, Healthy Eggs Florentine
During our trip to San Francisco, I ate the same thing for breakfast every morning at the hotel – Eggs Florentine. Although we’re not usually hotel breakfast people, the hotel that we stayed at offered …
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Recipe: Strawberry Balsamic Crumble with Semolina Oat Topping
Over this past weekend, we spent a quiet Sunday at home, cooking up a storm and enjoying delightful meals throughout the day. Since I felt like we obviously needed a dessert to cap off our …
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Recipe: Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal
While I recognize that summer is still in full swing, especially here in southern California, we’ve been feeling the need for some fall flavors here in my house. We bought our first fall squash of …
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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: Bread and Butter Pickles
Ever since we planted our first cucumber seedlings for the garden this year, I’ve been enthusiastically talking about the day when we will have so many cucumbers, we’ll have to make some pickles. Specifically: Bread …