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

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

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

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

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

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

Asian chopped salad

Do I know what makes a salad a chopped salad? Not really, no.

FoodThe PasticheMay 11, 2017salad, lunch, make-ahead, Asian, chicken, healthy, sesame Comments

Avocado garlic toast with balsamic marinated tomatoes and cucumbers

Does anyone even remember the world before avocado toast?

FoodThe PasticheApril 18, 2017breakfast, lunch, avocado, avocado toast, tomatoes, healthy, light, brunch Comments

Honey Dijon chicken salad with dried cherries on sourdough

What IS it about chicken salad that is so stinkin' indulgent and delicious? When done right, it's one of those things I have a real hard time passing up if it's on a menu. But to be honest, I thiiiiiiink I make it the best at home. And that's why it's a favorite of mine to make ahead for weekday lunches.

FoodThe PasticheMarch 16, 2017chicken salad, lunch, dried cherries, Dijon, honey, make-ahead, sandwichesComment

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

Naan flatbread with hummus and Caesar drenched kale

These are a few of my favorite things.

French lentils with lemon vinaigrette, feta, and poached egg

A friend of mine, Mackenzie, and I were just talking about how our favorite way to eat things is in a bowl with all the different components layered together and eaten together. It has a familiar comfort food feel and is just simply more satisfying to eat for any meal of the day. Yes, there's a place for portioned out meals with mains and sides, but I tend to gravitate towards the one-pot/one-plate kind of feel...

FoodThe PasticheJanuary 17, 2017healthy, breakfast, lunch, lentils, poached egg, lemon, feta, French Comments

Healthy slow cooker chicken and green chile soup

Given that we've been living without a functioning kitchen for nearly a month, this slow cooker recipe is way overdue...

FoodThe PasticheJanuary 9, 2017soup, Mexican, peppers, spicy, slow cooker, lunch, make-ahead, dinner, winter, healthy Comment

Oven roasted tomato and artichoke bisque

Even in the days of tomato soup from an Andy Warhol style red and white Campbell's Soup can, or tomato soup from the school cafeteria, I was all about it. Because, grilled cheese and tomato soup is one of the OG comfort foods. And even when it wasn't great, it was still good...

FoodThe PasticheNovember 3, 2016soup, tomato soup, tomatoes, fall, winter, artichokes, lunch, dinner Comments

Ham sandwich with apple, goat cheese, Dijon, and raspberry jam

I don't want to jump the gun here, but one of my favorite things about Thanksgiving is how everything on the dinner table goes so well together, although not in an entirely intuitive way. Even right down to dessert! The whole combination is just dynamite, and I love applying the same sort of formula to other dishes and recipes. Because who doesn't love the O.G. Thanksgiving formula of savory and sweet?...

FoodThe PasticheOctober 7, 2016lunch, sandwiches, Thanksgiving, ham, apples, fall, goat cheese Comment

Tuscan bean and kale soup

There is just a thing about soup. Something about both making it and eating it, where it’s this delightful, warming, comforting thing. The whole experience is the closest you can come to having your cake and eating it too because it’s fulfilling before you’ve even had it, and still after it’s gone. And people have been onto this for a long time. Everyone kind of gets it. I even spent half my adolescence reading never-ending iterations of Chicken Soup for the Soul/Teenage Soul/Cat-lover’s Soul/Bae’s Soul books. (Remember those?)...

FoodThe PasticheSeptember 23, 2016soup, beans, dinner, lunch, make-ahead, healthy Comments

Moroccan couscous with rotisserie chicken

Couscous and rotisserie chicken are two very underrepresented things on this blog...

FoodThe PasticheAugust 23, 2016lunch, couscous, make-ahead, Moroccan, herbs, rotisserie chicken, chicken, yogurt sauce Comments

Cool sesame-ginger noodles with chili flakes

If you can't take the heat, get out the kitchen and make this cool sesame noodle salad. But actually you'll need to be in the kitchen but it won't be hot. How's that for a #neat intro into this recipe?...

FoodThe PasticheJuly 22, 2016sesame, noodles, Asian, salad, lunch, vegetarian, soy sauce, spicy Comments

Summer picnic steak salad

A picnic is one of those elusive, mysterious things that, like a unicorn, no one is really sure if it actually exists...

FoodThe PasticheJune 23, 2016steak, salad, dinner, lunch, picnic, summerComment

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