Approachable and delicious real food recipes inspired by the seasons!
Grilled green beans are tender and smoky with crisp edges. If you’ve wondered how to grill green beans, this is it! Just toss the green beans in a simple mixture of oil, herbs and spices then transfer to a grilling basket / pan. Cooking green beans on the grill is an easy and delicious way to enjoy one of summer’s star vegetables.
When you think of green beans, how do you imagine cooking them? Steamed? Boiled? Stir-fried?
How about grilled?…
Spinach Salad recipes come in so many varieties, but this is my absolute favorite. I’ve been eating it since I was a kid and I never get tired of it. Imagine a delicious spicy-sweet honey and black pepper dressing coating a hearty salad of spinach, bacon, avocado, hard-boiled egg, mushroom, shallot and tomato. Sounds amazing,…
Mexican Corn on the Cob (or Mexican Street Corn) is a favorite street food in Mexico that’s easy to make at home on your grill. Grill sweet corn on the cob is coated with butter and grilled until it gets a lovely char, then slathered with chili mayo and finished with fresh cliantro, crumbled cotija…
Greek Salad is the perfect side to almost any main dish, yet is hearty enough to be a meal on its own. My favorite Greek Salad recipe is a classic combination of red ripe tomato, crunchy cucumber, briny kalamata olives and salty capers, tangy feta cheese, sweet red bell pepper and subtle onion heat, all…
Spicy grilled shrimp are easy to assemble and cook in about 5 minutes. A simple marinade of cilantro with a kick of cayenne pepper make these a delicious and spicy-as-you-like addition to summer meals. String the shrimp onto two skewers to them very easy to turn on the grill. When I asked about the recipe…
Pasta e Fagioli soup began in Italy as a simple dish made with inexpensive ingredients, as so many of the country’s most delicious dishes are. After trying several variations, I’ve settled on the Pasta Fagioli recipe that’s perfect for us: a mix of two broths, cannellini beans, sweet Italian sausage, short pasta and broccoli rabe (or…
Pork Carnitas in the slow cooker is my go-to recipe when I want to cook for a crowd or when I want to have a few days of delicious leftovers. It takes about 5 minutes of prep and then 8 hours of low and slow cooking to create deeply flavorful, melt-in-your mouth pork carnitas. (Watch…
This Chopped Salad with Sesame Dressing comes from the cookbook, An Edible Mosaic, Middle Eastern Fare with Extraordinary Flair, a beautiful labor of love by Faith Gorsky. Make this refreshing salad once and you’ll find yourself craving it often. My favorite cookbooks take me out of my comfort zone and help me discover delicious flavors…
Italian Potato Salad is a lightened up twist on traditional potato salad. Red potatoes are coated in peppery olive oil and tossed with crunchy cucumber, tender tomatoes, briny olives and capers, buttery boiled eggs, then spiked with vinegar, oregano and slivers of fresh basil. This Italian style potato salad recipe is easy to assemble and…
