If you surf around on the web, chances are you’ll come across about a million different version of Mexican fresh tomato salsa. And there’s a good chance that most of the recipes you find will have more than 8-10 ingredients and lots of steps involved. And while those salsa recipes might taste great, I find [...]
If you’ve never been to Greece, you’ve been missing out on some of the most wonderful food in the world. Especially if you love fresh and natural ingredients, veggies, and rich flavors, Greek food is some of the best-tasting stuff around. The things those Greeks can do with a salad… well, it can blow your [...]
When it’s hot out, you might crave a cold beer or a tall, icy glass of Coke. But rather than quench your thirst, these sorts of drinks are just going to make you even more parched. The very best thing for keeping cool and refreshed on a hot day? This wonderful cucumber water. If you’ve [...]
Especially in summer, marinated mushrooms are a wonderful treat to keep in the fridge. They’re flavorful, healthy… and more than a little bit addictive. What follows is probably my favorite recipe for marinated mushrooms, and with its deep herb and balsamic flavor it tastes just as good in the cold months as the hot ones. [...]
If you love using fresh, in-season veggies in the summer like I do, you’ll love this recipe. Summertime is when green beans are at their best– and these beans are crisp, sweet, and just wonderful. Use the freshest beans you can find for the best version of this recipe. This fresh green bean salad is [...]
Served warm from the oven with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream, there are few indulgences that warm your heart quite like pie. This easy apricot pie recipe fits the bill perfectly. It uses fresh summer apricots, and is simple enough to let this wonderful fruit really shine. Don’t have apricots? This apricot pie [...]
If I’m going to talking about classic Italian sauces this week, I can’t ignore one of my very favorites: puttanesca sauce. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE puttanesca. It’s spicy. It’s tangy. It’s fresh-tasting. And it cooks up in about 20 minutes. It’s uncomplicated heaven. If you haven’t made puttanesca sauce before, please just follow the recipe– [...]
If you’re looking to make REAL Italian pesto, get your knife ready: Genovese pesto is generally made (at least, in Italy) by very finely chopping all of the ingredients by hand. Which is delicious, wonderful, perfect, great… and very time consuming. Want a quicker version? This classic pesto recipe tastes almost as good as the [...]
Since I was thinking about doing a bit of a series about classic Italian sauces this week, I thought, well… marinara is the best place to start, right? It’s THE classic Italian sauce. It’s rich, it’s tomato-y, and it’s full of flavor. And it’s very individual. Everybody has their preference about how to make a [...]
Since I’ve been writing a lot about watermelon the last week or so, I thought I’d finish off my “watermelon series” (so to speak) by talking about one of my favorite watermelon “recipes” in the universe: the vodka-infused watermelon. If you’re having a picnic or bbq this summer (and there will be mostly adults present, [...]
