Summer

Roasted Green Beans with Tomato Confit

Roasted Green Beans with Tomato Confit

 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…

Flank Steak Salad with Basil-Mint Dressing

Flank Steak Salad with Basil-Mint Dressing

I’m back from vacation and getting back into the swing of recipe write-ups. After eating a lot of rich foods, it feels great to have something fresh and healthy, like this steak salad with a basil and mint dressing. It is easy to throw together…

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…

Quick Blistered Shishito Peppers

Quick Blistered Shishito Peppers

When it comes to great products from the farmers market, you don’t always have to have an elaborate plan. These blistered shishito peppers come together extraordinarily fast, and are an excellent side dish for any occasion.

Garlic Scape Pesto

Garlic Scape Pesto

When you see garlic scapes for the first time, you’ll probably think that it is some kind of alien vegetable. I mean, they do look funky, but I promise they are really easy to use in meals. This garlic scape pesto is the perfect sauce…

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…

Italian Zucchini Salad

Italian Zucchini Salad

One of the hardest things to do when you’re on a Whole30 is eating with friends who are not doing a Whole30. Luckily, this Italian zucchini salad works for pretty much everyone: Whole30, vegan, keto, you name it. The zucchini soaks up all the flavor from…