Appetizers

Whole30 Smashed Cucumber Salad

Whole30 Smashed Cucumber Salad

Looking for a no-cook recipe to help beat the last of this summer’s heat? My Whole30 Smashed Cucumber Salad is a refreshing side that you can whip up in less than 20 minutes, perfect for when you’d rather be spending time with your family than…

Warm Whole30 Potato Salad with Green Garlic

Warm Whole30 Potato Salad with Green Garlic

This Warm Whole30 Potato Salad is the perfect dish to share at your family get-togethers and potlucks this summer. The green garlic, shallots, and cilantro provide tons of crowd-pleasing summer flavor that I promise will have everyone asking you for the recipe.

Blood Orange and Shrimp Ceviche

Blood Orange and Shrimp Ceviche

We’re nearing the tail end of blood orange season, so I definitely wanted to get one last recipe there before the last blood orange is gone! And trust me, you’re not going to want to miss this blood orange and shrimp ceviche, which will be…

Beet Green Spanakopita Pinwheels

Beet Green Spanakopita Pinwheels

I love coming up with recipes to use up kitchen scraps. Often, these things are perfectly edible, but they end up in the compost pile because we don’t know what we can do with them. With a little bit of creativity, however, we can come…

Fully Loaded Beet Skins

Fully Loaded Beet Skins

Who’s ready for the Super Bowl this weekend? Even though I’m no diehard football fan, I was hoping that this was the year for the Buffalo Bills (I’ve got quite the story as to why the Buffalo Bills, but I can save that story for…

Spicy Carrot and Cabbage Slaw

Spicy Carrot and Cabbage Slaw

Spring is finally here! And now that winter is behind us, farmers markets will move back to their outdoor locations, and more variety in produce will arrive. One of the first non-winter crops harvested is a perennial favorite: carrots. This transitional time of year is…

Whole30 Red Cabbage Hash Browns

Whole30 Red Cabbage Hash Browns

I don’t like wasting food (or money), so I love having an assortment of recipes that use up all the odds and ends. Making hash browns is a versatile method to use up leftovers of many different vegetables. Recently, I’ve been testing a bunch of…

Kohlrabi and Fennel Slaw with Warm Brown Butter Dressing

Kohlrabi and Fennel Slaw with Warm Brown Butter Dressing

Kohlrabi is one of my favorite farmers market vegetables. While it is most commonly associated with spring markets, it does start to reappear in the fall in some areas, including mine. This is the perfect salad for those warm September days with cool nights. The…

Sweet and Sour Pickled Cantaloupe

Sweet and Sour Pickled Cantaloupe

I find cantaloupe to be an extremely polarizing fruit. For some, like my brother, cantaloupe is one of their favorites. For others, its the fruit they leave for last when eating fruit salad. As for me? When cantaloupe is ripe, I love it. It’s sweet…

Farmers Market Celebration Bread

Farmers Market Celebration Bread

It’s the start of National Farmers Market Week! And to start it off, I’m making my Farmers Market Celebration Bread. I’ll start this off by saying that I’m not much of a baker (though I am a great armchair critic of The Great British Baking…

Ground Cherry Salsa

Ground Cherry Salsa

This recipe features a fruit that most people aren’t familiar with: ground cherries. These little fruits are a true summer delight. Ground cherry salsa is an easy way to use these unique fruits and try out all new flavors. The first time I was able…

Roasted Beet and Chive Tarts

Roasted Beet and Chive Tarts

Nothing beats the earthy flavor of beets from the farmers market (pun intended). These roasted beet and chive tarts show off that beet-y flavor with a herbal chive ricotta filling complement. They look fancy, but are actually pretty easy to make. Beets are pretty easy…