Asparagus is one of the highlights of spring farmers markets. I love using asparagus as much as I can during their brief season. And the best part is that almost all asparagus dishes are fast and easy to cook or prep. This Whole30 shaved asparagus…
This creamy, Whole30 beet soup is my twist on borscht, a classic Eastern European beet soup. I add tahini to my recipe to give this beet soup a nutty background flavor and creamy texture. Finish it off with a ton of fresh herbs, and you’ve…
Cooking salmon has a huge return on the time and effort invested. It’s a flavorful fish that can stand up to many different cooking methods and flavors. Here, I mix sour, floral limes with cool mint to make an enticing combination for this Whole30 mojito…
Orecchiete is a fun pasta shape to work with; in Italian, it means little ears. According to my dad, my great-grandmother would make this pasta by hand; I don’t have her skills (yet), so when I was recently at Eataly in Chicago, I picked up…
Salads seem like something summery, not so much a winter dish. But the great irony of this is that many salad greens and lettuces are at their peak in the cold winter months. But there’s an easy way to make salads a bit richer and…
Soup is one of my favorite things to make when wintery weather takes over. This butternut squash soup is a great balance of sweet squash and spicy ginger and chili oil. It’s extremely easy to make, and can go from stove to table in about…
Roasted green beans is one of my favorite fall-transition side dishes. Fresh green beans taste nothing like their canned cousins; they maintain their texture a whole lot better, and roasting them brings out a sweetness in addition to any grassy notes. Add a tomato confit…
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…
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…
As I’ve mentioned before, kohlrabi was one of the first “new-to-me” things I discovered at the farmers market. I had never seen them sold at Safeway, and Whole Foods wasn’t my go-to grocery store (not that I’ve seen kohlrabi there either). If you haven’t tried…
Peas are one of those crops that are extremely seasonal; there’s a reason why peas were the very first commercially available frozen vegetable (and it’s just not because canned peas are terrible). Depending on your exact climate, snap peas are in season for maybe a…
