Panzanella is a rustic Italian style salad that uses stale bread and tomato. From there, many variations to this classic recipe can be found.
When researching this recipe, I found that no two recipes look alike. They all vary based on the bread to tomato ratio, if cheese is used, what other vegetables are used, and even the type of dressing. Continue reading
Posted in Quick and Easy, Salad, Vegetarian Main Dish
This summer squash anchovy pasta recipe has a surprising combination of flavors and textures that frankly work really well together. The summer squash is cooked down along with onion and garlic to make a silky-smooth, creamy sauce for the pasta.
Besides the aromatics, the sauce is flavored largely by anchovies. They add just the right amount of funk to the dish to make it interesting. Continue reading
This week I have another peach recipe for you, but this is no ordinary peach recipe. This Thai-style sour salad is made with peaches, tofu, and green beans. The dressing is amazing; it is sour yet complex in a lick-up-every-drop kind of way.
Most Thai-style salads are made with papaya and are made very (very) spicy. The only spice I included was some red pepper flake to season the tofu, so this salad is pretty mild and fits my midwestern palate well. Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Quick and Easy, Salad
Tagged Cilantro, Fish Sauce, Green beans, Lime, pe, Peaches, Tofu, Tomatoes
The other day I was looking for a fast easy lunch so I whipped up this peach yogurt smoothie. It was so easy and so filling, this one is going into my regular rotation!
Lunches for me generally include leftovers, or something simple to make. When I don’t plan in advance, its great to have back pocket recipes like this one to save the day. Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, Gluten Free Dishes, Quick and Easy, Vegetarian Main Dish
Summer fruit pies are a thing to be treasured. When I think about pie, I usually think about thanksgiving or Christmas, but to be honest, summer should get more credit because that is when lots of fruit ripens, including gooseberries, which are delicious in this gooseberry pie.
What is a gooseberry? It is a small berry that grows on bushes starting as green and becoming purple as it ripens, and closely related to the currant. The green berries are tart and sweeten some as they ripen. Some say they taste like a grape, but I think of them more along the lines of rhubarb because of their tartness. Continue reading
Friends, I hope your summer is going well. I find myself amidst buckets of fruit this summer, which of course means pie! I have been asked for my all butter double pie crust recipe before, so here it is!
I usually try to health-ify recipes like this one by reducing saturated fats or adding whole grains. However, with this recipe I have not. It is such a good recipe as it is I have decided not to mess with it. We’ll let the fruit filling be the healthy part this time. Continue reading
This snow pea fried rice recipe is simply a classic fried rice recipe which swaps fresh snow peas for frozen green peas. Nutritionally, they are the same, but when you have garden fresh snow peas why use frozen?
Snow peas have a tender pod and are often times used in stir fries because they cook quickly. They fit seamlessly into a fried rice recipe as well, perfect for late spring and early summer when snow peas are ripe and bountiful. Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Gluten Free Dishes, Quick and Easy, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Carrots, Eggs, Quick and Easy, Rice, Snow Peas
Rhubarb is more well known for its sweet applications, but I love to use it in savory ones too. These grilled shrimp with rhubarb sauce are a great way get out the grill this season!
The rhubarb sauce is a little sweet and sour thanks to the honey and the rhubarb. It pairs perfectly with the subtle sweetness of the shrimp. Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Fish and Seafood, Quick and Easy
As a kid, we had a close family friend that was an excellent baker. All his breads and treats were amazing! This whole grain rhubarb oatmeal bars recipe was adapted from the only recipe of his that I have.
I adapted Floyd’s recipe to make it whole grain, and to use fresh fruit, or in this case, rhubarb, which is actually a vegetable! Floyd made his recipe with jam instead. Continue reading
My homemade blackening seasoning is a favorite to use on fish, and its spicy nature is delicious in these blackened fish tacos with pineapple slaw.
The pineapple slaw is sweet and juicy keeping the spicy blackened fish from overwhelming your tastebuds. The two are a perfect match. Continue reading
Posted in Fish and Seafood, Quick and Easy, Tacos
Tagged Fish, Pineapple, Red cabbage, Tortillas
