Facts: Summer food is my favorite food, and tomato season is the most wonderful time of the year. At the peak of their season, tomatoes are crazy flavorful when simply enjoyed raw with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, flaky salt, and basil. If you enjoy tomatoes every other day of the Summer like…
Grilled Corn Salad with Citrus, Herbs, + Cotija
Grilled Corn is the epitome of summer food, and here, it’s served with fresh, flavorful fixins’ in a salad that you’ll make all season long. No grill? No problem. Use a stovetop grill pan or oven-roast your corn. Once cooked, lightly charred corn kernels are tossed with lime juice, scallions, serrano chiles, cilantro, and crumbled…
Creamy Spring Pasta with Leeks, Zucchini, + Lemon
This simple pasta recipe leans on leeks, squash, and lemon for classic Spring flavors. And wow – if you’ve never grated zucchini and cooked it down into a creamy, luscious sauce, let me change your life! In this recipe, grated zucchini cooks down with aromatic leeks and garlic until soft, and turns into a sauce…
Strawberry + Rhubarb Crisp
This Strawberry and Rhubarb Crisp is a favorite spring dessert. Tart, sweet, jammy, buttery, crumbly – yes please! This recipe is simple to make and it easily feeds a crowd, which makes it a dinner party favorite. For context, a crisp is a baked dessert of fruit that’s tossed with sugar and topped with a…
Fish Tacos with Citrus + Jalapeño Salsa
These Fish Tacos with Citrus + Jalapeño Salsa are super simple to make and packed with fresh, bright flavors. A little smokey, savory, light, and zippy, this recipe will be a new favorite. Here, cod or snapper is cooked with a hint of chili powder and lime zest until it easily flakes apart. Once cooked,…
Everyday Kale Salad with Meyer Lemon Dressing
This Everyday Kale Salad with Meyer Lemon Dressing hits all the right notes for me. It’s hearty, fresh, zippy, and it couldn’t be simpler to make. Plus, once you make this salad I swear you’ll eat way more kale because it’s just that flavorful. Here, Lacinato kale is dressed with a bright, naturally sweet Meyer…
Pasta with Broccolini, Sausage, + Lemon
Pasta with Sausage and Broccolini or Broccoli Rabe is a classic Italian dish, and it’s popular for a reason! It’s flavorful, quick, and comes together with simple ingredients. Plus, it’s a great way to use up seasonal greens. This dish is made with Orecchiette, a dried pasta named after its shape, which resembles a little…
Homemade Gnocchi with Herby Brown Butter Sauce
Gnocchi with Herby Brown Butter Sauce is a go-to special occasion recipe in my book. It’s comforting, buttery, pillowy and light, and just insanely delicious. Paired with a great bottle of wine? Yes, please. Gnocchi is a classic Italian dumpling made from a few basic ingredients. Here, I serve it with an herby browned butter…
Winter Salad with Seasonal Fruit + Citrus Vinaigrette
This salad is the epitome of a recipe without a recipe, and I mean that in the best way. My Winter Salad with Seasonal Fruit + Citrus Vinaigrette comes together with essentially three components. Start with your favorite leafy greens, add a combination of any seasonal fruit, and toss with my Citrus Vinaigrette for the…
Winter Citrus Vinaigrette
Citrus is at the peak of its season during Winter in California, and when it starts showing up at the farmer’s market I can’t get enough. This Winer Citrus Vinaigrette is one of my favorite ways to make use of all the seasonal citrus. Okay, and maybe also in citrus cocktails, but more on that…