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Love & Macarons

Just a friendly reminder to take care of eachother! #colliersmarket #sometimesmacarons #extrabatterlove #chocolatealmond #frenchmacarons

Less is more. I find this is often true with recipes and ingredients, and this recipe has a short ingredient list with big flavor and texture. Kohlrabi is in the Brassica family along with cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts, and is a rather amusing looking little devil. It has a subtle, earthy flavor, andContinue reading “Kohlrabi & Walnut Salad”

Salade Nicoise

A Salade Nicoise is a classic French salad named after its birth city of Nice (pronounced neese). I have always loved it for sentimental reasons, but it’s perfect hot-weather fare because every ingredient can be prepared in advance and kept cool, and then you simply assemble the plate. It’s crunchy and salty and zippy, andContinue reading “Salade Nicoise”

Endive & Avocado Salad

This is one of my favorite winter salads (or spring, or summer, or fall) because it can be chopped and whisked together in minutes and has a short ingredient list: endive, avocado, olive oil, Dijon mustard, vinegar, lemon juice, salt & pepper. My affection for it has increased since it is also raw, and asContinue reading “Endive & Avocado Salad”

My Love for France

I was 17 for my first trip to France, the summer before my senior year of high school, when a beloved French teacher arranged for her french language students her annual two-week trip to France. We covered an impressive amount of territory: starting in Paris, heading north to Normandy and the American Cemetery, west toContinue reading “My Love for France”

Sweet Potato, Green Apple & Celery Salad

Here is a perfect dish for trumpeting Spring: crunchy vegetables, bright lemon juice, spicy grated ginger and sweet honey – like a deep breath of fresh air after a long winter. I stumbled upon this recipe on Food52: I stopped on this one when I read ‘raw sweet potato’, intrigued, and made it that afternoon. Yum!Continue reading “Sweet Potato, Green Apple & Celery Salad”

Cucumber Salad with Smashed Garlic and Ginger

Happy new year! I really enjoy this time of the season, the lull after the holiday excitement, and the refocusing on the new year ahead. The weather is cold and bright here, so I see this zesty, fresh salad as a nice accompaniment to January: crisp, spicy and comforting. Red onions get a bit melbowed byContinue reading “Cucumber Salad with Smashed Garlic and Ginger”

Date & Almond Spice Bread

Welcome November! The weather here around Boston is starting to cool down, dusk arrives noticeably sooner and so it’s time for cozy, spice breads. This one is jam-packed with marinated dates, almonds, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and lots of orange, making it wonderfully fragrant and perfectly seasonal. Enjoy! Recipe (adapted from Ina Garten) Date Nut SpiceContinue reading “Date & Almond Spice Bread”

Fresh Lima Beans

Looks can be deceiving: this is the Lima Bean story. If you see them in the market or store, they are completely unassuming: But what sneakily hides inside these flat pods is a treasure. They are one of the legumes that requires shelling, like soy beans (edamame) or fava beans, which is another way ofContinue reading “Fresh Lima Beans”

Summer Sorbets

Happy Summer! Time to feel the heat and enjoy delicious ways to temper it. With the abundance of juicy berries in season and the summertime love of refreshing lemons, here are three sorbets to keep in your freezer for a quick chill down, lovely on their own or happily mixed and matched. Strawberry Sorbet SoContinue reading “Summer Sorbets”