Baked sweet potatoes with Crème fraîche and smoked paprika
The classics stay with us for a reason: they are just too good to go out of style. You only need four ingredients to whip…
Vegetarian
Chia and almond milk pudding
If you haven’t hopped on the chia seed bandwagon yet, this recipe is your excuse to do so. These tiny black seeds pack a huge nutritional…
Creamy Kale Soup
I’m not a fan of extreme “detox” or “cleanse” diets. Extreme dietary restriction is not for me, and science just doesn’t back up most the fantastical…
Pumpkin and ginger soup with coconut cream
I prepared this fresh and festive soup for #MyWildThanksgiving, the Thanksgiving dinner I organized in collaboration with Wild Turkey last week. I wanted to create…
Oatmeal cookies with pistachios and white chocolate
These are extra-special cookies. Not because they are overwhelmingly delicious (which they are), and packed full of pistachios and gooey pockets of white chocolate… but…
Watermelon and Tomato Gazpacho
It’s a good thing I really like this recipe, because I accidentally made way too much of it and ended up eating it for lunch…
Eggplant and Feta Phyllo Packets
I really like the idea of gardening, but the sad truth is, I have a very hard time keeping green things alive. My mother has always…
Pistachio Guacamole
Hello again pistachio-lovers! The first part of my contest in collaboration with American Pistachios has come to a close and I’d like to thank…
Celeriac and lentils with hazelnuts and mint
This is just the kind of simple, healthy and flavorful dish we all need in order to recover from the holidays. The recipe is from…
Roasted Tomato and Goat Cheese Tart
Summer is already waning. Friends are returning to Milan from various parts of the world, proven by melancholy instagram posts titled “back to the office,”…
Watermelon, Feta and Mint Salad
Ladies and gentlemen, I’d like you to meet the ultimate summer salad. I was skeptical of using watermelon in a savory dish, afraid it…
Hummus, Feta and Mint Crostini
Hummus is a standard in my home, I love chickpeas, and sesame, and garlic, and lemon, and there is no better way to celebrate…
Quick Dill Pickles
Last week was unbearably hot, too hot to stay inside, too hot to leave the house, and definitely too hot cook anything. Most days,…
Guacamole
Growing up in Texas there is no way to avoid guacamole. At every dinner party, barbecue, funeral reception, baptismal lunch or pool party, you will…
Fried Okra
When my husband returned from the grocery store with okra yesterday my jaw hit the floor, for two reasons. The first is that okra…