Lunch + Brunch

Broccoli Gouda Soup has all the creamy goodness of the classic winter soup, made with tasty gouda cheese. In autumn, when the vegetables are still …

Butternut squash sauce is a scrumptious alternative to marinara sauce. Serve over pasta or gnocchi! Around this time every year, as I finish preserving tomatoes …

It’s mid-September, and this week finds me starting my annual tomato panic. The chill in the evening air signals an all-too-soon forthcoming end to my …

Ever since discovering the amazingness of raw corn last year, it’s the only way I’ll eat it off the cob (I still love da smoky …

I bought a tortilla press earlier this summer on impulse. It’s one of those single-purpose tools that has the very real potential to be used …

About a year ago, I had a book crisis. As a life-long avid reader — I spent many a teenage night cowering under my blankets …

A zesty chilled summer soup, Guaczpacho (guacamole gazpacho) is bursting with our favorite summer flavors, guacamole and fresh tomatoes. A refreshing first course or appetizer! …

Baby Swiss Chard & Farro Salad Ingredients: for the salad big, double-handful of baby Swiss chard or baby spinach 2 cups cooked farro 1 small …

Hello, Summer of the Frittata! For quick, light and healthy meals, you can’t top the combination of eggs and vegetables. Last year, my summer go-to …

Cucumber Radish Salad is a crisp and tasty welcome to summer vegetables! Garnished with edible chive flowers, it’s a beautiful side dish. Vegan and gluten-free. …

Spring inspires spontaneity and an inventive spirit. The calendar shows we are now closer to summer than winter, and I’m feeling it — the desire …

I’ve fallen head over heels in love with coconut milk. And I don’t get it. Honestly. Because the mere sight of shredded coconut makes my …

Welcome the fresh produce of spring with this healthy superfoods salad! I think that if there were one food whose reputation I wish I had …

Spring is here in the Midwest, my lovelies! At least, that’s what the Calendar says. The Calendar and the Thermometer are having a disagreement. The …

So you thought you finally escaped all of the posts on Irish Soda Bread recipes, eh? Ha HA! Today, there will be 200-and-some more hitting …

I woke up Sunday morning and decided I just wasn’t feeling the day’s planned dinner menu. Tomorrow is Fat Tuesday, and the idea was to …

I’m a happily landlocked Midwestern girl — give me space for a vegetable garden and I’m good to go — but I’ll admit to a …

One of the things I enjoy very much about the turn of the calendar year is the parallel turn of the food year, from autumn …