Yogurt Tahini Sauce This tahini yogurt sauce is extremely simple, gluten-free, and healthy. It can be paired with any meal! Serve alongside quinoa and salmon bowls. 1/4 cup tahini paste1/2 cup water1 tablespoon lemon juice1/2 cup Greek ... Continue Reading about Yogurt Tahini Sauce
Easter
The spring holidays are upon us and I have just the right gluten-free Easter recipes to make for your family gathering.Â
For seafood and fish lovers, this Harissa sheet pan salmon is as elegant as it is easy. Another lemony, comforting one pot wonder is orzo and salmon piccata. One of my favorite gluten-free chicken recipes is this kalamata olive chicken, which I actually used to serve on my Easter catering menu!Â
Finally, finish the meal with a healthy lemon tart (also dairy-free!) or these gluten-free lemon bars for dessert!
Gluten-Free Crab Cakes with Pretzel Crust
This summer, I had big plans to finally cross crab cakes off my list of things to gluten-free-ify. In preparation, I scoured the interwebs and virtually devoured many classic Maryland crab cake recipes, which use a much higher ratio of crabmeat to ... Continue Reading about Gluten-Free Crab Cakes with Pretzel Crust
Seared Hake Recipe with Melted Leeks and Fingerling Potatoes
Healthy cooking on a budget is hard if you don’t have the time to commit to it. So often I hear from my cooking class students that they buy all this produce, use part of it, and then leave the remaining half a head of broccoli to die a slow death in ... Continue Reading about Seared Hake Recipe with Melted Leeks and Fingerling Potatoes
Roasted Carrots with Honey and Thyme
This honey-thyme roasted carrots recipe is one of my favorite dishes for Spring holidays. Last month I was out in the Hamptons for a wedding and got to do a little farm stand hopping on my way back to town. I love visiting summer hot spots in ... Continue Reading about Roasted Carrots with Honey and Thyme
Coconut Kale Salad with Avocado and Pickled Vegetables
One of my favorite dishes to teach is this marinated kale avocado salad. Sure, by now most New Yorkers are such fanatics they’ve probably converted their shampoo, face cream, and bed sheets to products with some derivative of kale. But I’m always ... Continue Reading about Coconut Kale Salad with Avocado and Pickled Vegetables
Greek Stuffed Tomatoes with Rice (Vegetarian Yemista)
I’ve never really been a huge fan of stuffed vegetable side dishes. They always just seemed a bit hokey to me. Sure, the visual is sometimes great – down right adorable, even. But it feels like a lot of extra work in a recipe to produce something ... Continue Reading about Greek Stuffed Tomatoes with Rice (Vegetarian Yemista)
Grilled Strawberry-Mint Bellinis
I got back from California last night and woke up today totally beat beyond belief. Maybe the numerous vineyard visits in Napa and Sonoma and the vacation diet of multiple orders of Sardine Chips at Rich Table finally caught up with me. But the last ... Continue Reading about Grilled Strawberry-Mint Bellinis
Carrot Ginger Dressing
Carrot Ginger Dressing This delicious quick and simple salad dressing recipe is very versatile. It is also gluten-free and is an easy way to add an Asian twist to a simple salad. 2 medium carrots (peeled)2 inches fresh ginger (peeled)1 ... Continue Reading about Carrot Ginger Dressing
Arugula Pesto Pasta with Roasted Fennel and Ricotta Salata
Some weeks I feel like I’m cooking just to keep up with the wilting greens in my fridge. I try my best to grocery shop with a plan of attack, and not just let my eyes and appetite do the choosing, otherwise I’d be up to my ears in organic produce and ... Continue Reading about Arugula Pesto Pasta with Roasted Fennel and Ricotta Salata
Arugula Pumpkin Seed Pesto
Arugula Pumpkin Seed Pesto This quick and simple pesto recipe is the perfect pairing for pasta, chicken, or fish. It is versatile and delicious, and is also vegan and gluten-free. ¼ cup pepitas1 large garlic clove4 cups baby arugula2 ... Continue Reading about Arugula Pumpkin Seed Pesto
Mediterranean Wild Rice with Olives and Tomatoes
Mediterranean Wild Rice with Olives and Tomatoes This wild rice recipe is packed with whole grains and is quick to prepare. The sundried tomatoes and Kalmata olives make it a great spring dinner salad. Originally published on Food & ... Continue Reading about Mediterranean Wild Rice with Olives and Tomatoes
Baked Chicken with Tomatoes, Capers, and Dates
