Summer

Recipes inspired by the summer months and the ingredients in peak season!

Goat Cheese Souffle with Fresh Herbs

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

Giant Greek Beans Baked with Tomatoes, Olives, and Herbs

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

Honey Bran Muffins with Tart Red Currants

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,

Jammy Strawberry & Honey Cornbread Muffins

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

whipped ricotta and homemade strawberry jam toast

Whipped Ricotta and Homemade Strawberry Jam Toast

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

Fresh Corn and Tomato Summer Salad

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

Spanakopita-Style Greens Pie with Fresh Summer Herbs

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

Mediterranean Lemon Pepper Chicken Thighs with Celery Root

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,

Key Lime Tart with Gingersnap Crust

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.”

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