If there’s one thing I know to be true of myself, it’s that I almost always do things my own way. Often times, that’s a strength, because I persevere and work hard to find or create solutions, inside the kitchen or otherwise. Other times, it can be a weakness, because it can make me unwilling […]
Slow Roasted Salmon Nicoise Salad with Poached Radishes & Asparagus
When I was working my first “grown up” office job – sandwiched between the stress-slices of college years – I went through a tuna nicoise salad phase. And although it sounds a little pretentious, I’ll confess it was just a combination of practicality (I had to be able to walk to a place that served […]
Eggless Chicken & Avocado Caesar Salad
It does seem, if you spend any time around food on social media at all, that there are pretty much two options in life when it comes to jazzing up simple recipes: #putaneggonit or adding avocado. And while I do hate to jump on a silly trend – you won’t find me making mermaid toast […]
Cream Of Tomato-Less Tomato Soup with Basil Oil & Parm Sprinkles
I’m doing it again. Because my Tomato-Less Tomato Soup is one of the most popular recipes of the year so far, I just couldn’t leave well enough alone and made a Cream Of Tomato-Less Tomato Soup, too! Yes, both recipes really are nightshade free! But both recipes have that can’t-quite-put-my-finger-on-it flavor of a classic tomato […]
Classic Eggless Caesar Salad
I once dated a someone who, without fail and regardless of the restaurant we went to, would order Caesar Salad as an appetizer, if at all possible. Back then, I didn’t get the appeal of Caesar Salad. At all. Firstly, I was borderline mayo-phobic and secondly, I associated lettuce with starvation and sadness. So you […]
Saucy Italian Meatballs
I’m just saying that if you’re gonna make Italian meatballs, they need to be saucy. In my humble opinion. Which probably isn’t so humble. I don’t mind me a naked meatball, but there’s something just so freaking comforting about Italian meatballs swimming and simmering in a big cauldron of saucy goodness. For all the time […]