A few months ago I came upon this video of Ira Glass talking about storytelling. It’s really about all artists, across crafts and mediums, and what gives someone the potential to be a good artist. Ira says it's all about being born with a certain ... Continue Reading about Baked Chicken with Tomatoes, Capers, and Dates
Maple Glazed Coconut Cashews
Last week I finally got my copy of Recipe For Radiance, my friend Alexis Wolfer’s new cookbook for DIY beauty solutions that can be eaten or applied. I remember hearing about the book back when it was just a seed of an idea. So it’s pretty amazing to ... Continue Reading about Maple Glazed Coconut Cashews
Roasted Carrots with Za’atar
A few weeks ago I had my friend Rachel over for dinner. Her book Cooking Up a Business recently hit stands and is a must read for anyone who’s ever dreamed of launching their own food brand. Since I didn’t go to culinary school and have never held ... Continue Reading about Roasted Carrots with Za’atar
Mushy Pea Toasts with Mint
I’m one of the few weirdos who thinks that British pub food is a cuisine to be sought out and cherished. That’s partially because a good portion of the menu takes a bath in a deep fryer before ending up in front of you. But my love can also be blamed ... Continue Reading about Mushy Pea Toasts with Mint
Asparagus Potato Leek Soup
I can’t believe that I successfully made it though my 30 day detox. I hit a really dark patch on the third weekend, as I sat around the dinner table and watched my friends drink a nice decanted Vacqueyras while eating gluten-free chocolate cake. But ... Continue Reading about Asparagus Potato Leek Soup
Red Quinoa Salad with Roasted Carrots, Parnsips, and Green Tahini Dressing
Yesterday, I semi-successfully completed my third weekend in a row of alcohol-free amusement. This one was a bit tougher than last. As it turns out, I’m a lot better at sober dance parties than sitting around a table with friends while they drink ... Continue Reading about Red Quinoa Salad with Roasted Carrots, Parnsips, and Green Tahini Dressing
Pork Larb Lettuce Wraps
I’ve probably mentioned my summer in Thailand in Tastetrotting posts past. But I always come back to it as one of those dot-connecting formative food experiences. I was 15 at the time, and I’m not sure what compelled me to ask my parents to spend the ... Continue Reading about Pork Larb Lettuce Wraps
Root Vegetable Tagine with Kale
I’m a day late, 20 pesos short on this Meatless Monday post. But I was having such a ball yesterday exploring San Miguel de Allende, that I couldn’t bring myself to open the computer. So forgive me if I keep this short and sweet, because somewhere ... Continue Reading about Root Vegetable Tagine with Kale
Gluten-Free Salted Caramel Budino with Whipped Cream
Being the inexperienced baker that I am, I’m always on the lookout for desserts that are naturally gluten-free. I’ve been dying to try out some sort of pudding or panna cotta for this site. And when it came time to design some sweets for your ... Continue Reading about Gluten-Free Salted Caramel Budino with Whipped Cream
Jalapeno Mac and Cheese with Scallions
It’s so rare that I menu plan anymore when having friends over for dinner. Usually, the problem solving and creativity comes by way of figuring out how to make serving 10 types of fried rice not seem weird, or how to turn a three day old taco topping ... Continue Reading about Jalapeno Mac and Cheese with Scallions
Quinoa Fried Rice
They say that the first Monday in January is the most depressing day of the whole year. Even though I don’t technically work in an office, being back at my desk after a week of colada drinking and beach frolicking, followed by another week of stew ... Continue Reading about Quinoa Fried Rice
Oven Roasted Baby Potatoes with Sumac
This fall I did two brunch classes at Haven’s Kitchen back to back. Twelve students is always a lot to juggle, so for brunch I felt it was even more important to choose stress-free recipes that I would ordinarily recommend for large groups. You don’t ... Continue Reading about Oven Roasted Baby Potatoes with Sumac
Pork Stew with Hard Cider, Parsnips and Pancetta
In last week’s newsletter I mentioned that I was down at my boyfriend’s house in South Carolina for thanksgiving weekend. Well, that casual statement seemed to unintentionally become the DTR heard around the world. Or, at least, in my small virtual ... Continue Reading about Pork Stew with Hard Cider, Parsnips and Pancetta