Eggplant Parm

This is a summery, light eggplant Parm more that's much more like the traditional Italian version than the fried version you see in Italian-American restaurants (w…

Farro Salad with Veggies, Herbs and Nuts

I love making grain salads full of veggies, nuts and herbs to keep in the fridge for quick meals. I also like to keep my dressings super simple: the juice of 1 or 2 lemons, somet…

Grilled Corn Salad with Peaches and Arugula

This grilled corn salad with peaches, arugula, tomatoes, hatch chili and lime is about as summery as salad gets.... Ingredients:5 ears corn, shuckedone hatch chili or jalapeño…

Turkey Meatballs

You can serve these meatballs with pasta, as an hors d’oeuvre, or even as a first course with a little salad or with marinara dipping sauce and bread (a deconstructed meatball sa…

Grilled Lamb Chops with Cherry Almond Couscous

One of my favorite dinners: Grilled lamb chops over Israeli Couscous with dried cherries, almonds and pomegranate molasses. I love the flavors in this middle eastern/Indian spice…

Double chocolate crinkle cookies

This recipe is from an old cooking notebook of mine that I have been scouring for new/old recipes to share. The first time I made it this month (it had been at least a decade) I d…

Butternut Squash and Sage Risotto

People usually think of risotto as a fancy restaurant dish but it’s easy to make at home and a great dish to have in your repertoire. The only special thing you need to buy is the…