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CURRIED PEAR AND BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

WITH 2 COMMENTS

This soup is a wonderful cool weather treat with the comforting flavor of butternut squash, sweetened with pears and amped up with curry and ginger. Don't forget the sugared and peppered pepitas and goat cheese for garnish.

SUMMER SALAD WITH PEACHES, CHICKEN, BACON & CILANTRO DRESSING

WITH 6 COMMENTS

A flavorful summer salad that is hearty enough for dinner. Make when peaches are ripe and tomatoes are at their peak. A few crumbles of bacon boosts umami and the creamy non-dairy cilantro dressing binds it all together.

SUGAR KISS MELON GAZPACHO

WITH 6 COMMENTS

A delicious and refreshing chilled melon and avocado gazpacho that uses the best of late summer and early fall ingredients. A pomegranate, pepitas and feta cheese garnish balances the sweetness of the soup and provides texture and contrast.

SLOW-COOKED CARNITAS WITH MINTED TOMATILLO SALSA

WITH NO COMMENTS

Easy, lip-smacking good, homemade, no lard, no Coca Cola, healthy carnitas are paired with a 3-ingredient minted tomatillo sauce.

SPRING VEGETABLES AND BURRATA CROSTINI PLATTER

WITH 2 COMMENTS

This vegetable-dense spring crostini platter does dual duty as an appetizer platter or a complete meal. A luscious ball of burrata & salty prosciutto round it out. Serve with my Spanish-style Aperol Gin and Tonic and you have a perfect warm-weather meal.

ITALIAN PRESSED-BRICK SANDWICH

WITH 2 COMMENTS

Densly packed with classic antipasti ingredients, this sandwich is vibrantly flavored. Serve these sandwich bites as an appetizer, take them on a picnic or a hike, or brown bag them for an awesome workday lunch.

OTTOLENGHI’S BRUSSELS SPROUT RISOTTO

WITH 5 COMMENTS

A comforting risotto packed with healthy brussels sprouts and finished with blue cheese. This simplified recipe is based on the recipe published in Ottolenghi's Plenty More cookbook.

ORANGE AND BITTERS GLAZED SWEET POTATOES

WITH NO COMMENTS

These delicious sweet potatoes are a mashup based on Ottolenghi and Ruth Reichl's recipes. Roasted in an orange juice, marmalade and angostura bitters glaze, they remind me of an Old Fashioned cocktail without the booze.

BACON-WRAPPED, SPATCHCOCKED TURKEY IN 80 MINUTES