I'm visiting New Mexico this week, so this pantry-raid recipe features red rice (a souvenir from Tuscany) and

This fresh corn salad incorporates three of my favorite, quintessential summer ingredients: corn, tomatoes and

There's no one definitive tabbouleh salad recipe (or spelling!), but here's my take on this middle eastern gra

I like to experiment with different fruits and vegetables in the summer, so this week, I picked up some fresh

This tropical fruit salad is sort of a hybrid between a Thai salad with mango, avocado and red onion, and a tr

The great thing about making your own hours is that one can, as I did recently, go to a 1:20 pm matinee on a w

This sunflower seed spread was inspired by the flavors of harissa, a north African condiment made from chili p

It's a bit warm for baking, but on a Sunday morning with all of the fresh blueberries around, muffins were cal

Black bean burgers can sometimes seem a bit generic, especially to vegetarians. There's always the "guess-I'll

What tastes fresher and healthier than raw kale? Not much! You'll pack this simple, savory, vinegar-based slaw

I love fresh corn, but it takes up a lot of fridge real estate, so my first task today was to make corn chowde

Here's a quick little fruit salad I think you'll enjoy. I usually have my fruit straight up. But this simple l

Curry powder should be used with care. I've learned this the hard way through both over-currying and under-cur

I thought for sure I was heading into 'recipe fail' territory making this salad with trace amounts of one of m

This spring snap pea salad recipe utilizes part of my fresh farmstand loot, procured from the beautiful Bloomi

Most people would refer to this as Tempeh "Chikn" Salad since the presence of a firm protein with mayo and cel

It's waaaay too warm to be cooking today, but I couldn't help but throw together this delicious green bean sti

Today there are well over a dozen cookbooks dedicated entirely to quinoa, most of which have come out in the l

Well, THAT's a rather silly title. "Classic" Chopped Salad? As far as I'm concerned, a classic chopped salad s

Here's how my lunch and dinner recipes have been going lately.  First, I select a grain, or a seed as the cas

These aren't super sweet, so if you like, up the sweetener or add ⅓ cup of corn kernels or dried fruit.

Party food?  Appetizer?  Hangover helper? However you choose enjoy this light and flaky spinach and sundried

I like crunch and texture in everything I eat.  Cookies in ice cream, sprinkles on doughnuts, granola on yogu

  My preparation of this cantaloupe came to a screeching halt when I realized that I don't like cantalou

I have a hard time believing I could go back to most jarred pickles after tasting this fresh-tasting recipe th

The mess factor of preparing beets is profoundly reduced when you use the beautiful golden variety.  For this

This zippy, full-flavored puree is a tempting dip or sandwich spread and comes together in a snap.  I'll have

Trying to expand my culinary mushroom repertoire, I picked up these lovely pioppinis.  Common in Italian cook

Yesterday I was running low on vegetables, and since I won't be heading to the farmer's market until tomorrow,

Today's cooking adventure worked out just dandy, even though I forgot that my square baking dish had cracked m

These lovely curried spinach potato pancakes bear some resemblance to latkes, but don't include eggs, wheat fl

A drizzly, chilly spring day called for this rich and creamy tomato avocado soup. Usually, I think of regular

Some of my favorite salad dressings are made with no-nonsense apple cider vinegar, and this lemon poppyseed dr

This crowd-pleasing hors d'oeuvre also makes a perfect lunch or light dinner accompanied by a salad.  You may

It seems like hip new granolas appear on the market weekly.  Most claim to be artisanal, wholesome, unprocess

This protein-rich, cheerful salad is made with quinoa, a seed of a plant that is actually related to beets, ch