Three bean salad has been around at least since the '70s because I can remember my mom making it...
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Summer Bulgur Salad
No cooking, just boil water and let the bulgur wheat sit covered for 30 minutes. What a dream...
Peach Pie
Mistakes can happen in the kitchen, but more often than not they are opportunities for a little...
Green Tea Hugo Spritz
I don't like to follow recipes when I make cocktails, there's usually too much going on and I want...
Summer Kale Salad
Kathryn Taylor's cookbook, Love Real Food, lives on my shelf in the kitchen. I flip through it...
Garden Ranch Dressing
A fresh green salad with ranch dressing is a great partner for anything off the grill as well as...
Green Bean Salad with Feta & Olives
I first started making this salad after meeting Laura Chenel in a cooking class way back before my...
Tarragon Aioli
Technically aioli has garlic in it, but I like using the term for homemade mayonnaise whatever the...
Cocoa Gelato
Fior di latte/fleur de lait is my favorite gelato to make and I got to wondering if I could make a...
French Potato Salad
I've been making this potato salad from the Silver Palate Cookbook for 36 years! It's the best,...
Cherry Galette
Homemade pastry takes about 10 minutes to make and tastes so much better than anything you can...
Blueberry Hand Pies
Hand pies are an excellent way to indulge in summer’s bounty. Make these hand pies with...
Bean Salad with Tarragon Vinaigrette
There's no magic to bean salad or what some people call marinated beans: start with beans and add...
Black Bean Salad
Where I grew up in Almaden Valley, a suburb of San Jose, California, my mom and the other ladies...
Oven Fried Chicken
Crispy chicken from the oven? Yes! This has been a favorite recipe of mine since 2008, when I...
Meyer Lemon Curd
Homemade lemon curd is one of those things that seems difficult until you do it. Three eggs, and a...
Fior di Latte Gelato
Campione got me going on this fior di latte/fleur de lait topic. They serve it two ways for...
Strawberry Rhubarb Compote
It's just about rhubarb season here in Montana, we just need a few more warm-ish weeks to ripen...
Fresh Spearmint Stracciatella Ice Cream
Making ice cream at home is not as difficult as you may think. I use a simple Cuisinart machine...
Amy’s Perfect Pie Crust (the easy way)
Making pie crust can and should be simple. Here the food processor does the work for you so you...
Peach and Blueberry Pie
"It snowed here this weekend, but I'm going to pretend it's still summer." Sounds good, Kristine,...
Tin Foil Shrimp Boil from The Campout Cookbook
This shrimp boil was our favorite meal of summer—and it happened on a camping trip! Thanks to...
Black Bean Slaw with Red Cabbage
Freshen up your taco night with this red cabbage and black bean slaw—a beautiful and delicious...
Bittersweet Chocolate Ice Cream
Jane and I mixed up a couple batches of chocolate ice cream over the long weekend and this was our...
Watermelon and Jicama Salad
Watermelon and jicama are refreshing on their own, but combined you've got a salad. And once...
Nectarine Blueberry Cobbler
I've been riffing on nectarine cobbler since Gourmet magazine published a couple versions in 1992...
Grated Carrot Salad
The next time you need to bring something to a summer BBQ, make this grated carrot salad. It's...
High-Altitude Angel Food Cake
One kitchen tool Williams-Sonoma has yet to color-coordinate and over-market: angel food cake...
Yogurt-Marinated Chicken Skewers (aka Chicken Shawarma)
This spicy yogurt marinade takes chicken dinner to the next level. Skewer and either grill, broil,...
Quick Pickled Vegetables (Sweet Version)
This is just what you need as a side for your grilled burgers and such this Memorial Day weekend....
Pickled Red Onions
A batch of these pickled red onions will last in your fridge two or three weeks. Use a forkful to...
Overnight Meringues
These meringues are simple to mix and bake overnight while you sleep, like magic! Meringues are...
