After a week of eating only carbs, I am in dire need of a salad right about now. I know so many of you are making sourdough, so this salad with crispy shallots and homemade croutons is a great way to repurpose leftover sourdough bread, or any other crusty bread you may have laying around. I love nothing more than a super crispy crunchy shallot. There’s a hint of sweetness before the salty, and I’m a firm believer that salad needs a combination of textures and flavors–crunchy, salty, acidic.
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In January I quit chips and alcohol, making the evenings real nail-biters. I used to sit in front of the TV watching my nightly reruns with a full bag of salt and vinegar chips and a tequila soda until the whole bag was gone. When my pants got a little tighter, my only change was buying the 40 percent less fat version. This is not a post about dieting, I promise. I hate diets, but I love rules. Go figure. This post is more about the joy of salt and vinegar chips and how you can eat it in the form of a dinner rather than eat a whole bag of chips. If you choose the chips, I don’t blame you. But this recipe for Salt and Vinegar Chicken and Potatoes is seriously great whether you gave up chips or not. …
This is where my blog peaks, and no other recipe will live in infamy like this miso butter and mushroom orecchiette. Which I have misspelled and spelled again fifteen times since writing this post. ORECCHIETTE. Why so many letters? I’m here to tell you that this pasta is an umami bomb. The savory miso butter…
Sam once told me he didn’t like carrots, which I took as a challenge to craft the most delicious carrot recipe that even the most dedicated carrot-hater couldn’t hate. I used to hate a lot of vegetables until I found out that everything is good roasted. Everything. Even a brussels sprout. I made this amazing…
Hi Friends! Every year I fall in love with autumn all over again, and I’m reminded why. I took a step outside and watched the rain fall on a big oak tree in our backyard while all the yellowed leaves fell to the ground. It smelled like dirt and leaves and those scented crayons that…