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Shrimp Escabeche
Trust me, there are quite a few shrimp in there under the pickled vegetables! Serve as a wine...
Frittata
Frittata is a wing-it, seasonal dish that can help you use up all sorts of things in your...
Bean Salad with Tarragon Vinaigrette
There's no magic to bean salad or what some people call marinated beans: start with beans and add...
Oven Fried Chicken
Crispy chicken from the oven? Yes! This has been a favorite recipe of mine since 2008, when I...
Chocolate Mini Loaves
Don't let pumpkin have all the fun this fall, chocolate bread and cookies are great too! Thanks to...
Fig and Prosciutto Salad with Honey Vinaigrette
When you see the figs, buy the figs. The luscious green ones are my favorite, but the purple ones...
Sonoma Chicken Salad
Sad fact: Whole Foods has changed their Sonoma Chicken Salad and at least what is available here...
Egg Salad
A text with a friend yesterday reminded me to post some of my "just stir it together" favorites,...
Flageolet Beans with Lemon Dressing
It surprises me how delicious something as simple as a bean can be. The best ones don't come from...
Carrot Cake Breakfast Cookies
These cookies! Breakfast cookies! Another great idea from Kathryne Taylor of the blog Cookie +...
Black Bean Slaw with Red Cabbage
Freshen up your taco night with this red cabbage and black bean slaw—a beautiful and delicious...
Chocolate Bundt Cake
Easy to mix, you get to use your cute pan, and CAKE! I adapted this one from Amanda Hesser's...
Watermelon and Jicama Salad
Watermelon and jicama are refreshing on their own, but combined you've got a salad. And once...
Grated Carrot Salad
The next time you need to bring something to a summer BBQ, make this grated carrot salad. It's...
Asparagus with Egg and Tarragon Vinaigrette
I was never one to swoon over vegetables. Bread and pastries, yes, but not vegetables. Until I...
Three Bean Salad
Got cooked beans you need to use? Make a bean salad and you'll have something to eat for lunch or...
Chocolove Chocolate Chip Cookies
I know...who needs another chocolate chip cookie recipe? I've been happy with my go-to recipe for...
Miso Butter with Chives
I didn't think butter could be improved upon, but by adding white miso and rice vinegar you get a...
Garden Ranch Dressing
A fresh green salad with ranch dressing is a great partner for anything off the grill, as well as...
Bean Salad
As much as I like to cook, sometimes it is fun and satisfying to open a couple cans and call it a...
Barley & Oat Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Pecans & Agave
Reduce the sugar and get a more tantalizingly sweet cookie. Who would have guessed? This is what I...
Barley & Oat Chocolate Chip Minis
Crisp, lacy caramelization spotted with chocolate chips...yum. Does it get any better than...
