A few weeks ago, I found myself with guests coming over for dinner in a matter of hours and no menu planned. This was a highly unusual occurrence, as I am usually one to obsess over a dinner menu until it haunts my dreams. Luckily, I casually had two whole pasture-raised chickens on hand (as…
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Stuffed Acorn Squash with Quinoa, Chickpeas + Maple Tahini Dressing
This Stuffed Acorn Squash with Quinoa, Chickpeas and Maple Tahini Dressing would be a welcome addition to your Thanksgiving menu. Call me crazy, but it is the type of dish to which I am most drawn on this holiday of beige food. I have nothing against beige food, per se — I love silky mashed…
Crunchy Bread + Butter Pickles
I’ve been buying Kirby cucumbers in bulk from the farmer’s market — the compact kind with a bumpy exterior, mild flavor and addictive crunch. They are great sliced into salads, but their crunch factor makes them ideal candidates for pickling. And I love pickles…like really, truly love them. This recipe for Crunchy Bread and Butter…
Herby New Potatoes + Asparagus with Lemon and Ghee
I intended to post this recipe in time for Easter last weekend — it would have made the perfect side for Easter brunch. Alas, life (read: two-year-old Rose) got in the way and I didn’t get around to it. BUT I am actually glad, because I wouldn’t want to pigeon-hole this recipe to one holiday…
Roasted Honeynut Squash + Pomegranate Gremolata
According to the calendar, it is November 11…how!? The holiday season is upon us, and it already feels like it is slipping away from me. Perhaps four straight weeks of stomach bugs, colds and flus has something to do with that – such is life when you are living with a human germ incubator, aka…