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Broiled Eggplant with Tomatoes & Lentils

Broiled Eggplant, Tomatoes & Lentils

Some foods make me feel like a cat; I just wanna curl up around the bowl & purr. My recipe for Broiled Eggplant, Tomatoes & Lentils is just such a food. It’s easy to cook, hearty, healthy & a family pleaser. Awesome with some hearty bread, in a Buddha Bowl, as one of many appetizers […]

Roasted Sweet Potato Salad with Ginger, Feta & Shallots

Roasted Sweet Potato Salad with Ginger, Feta & Shallots

The sweetness of Sweet Potatoes really needs acid & earthy bitterness to balance it; even as a young kid I just couldn’t understand that Thanksgiving dish with the Marshmallows. This recipe adds the heat of fresh Ginger Root, acid of Lemon Juice, almost garlic of Shallot to the sweetness of the Honey to make a […]

Lentil Salad

Lentil Salad

This staple Mediterranean Salad can be fixed up ahead of time & served with many other salads or Salatim, as they are called in the Middle East. Hummus, Greek Cucumber & Tomato Salad, Tabouli, Fattoush or Panzanella Salad, etc. are all great choices if you want to have a meal of many yummy salads served […]

Nectarine Panzanella

Nectarine Panzanella

Take a great big wooden bowl & fill it with deliciousness. That is how lots of my diner salads tend to go. Just throw lots of great ingredients in together and enjoy! Panzanella, a Tuscan bread salad typically made with fresh tomatoes, balsamic & basil (among other ingredients), is one of those amazing dinner salads […]

Mexican Street Corn Salad

Mexican Street Corn Salad

I love summer food. I love Israeli salads, roasted summer veggies, lush squash & tomatoes fresh off the vine, grilled asparagus, and of course, corn. Elotes, or Mexican Street Corn, is a wonderful way to get lots of flavors & cheese in every bit of corn. This Mexican Street Corn is my take on that […]

Watermelon, Cucumber, Jicama Salad

Watermelon, Cucumber, Jicama Salad

This is one of my summer go-tos. It’s refreshing, it’s crisp, it’s healthy & it’s unusual.  And, it’s super-simple – You can modify the recipe to suit your taste. You’re gonna be the hit at the next pool party!  

Marinated Mozzarella

Marinated Mozzarella

Summertime veggies are bursting with flavor!  I love mixing in season veggies with good oil/cheese combos to create salads, cheese trays & even full meals. I use my Marinated Mozzarella mix with asparagus in the late spring/early summer, & with Zucchini, Eggplant, Peppers, & of course with Tomatoes as they all come into their season […]

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Pesto Pasta for People Who Don’t Cook

  I have people in my extended family who don’t cook. They can boil, chop, open jars & mix however, so I like finding ways to help them eat yummy foods in delicious combinations & feel really successful in the kitchen. This Pesto Pasta is just such an example: a few simple steps & look […]

Edamame Israeli Salad

Edamame Israeli Salad

I think the ratio of crunch to soft is key in any Israeli Salad. I add celery to mine so that there is more crunchy bits which helps me offset the added beans which have a smoother texture. So do any of you lovelies think about the crunch ratio in your foods, or is this […]

Tahini, Asparagus & Bulgar Wheat Salad

Tahini, Asparagus & Bulgar Wheat Salad

Bulgar Wheat is great for Tabouli (also spelled Tabbouleh), I get it. And yet, I think of Tabouli as a summer salad perfect with super fresh cucumbers & tomatoes. For spring, I’m going in a different direction with my bulgar wheat salad & using the asparagus that shows up in my markets in late April/early […]

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