Clearly the star of today’s recipe is the everything bagel salmon here. A simple crust of everything bagel seasoning is such a quick, easy yet surprisingly elegant way to dress up some salmon. But I’ve got to say that I’m really enjoying this un-fussy take on salad that makes these bright and vibrant peas really […]
Crispy Chicken Salad with Black Pepper Strawberries & Creamy Golden Balsamic Dressing
These black pepper strawberries are such a simple salad game changer. You’ve probably seen or had a few variations on the typical spinach + strawberry salads before, but this easiest of tricks is the way to level up strawberries to their very best life. This is especially true if your grocery strawberries are less than […]
Salmon BLT Salad with Tahini Ranch Dressing
It occurs to me, belatedly, that since I threw down some sliced avocado action on this salad at the last minute, I could have called it a salmon BLAT salad. But I refuse to use such a gross sounding acronym. I can’t tell you why I’m ok with Salmon BLT, while the mere addition […]
Lemony Spring Smashed Potatoes with Herbed Peas & Yogurt
I’ve been playing it too safe here. I have a tendency to default to “people pleaser” in my life because I’m naturally very conflict avoidant, often to my own detriment. So, for a few different reasons, I’m making an effort this year to work on that. And one of the simplest ways to do that […]
Greek Meatball Bowls with Green Tzatziki Sauce & Pomegranate Olive Rice
These Greek Meatball Bowls are me pretending like it’s Spring already, or something. Despite the weather telling me otherwise, I feel that kind of hopeful readiness this year. Like a flower learning towards the sun. It’s, honestly, quite unlike me. I’ve always been more of a practical, placid, “welp, we’re all gonna die” type of […]
Vietnamese Spring Roll Salad with Noodles, Shrimp & Mango
This spring roll salad is totally brought to you by the fact that 1) my laziness extends to not being bothered to roll individual spring rolls and 2) I heard and wept over the vicious rumor that even those “tapioca” spring roll wrappers apparently have grains of some kind in them at all times. While […]