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Roasted Red Pepper Pasta with Fresh Mozzarella

October 2, 2024 No Comments

I’m not what you would call a cold-weather fan. My interest in the outdoors starts to wane when the thermometer dips below freezing. But I do like mugs of hot tea, throw blankets, the thrill of taking off wet socks, and cozy bowls of food like this Roasted Red Pepper Pasta with Fresh Mozzarella. This dish features a silky roasted red pepper sauce that clings to tender pieces of pasta topped with gooey strands of fresh mozzarella and basil leaves. This is the perfect nosh for those blustery nights ahead, so let’s dive right in.

Grains & Legumes, Vegetarian

Buttery Zucchini Risotto

September 26, 2024 No Comments

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We’re at a seasonal crossroads. The calendar says “fall” but the summer heat lingers. Sure, we have a few cool and rainy days but the sun still forces us out of our sweaters occasionally. It’s an odd period to cook for. Soups are returning to our social media feeds like long-lost dear friends but there’s still all that gorgeous late summer produce kicking around. Enter this Buttery Zucchini Risotto – a dish that has one foot in summer and one foot in fall. This is the transition dish we need because we can’t be jumping from caprese salads straight to pot pies. We have got to ease ourselves into the heavier stuff and this risotto will help us do just that.

Salads, Vegetarian

Stone Fruit Caprese Salad

September 1, 2024 No Comments

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Plums, nectarines, and peaches are ruling every grocery store shelf, and I am powerless before them. I cannot help but buy them. And naturally, if I buy them I have to eat them. So I’ve been putting stone fruit in just about everything from sandwiches to stir fries to BBQ sauce and beyond, no dish is off limits. These dishes can be elaborate or remarkably easy like today’s Stone Fruit Caprese Salad, which is admittedly a more complicated version of a famously simple salad. What can I say? I am who I am.

Sandwiches & Wraps, Vegetarian

Tomato Halloumi Sandwich with Fried Basil

August 16, 2024 No Comments

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Tomato season is in full swing and that can only mean one thing – toasted tomato sandwiches are the only rational lunch option from here on out. When I was growing up a tomato sandwich was not a seasonal thing, it was a survival thing. For a few years there, the 2-3 slices of tomatoes on my sandwich were all that was standing between me and scurvy. I was never a fussy eater but was prone to food obsessions. I loved eating the same things repeatedly. These days I try to limit my intake to August and September when tomatoes are at their peak. But even within that small window, it is possible to get bored. Thankfully, the tomato sandwich is endlessly riff-able. Today’s Tomato Halloumi Sandwich with Fried Basil is one such riff.