One of the things I always always always have on hand in my fridge is cooked chicken, because along with being part of a quick, good and good for you grab and go meal all on its own, it is also a key ingredient for so many of my recipes. From chicken salads to chicken soups, having already cooked chicken makes my suppertime life SO much easier. And so of course I wanted the tenderest, most favorable, most fall apart shreddable chicken in the entire world, and the secret to that? This super easy recipe, which roasts your chicken low and slow with a bunch of herbs and lemons and garlic and oh my goodness...let's make it! Read More & Get the Recipe
Monte Cristo Salad
This recipe for Monte Cristo salad is one of the ways I ease myself from the lazy hazy days of summer into the shorter crisper days of fall. It's got all the scrumptious comfort food elements of my favorite grilled cheese sandwich...the ham and turkey, the Swiss cheese, the sweet taste of French toast...but in a lighter salad form. It's like having one foot in summer and one in fall, lunch-wise. Let's make it! Read More & Get the Recipe
Shrimp Farro Salad
I am in love with pretty much everything in this easy healthy recipe for shrimp farro salad. Tender shrimp, sweet cherry tomatoes and mint, tangy feta and capers and wonderful, chewy, nutty farro. A little olive oil and a few other things, and you are in delicious healthy lunch or supper heaven...and if you haven't yet tried the scrumptiousness that is farro, boy are you in for a treat. Let's make it! Read More & Get the Recipe
Homemade Applesauce
A few weeks ago we took a drive up to my favorite place on earth, the beautiful state of Vermont. We did all our usual things that we do up there...horseback riding, hiking, taking long luxurious naps with the windows open to let in the sounds of birds chirping and the occasional moo from the neighboring farm. And because it is Vermont where the seasons start to change early, we also got in a little apple picking. And where there is apple picking, there is homemade applesauce, which is one of the easiest things in the world to make, and so sweetly delicious. Read More & Get the Recipe
Torn Egg Salad
I should start talking about this recipe for torn egg salad by saying that while eggs are definitely among my top ten favorite foods, I've never really liked egg salad all that much. Poached eggs, soft scrambled eggs, eggs in clouds...I adore them all. But egg salad? Not so much. But then I tried making my own version with large pieces of hard boiled egg tossed gently with herbs and scallions and just a little mayo and some fresh lemon juice. And I served it up on a bed of polenta. And lo and behold, an egg salad lover has been born! Read More & Get the Recipe
Bacon Clam Soup
This easy recipe for bacon clam soup makes me happy on so many fronts. It has a creamy, dreamy broth that is just rich enough to make you close your eyes with satisfaction, and just light enough that you don't feel weighed down. It's chock full of fresh corn and bits of celery and scallions and chopped garlic. It's swimming with perfect little clams. And if that wasn't enough to convince you, it is laced through with crispy chopped bacon. If this isn't soup heaven, I don't know what is, and it takes less than 30 minutes from walk in the kitchen to ladling into your bowl. Let's make it! Read More & Get the Recipe