Recipes inspired by the summer months and the ingredients in peak season!
This lemony wild rice with tomatoes is easy to make ahead of time and keeps well so that you can enjoy it again and again throughout the week . . . With everyone in our household adjusting to an earlier schedule now that school’s back in session, I’ve been turning to some of my “old […]
Crispy and sweet maple peach pulled pork tacos with fresh peach salsa and charred corn. . . What could be more summery than peach tacos?! We have so many ripe peaches around here in the summer (my and my daughter’s favorite fruit!), I’m always trying to think up new recipes with peaches. Maple Peach Pulled
I make this goat cheese souffle with fresh chives, tarragon, parsley, and sometimes basil from our garden . . . This is another great vegetarian main, especially in the summer if you have a lot of herbs on hand. We aren’t vegetarians in our house, but I try to swap out meat a few nights
These giant Greek beans are delicious straight out of the oven or cold the next day . . . I started making this dish just this summer. Our local Greek restaurant makes a fantastic version, so I decided to see if I could make an easy version at home. After several months of experimenting, I
These honey bran muffins are great on their own or with tart red currants thrown in . . . Yay! It’s the end of summer and red currants are in season! And they are so pretty! But wait, what can I do with red currants other than make red currant jelly? (Hopefully you, unlike me,
An easy recipe for a tangy passionfruit tart with a sweet brown-butter coconut shortbread base . . . with an option to add a delicious meringue topping!
Honey cornbread muffins with strawberry puddle pockets . . . These honey cornbread muffins are filled with strawberry puddles and make the perfect summer muffin. I crave them when strawberry season hits. The cornmeal gets very crispy and delicious and the strawberries melt into little jammy pockets on the inside. I like to put a
Healthy ricotta and jam toast that feels splurgy . . . Whipped ricotta and homemade strawberry jam toast is a weekend luxury for me, even though it is low calorie and quite healthy. I like to eat the toast and strawberry jam warm and the whipped ricotta ice cold. I usually use my quick brown
This corn and tomato salad with fresh mozzarella is perfect for cooling down in hot weather! The weather has finally started to feel like it’s not trying to murder us all (it has started to warm up a bit), which means it is time for one of my favorite summer salads: fresh sweet corn and
Rainbow Chard, Ricotta, Feta, Cheddar, Lemon Zest, and Summer Herbs . . . This greens pie is my current favorite recipe. It is very similar to spanakopita, which I’ve always loved. In college, I would buy 5 or 6 packs of the little spanakopita triangles at a time. There were weeks where I would eat
Fresh oregano and thyme, plus garlic, lemon, and pepper chicken thighs. . . These lemon pepper chicken thighs with celery root are very easy to make and absolutely delicious. You can make this recipe either with a full chicken, or with just thighs. Either way, the celery root cooks in a combination of chicken fat,
I make this key lime tart with condensed milk, limes, and egg yolks. I should mention at the outset that because I make this tart with the fresh limes available in our grocery store (Persian limes), it is probably more accurate to call this a “lime curd tart.” To stand up to the intensity of
