Whenever I am experiencing ‘recipe block’ Z always comes up with the same suggestion: ‘make your tuna sandwich – it’s the best!’ As adorable as I find this sentiment (and as delicious as I find my tuna sandwich to be) it really is simply a tuna sandwich – a balanced blend of tuna, mayonnaise, kosher salt and freshly ground black …
Warm Quinoa Salad with Citrus
It’s really just a coincidence. Perfect timing you could say. I was inspired to make this quinoa salad with citrus after an incredible New Year’s Eve dinner at The Village Idiot in Lexington. A mixed grain feast for both the eyes and the palate, wheat berry, quinoa and farro were tossed together and topped with bright grapefruit and blood orange, the burst …
Panzanella Salad
Those Italians. They think of everything, don’t they? Often exiled to its own little plate, bread is a great friend of every meal. It always waits patiently to be torn and swept across the side of a plate, the bottom of a bowl, sopping up every last bit of sauce, dressing or soup. Leave it to Italy to elevate the …
Chicken Tacos with Corn, Radish & Chipotle-Avocado Sour Cream
It will probably come as no surprise that Bon Appetit is my absolute favorite magazine. I read it cover to cover every month, squealing just as I did as a little girl when the new American Girl Doll catalogue would arrive (I had Molly by the way, and she was nothing short of awesome). Doll obsessions aside, Bon Appetit plays to all of …
Seared Tuna with Watermelon, Feta & Avocado Salsa
Summer has arrived! It teased us with a blast of heat in early March, whetting our appetites for long days in the sun, aimless hours lost in the pages of a book. My most favorite summer-time moments are spent at my in-law’s house, or in their garden, rather. Lounging by the pool with a view of the lake peaking through …