Caprese salad is a life staple. A must. A constant. This classic can be found everywhere. Few salads can get away with such austere components, but this one does.  What’s great about caprese is how simple it is. Even if it doesn’t have super high quality ingredients, it’s good and satisfying. The creamy cheese. The tart, acidic tomato. The […]

I find myself in a conundrum often: wanting to eat something super delicious but not wanting to cook. Or move much. Or get hot. Or dirty more than one bowl. This tuna salad is my solution to said conundrum. No-cook dishes that taste amazing are the gifts that keep on giving, because you can eat […]

My grandmother says she was a pig in a past life because NO ONE loves corn as much as she does. I think I might have been salmon, because I cling to it with ferocious adoration. Wait, would that make me a cannibal? Weird. I don’t care. It’s my favorite food. If I had to eat ONE […]

We all know how moody chicken breast can be; it needs to be treated thoughtfully to be palatable. With haphazard preparation, it’s like eating crumbly paper and who wants that in your mouth? No one. Grilling this tricky cut of chicken works well; the fiery char imparts its characteristic good flavor. But, honestly, I’m getting […]

Spring loves to gloat about its mostly green, crisp vegetables, doesn’t it? It’s primetime for vegetables like artichokes, snap peas, peas, radishes, and my personal favorite, asparagus. I’ll gladly pay the pee price for them. Consuming these vegetables during spring vs. non-spring isn’t in the same galaxy. Although asparagus is available year round, the fat […]

I was introduced to ghee by my obsession with Indian food. Since it doesn’t include dairy products, butter cannot be used. Bummer, because the luxurious flavor of butter is irreplaceable. BUT. If you heat the butter and simmer it, all of the milk fat floats to the top and can be skimmed off or strained […]