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

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

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

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

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

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

Radish, snap pea, and cucumber salad with mint and yogurt

Let's talk about "deconstructed" things. Like, when you order the "Deconstructed Banana Cream Pie" and you get an abstract piece of Graham cracker with slices of brûléed bananas and dots of whipped cream artfully arranged around the plate. Nothing (irrationally) annoys me more than this—a deconstructed version of something that should never be eaten any other way than in its constructed form (in my humble, correct opinion).

FoodThe PasticheJune 16, 2017salad, dinner, sides, summer, yogurt, snap peas, radish, cucumber, pistachios, healthy, light Comments

Warm lemon and Parmesan couscous with peas

A springtime variation of the world's easiest side dish.

FoodThe PasticheMay 29, 2017sides, dinner, lunch, vegetarian, couscous, spring, peas, parmesan Comments

Collard greens and beans in white wine broth

I know that "greens and beans" are an actual thing, but speaking more technically, I just love greens and beans, in nearly any form.

FoodThe PasticheMay 18, 2017beans, greens and beans, dinner, healthy, light, collard greens, appetizers Comments

Tricolor salad with fresh herbs and gorgonzola

Something I've really come to appreciate as I've gotten older and have had more exposure to good food is a delicious, simple salad.

FoodThe PasticheMarch 22, 2017salad, dinner, gorgonzola, tricolor salad, simple, healthy, light, herbs, sides Comments

American goulash with Italian sausage

Don't walk away! I know what you're thinking.

And I know it for two reasons. One was my own reaction as a kid when I first heard my grandma was making goulash, and two was Jon's reaction a week ago when he heard I was making goulash.

FoodThe PasticheMarch 8, 2017dinner, lunch, make-ahead, ground beef, sausage, tomatoes, winter Comments

Quick sharp cheddar mac and cheese

For when you *need* it.

FoodThe PasticheFebruary 24, 2017mac and cheese, quick, weeknight dinner, dinner, panko, cheese, pastaComment

Naan flatbread with hummus and Caesar drenched kale

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