This lemon and leek soup is inspired by avgolemono, a Greek lemon-egg soup that is light-tasting yet hearty and filling. In the wintertime, this avgolemono recipe is perfect for when you feel a little scratch in the back of your throat – the citrus is refreshing and the addition of egg to the broth makes […]

hi! hello! what’s up! it’s been about a year since i launched this food blog, and *damn* i have learned a lot. to celebrate, i wanted to pull together the top 10 recipes readers loved! The common threads seem to be that y’all like food made quickly in an Instant Pot or an Air Fryer, […]

Here’s an incredibly easy recipe for making spicy noodles at home – easier than takeout and so, so good. Using chili oil, soy sauce – this spicy recipe is delicious and cures that spicy carby craving you might be having.  Making this recipe takes about 5 minutes of active time to get THIS glorious snack. […]

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Paloma cocktails are made with grapefruit soda, grapefruit juice, tequila or mezcal, and are served with a salty rim. It’s like if a margarita and a salty dog had a love child. Palomas can be made on the rocks or frozen – a frozen paloma cocktail is sooo good in the summertime, and is also […]

Have you ever had trottole pasta? Trottole pasta is a curly-cue pasta shape that looks like a tight coil. Its shape clings to pasta sauce, so you get a perfect distribution of pasta:sauce with every bite. This recipe for trottole pasta is topped with a spicy-ish shrimp marinara sauce. The shrimp marinara sauce is a […]

This is a rhubarb panna cotta tart that capitalizes on the joys of rhubarb and is the next one in my series of rhubarb recipes this spring. in my sprint to get as much out of rhubarb season, i devised this rhubarb panna cotta tart to balance the sweet-tart flavors of rhubarb with a creamy-rich […]

This easy roasted chicken recipe is a staple you must memorize how to make. All you have to is stuff is with lemon and onion, season it with salt and pepper and then roast it in the oven for 1 hour at 425F. That really could be the whole blog post! If you want, save […]

Ever have a hankering for tiramisu but don’t want to make a giant casserole dish worth of it? This recipe is scaled down and is perfect 2-4 people. This small-batch tiramisu will still give you that pick-me-up you’re looking for, without having too many wasteful leftovers! Tiramisu, which literally means”pick me up” in Italian, is […]

Here’s a really simple and delicious herby green tahini sauce that is perfect for dipping cruditees and spring vegetables into. Mimi Newman hummus but without beans and plus lots of herbs! 3 cloves of garlic 1 head of dill or any bunch of herbs you want 1 cup of tahini ¼ cup of red wine […]

Here’s a recipe for an heirloom tomato mozzarella salad — perfect for the heirloom tomatoes we see in July and August. Use this recipe as a template for any tomato salad you like — it’s very versatile and flexible to whatever herb or cheese you want to use with it. With bright tomatoes, creamy mozzarella, […]

This recipe is less of a recipe and really more of a formula for a summery fruit salad. You take mozzarella — buffalo, burrata or ciliegine all work great — and combine with your favorite stone fruit — apricot, plum, peach, or nectarine — and top with sweet herbs — mint, tarragon, or basil — […]

Here’s a recipe for a paleo cream of asparagus soup. It’s spring in a soup form — blending together asparagus, peas, mint, and onion and topping it with a bit of cream that’s light and lovely. If you’re looking to take advantage of seasonal produce, make this spring herb and asparagus soup! I think peas […]

This recipe for a miso chicken and rice soup uses pantry basics to create a nourishing, warming, healthy soup. With ginger, miso, rice, and chicken broth, you can have an easy soup for 6-8 people ready in less than an hour. I’m writing this recipe from day 4 of my Coronavirus quarantine. I hope that […]