Category: Recipes

Grains & Legumes, Recipes, Salads, Vegetarian

Golden Beet Panzanella w/ Sherry Roasted Onions

June 27, 2020 No Comments

Summer is peak salad season. I’m sure nutritionists everywhere would prefer salad didn’t have a season. But in my books, the dead of February really isn’t the time for a salad. Thankfully, we’re nowhere near the dead of February, we’re knocking on the door of prime summertime. And salads always seem to be on the menu, whether they be a leafy side-salad affair or a bread-and-cheese-heavy main event, like this Golden Beet Panzanella. And that really is the beauty of a salad – it can really fit any mealtime role you set out for it. Even dessert if you count Snickers Salad as an actual salad – but for the record, I don’t.

Pasta, Recipes

Ricotta Agnolotti with Sautéed Fiddleheads

June 23, 2020 No Comments

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Pasta is not a seasonal food. Pasta is an all the time food. Sure, you might not drench it in ragu in the middle of July, but you’ll definitely pair it with bocconcini in a salad. And seafood pasta dishes were made for patios and beer and white wine. Pasta always has a place at the table, but fiddly pasta? Well, that’s a tougher sell. I know the thought of spending time in the kitchen is less than ideal when summer is underway, but I truly believe these Ricotta Agnolotti with Sautéed Fiddleheads are worth the extra time indoors and I intend to prove it to you. You can eat them al fresco and I promise that cold white wine you pair them with will taste all the sweeter.

Cakes, Confections, Recipes

Toasted Fluffernutter Sheet Cake

June 20, 2020 No Comments

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Yes, this is a Toasted Fluffernutter Sheet Cake. Yes, like the official sandwich of Massachusetts. And yes, the fluffernutter is the official sandwich of Massachusetts. I looked it up. The fluffernutter sandwich gets a lot of flack due to its use of bottled marshmallow cream and utter lack of nutrition. And yeah, okay I can see where people are coming from. Marshmallow cream is generally not part of a high-brow balanced breakfast. But what if you swapped the processed cream for the more respectable Italian Meringue and moved the peanut/marshmallow pairing to a more suitable time of the day, i.e. dessert? Not so trashy afterall.

Pasta, Recipes, Vegetarian

Creamy Asparagus Orzo with Herbed Goat Cheese

June 15, 2020 No Comments

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Want a bowl of pasta that eats a heck of a lot like a bowl of risotto? Look no further than this Creamy Asparagus Orzo. I don’t know about you but I’ve always had trouble choosing between pasta and risotto. Sure, I eat a lot more pasta than I do risotto because pasta is quick and risotto is, well, meditative? But in a restaurant setting, when my time and effort aren’t remotely on the line, it’s a really tough call. And when I’m confronted with a tough decision, I do what any rational, responsible person would – I find a way around it.