Seasonal recipes for today's kitchen
I love pasta. I love summer. And summertime is a great season to experiment with new pasta dishes. After all, the farmers markets are filled with colorful vegetables that can star as delicious pasta ingredients. But summer also calls for pasta dishes that are lighter—and–Read more
As picnic season opens, having a good selection of dishes to share with friends in the park is on my list of things to do. This recipe uses some of the usual characters in a cole slaw production—cabbage and carrots and onions—and adds other colorful–Read more
Several years ago my daughter and I enjoyed a meal in Berkeley, California, at the restaurant Venus. My fish entree was served with a side of herb- and garlic-infused white beans, a lovely accompaniment to the firm-fleshed fish. I was reminded of how well this–Read more
As I was making my way back home from a walk in the park recently, I passed by a house where someone was baking cookies. How did I know? The smell of butter and sugar and crisped golden-edged deliciousness was wafting down the sidewalk. That–Read more
In recent months, I’ve found myself turning to flavors of my childhood for comforting foods. Growing up in southern Louisiana, I benefitted from the bounty of Cajun recipes and ingredients. Sweet potatoes were plentiful, harvested in nearby communities. My mother sometimes baked them, sometimes–Read more
Yesterday was Pi Day, 3/14. Making a pie with a crust didn’t appeal to me, so I made a cake instead–a vegetable cake. I figured that as long as the final dish was round, we could have a true Pi celebration. A New Twist on Baked Cauliflower The recipe–Read more
