meatless monday | quinoa, chickpea & spinach salad with smoked paprika dressing
who doesn’t love something quick, healthy, simple & delicious to start the week? i won’t complain, because monday can certainly be…well, monday. the most difficult thing going on here is rinsing & cooking the quinoa, which is pretty much perfect after a long day has rendered you useless. QUINOA & SPINACH SALAD WITH SMOKED PAPRIKA [...]
summer vegetable chili
i know i said it last week, but i am resisting the urge to dive head first into all the fall lattes, beers, coffee creamers, scarves, etc. that burst onto the market as soon as we kissed labor day goodbye. i’m not ready. it’s not cool enough. you can still get a good sunburn. & [...]
meatless monday | spicy quinoa salad
check out that forecast. we’ve got triple digits tomorrow, folks. & as refreshing as it sounds to eat ice cream for every meal, summer = swimsuit season. so yeah, there’s that. even though the title of this recipe suggests “spicy”, the cucumber, tomato & citrusy dressing keep it nice & light, yet satisfying enough {thanks [...]
meatless monday: mexican potato soup
meatless monday. it’s a movement you may have noticed around the food blogosphere. you can read all about it here, but the basic idea promotes a low meat diet as a way of preventing health conditions like obesity, diabetes & cardiovascular disease, while reducing impact on the environment. all good things. i gave vegetarianism a [...]
broccoli, avocado & roasted tomato pasta
looking for something quick, easy & healthy to whip up this week?you’re welcome. the broccoli, tomatoes & whole wheat pasta are all things to feel good about in this meal, while the avocado is a nice, unexpected twist & the lime & white wine offer a brightness & lightness that is so, so welcome during [...]
moroccan chickpea soup
i am pleased to bring you the first soup of the season, because the weather around here is starting to feel a little cooler (aka not 90+ degrees) & it looks like it just might stick around for a bit. plus, i like soup a lot & this is a fabulous one to kick off [...]
grilled tuna nicoise sandwiches
i’m not what you would consider a fish lover, much to the mister’s dismay. shellfish? mostly. i love shrimp, crab, lobster, scallops…basically any of those listed in the “seafood” category on this blog, but have never really gotten into fish. tom has managed to ease me into tuna & i like the texture of it [...]
pico de gallo
the perfect use for all of your summer tomatoes, it lets all the fresh flavors shine.love it wrapped in a burrito, heaped on a quesadilla, on top of scrambled eggs, or simply scooped up with a good, salty tortilla chip. mmmmm. from the pioneer woman cooks (makes as little, or as much as you’d like!) [...]
southern panzanella
it’s that time of year where tomatoes are fresh & ripe & delicious & everywhere. but it’s not the time to let them go bad just because you can’t stand to eat another blt, caprese salad, or plain ol’ tomato sandwich. charleston’s lee brothers have taken a chock full of tomato, classic italian favorite, panzanella, given [...]
the big ass salad
basically a huge cobb salad. very old hollywood & oh so pretty. while ours isn’t entirely authentic (we weren’t going to buy three kinds of greens before we left for a week’s vacation, and blanching tomatoes just to peel them a little ridiculous here) it was, in fact, every bit as delicious. adapted slightly from [...]
