I made this Watermelon, Red Onion, Avocado Salad today for lunch and literally inhaled it! I have photo proof below. The recipe is clearly simple. And you of course can add your favorite cheese. I happened to use caciocavallo, brought back from Greece by a friend. It’s made from sheep or cow’s milk and also […]
Around this time of year in the US, we have an abundance of zucchini in our gardens, farmers markets and grocery stores. And we have no lack of wonderful recipes to use them in. Soup, however is often overlooked in the heat of summer…but maybe it shouldn’t be. Especially when it’s this good…creamy zucchini […]
Every year around this time, zucchini blossoms, the first “fruits”of my garden reach my kitchen… as they have year after year in my mother’s and grandmother’s kitchens before me. Zucchini blossom season has at this point become a treasured, and celebrated event. I have pan fried them, put them in omelets and on salads…but the […]
If you love pasta salad like me, You could probably eat this whole bowl like I could. But when half the noodles are zucchini…then go right ahead and eat it all. So when deciding what to call this new addition to my collection of great pasta salads, I decided on the Guilt Free Pasta Salad […]
Artichokes are a funny thing. You either love them…or don’t know how to eat them (or cook them). I make these roasted, stuffed artichokes for a recent dinner party. And though I had always steamed artichokes whole, sitting upright in a big pot of water, stuffed with a breadcrumb mixture…this method wasn’t going to […]
I made this cold soba noodle salad for a demo at Williams Sonoma Danbury CT store last Saturday. I hesitated to add it to this site because this photo, taken under florescent lights, is of rather poor quality and does not do this dish justice. However so many people who tasted this clamored for a […]
Arancini, or stuffed rice balls are a traditional Italian side dish made from leftover risotto. You can stuff them with fresh mozzarella, or a mixture of chopped meat, peas and cheese. Or you can do something completely different and stuff them with anything your heart desires. Maybe cheddar cheese and bacon? Ingredients Leftover, chilled rice […]
I made a sesame crusted tuna steak one night and then had this sensational looking Sesame Crusted Tuna Salad the next day! A double treat! I sliced it and added it to a salad of mixed greens and fresh oranges. I would have also added sliced fennel but I didn’t have any! But the citrus […]
This Chicken, Pear, Arugula Salad is one I served for many years in my former restaurant. Over the years we must have sold tens of thousands of them and even now, many years later, it’s still on of my son’s favorite salads. He had a urge for one the other day and wanted me […]
I came up with the recipe for the cold soba/zucchini salad when daughter asked me for help coming up with some tasty dressings for the Buddha bowls she brings to work for lunch every day. I decided to do a bit of experimenting by first cooking up some cold soba noodles. Then I thought […]
