Linguine with burst cherry tomato sauce

Summer food forever (thanks to my CSA box).

FoodThe PasticheSeptember 2, 2020dinner, summer, cherry tomatoes, pasta, easy, quick dinner, CSA Comment

Shakshuka with what you already have

I forgot how this thing that sounds fancy is made with pretty basic pantry staples.

FoodThe PasticheApril 8, 2020eggs, shakshuka, breakfast, lunch, dinner, quarantine, pantry, easy Comment

The eggs I eat for any meal

I’d be nothing without arugula.

FoodThe PasticheMarch 4, 2020eggs, olives, arugula, breakfast, lunch, dinner Comments

Last-of-summer-tomatoes panzanella

The best part about panzanella is that it’s kind of a kitchen sink salad, and measurements are rough, lazy, and forgiving.

FoodThe PasticheSeptember 24, 2018salad, panzanella, bread, summer, olives, vegetarian, vegetables, healthy, light, make-ahead, dinner Comments

Lemony snap peas with garlic and French feta

At the end of the day, this is how I like to eat: subbing in different vehicles for devouring olive oil, lemon, garlic, herbs, and salt. And, cheese, of course.

FoodThe PasticheMay 14, 2018snap peas, salad, French, feta, lemon, garlic, simple, lunch, sides, summer, spring, vegetarian, healthy Comments

Roasted sweet potatoes with jalapeno lime yogurt

Never to be seen again, because I ate them all in 5 minutes.

FoodThe PasticheApril 4, 2018sweet potato, yogurt, mint, jalapeno, sides, dinner, vegetarian Comments

Herb French toast with prosciutto and Parmesan

For the savory-all-the-way people (like myself).

FoodThe PasticheMarch 21, 2018French toast, herbs, Prosciutto, parmesan, savory, breakfast, brunch Comments

Moroccan lentils and sweet potato

I truly could eat this for lunch everyday, especially with a poached egg on top, with zero guilt.

FoodThe PasticheMarch 3, 2018Moroccan, lentils, sweet potato, dinner, lunch, make-ahead, spicy, healthy, poached egg Comments

Celery and blue cheese butter toasts

It's why-didn't-I-think-of-that simple, and yet so stinking tasty.

FoodThe PasticheJanuary 23, 2018celery, appetizers, blue cheese, crostini, vegetarian, Prune Comments

Old fashioned creamy scalloped potatoes with thyme

Thinly sliced potatoes essentially lounging in a warm bathtub of seasoned cream and tiny thyme leaves acting as rose petals.

FoodThe PasticheJanuary 10, 2018recipe, scalloped potatoes, potatoes, creamy, dinner, winter, fall, sides, comfort food Comments

Roasted acorn squash with brown sugar and chili oil

2017; otherwise known as the year I simply accepted that the only way I love squash is when it's disguised as something else entirely.

FoodThe PasticheDecember 27, 2017sides, winter, squash, acorn squash, spicy, sweet, dinner Comments

Almond brittle cookies

You know when you're at a restaurant, and the server asks if you'd like to see the dessert menu? The answer is always yes, by the way, even if you don't end up ordering anything. But guess what would be my very last choice, every time, no matter what my dessert menu options were? Cookies!...

FoodThe PasticheDecember 21, 2017cookies, almond cookies, Christmas, holidays, baking, butter Comments

What are you cooking this season?

We're here; we've made it. We're in the season of indulgent, guilt-free cooking—my favorite time of year to be in the kitchen.

FoodThe PasticheNovember 1, 2017bucket list, fall cooking, cooking, fall Comments

Cauliflower soup with roasted garlic and truffle oil

I love soup. I love that making soup is a kind of slow, steady labor of love.

FoodThe PasticheOctober 9, 2017cauliflower, soup, roasted garlic, truffle, dinner, fall, thyme, winter, lunch Comments

Chicken makhani (Indian butter chicken)

Anything with butter in the name is good by me.

FoodThe PasticheSeptember 5, 2017dinner, Indian, chicken, rice, fall, tomatoes Comments

Summer sweet corn chowder

The closest thing to summer comfort food you can find.

FoodThe PasticheAugust 22, 2017soup, summer, dinner, lunch, make-ahead, corn, August Comments

Braised artichokes in white wine and lemon

Artichokes might be, strangely, the most nostalgic food of my childhood.

FoodThe PasticheAugust 4, 2017sides, dinner, artichokes, wine, lemon, summer Comments

My favorite (mostly) no-cook summer dinners

The last place anyone wants to be on a hot summer night is in the kitchen, let alone over the stove. I think that's why a pretty common question I get asked is for low- to no-cook dinner ideas for the summertime.

Food, PeriodicalsThe PasticheAugust 1, 2017summer, no cook, make-ahead, dinner ideas, recipe archives, tbtComment

Caprese with pesto and burrata

If ya don't like Caprese salad, I can't trust ya.

FoodThe PasticheJuly 14, 2017caprese, salad, appetizers, party foods, party, summer, tomatoes, pesto, dinner Comments

Strawberry sriracha jam

While I'm less of a sweet-heat gal (I'm not usually a fan of hot and spicy things that have sweetness to them, such as wings or sauces), I'm all about sweets that have an added element of heat. In this case, the addition of sriracha chili sauce gives homemade strawberry jam, which is fundamentally delicious on its own, a depth and mystery that takes it to the next level.

FoodThe PasticheJuly 3, 2017jam, strawberries, raspberries, sriracha, breakfast, brunch, appetizers Comment

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