Chilled Corn Soup with Créme Fraîche & Basil Oil As the sun begins to fade and days get shorter, I’m already waxing nostalgic for this glorious season. Of childhood summer memories, one of my fondest dates from when my family and I lived in upstate… Continue reading…
if you can’t stand the heat
Farro Tuna White Bean Salad Summertime and the living is…lazy. Blame it on an abundance of hot, not humid days and cool moonlit nights. I’ve been in the mood to keep life easy, spending many afternoons soaking up sun on my favorite patch of sand: a… Continue reading…
green with envy
Green Gazpacho It’s kind of a family joke. My grandma, who was an otherwise decent cook, would indoctrinate new members of the family by serving them cold fruit soup. No one is quite sure where she got the idea to offer these unusual concoctions, but I… Continue reading…
easy as pie
Caramelized Onion, Bacon & Mushroom Pizza My daughter is home for the summer. Once we finish plowing through mountains of laundry and packing away all her college gear, I’m looking forward to some serious girl bonding. We love curling up on… Continue reading…
raw and ravishing
I’ve been willing the weather to change. Wishing for warmer breezes and sunnier skies. And yet, at the same time, I’ve already grown nostalgic for winter. The memory of a snow fall, softly donning our shrubbery in a frosty white coat… Continue reading…