Zucchini Noodle Tomato Olive Salad with Ricotta Salata
I love Ricotta salata, it reminds me of my childhood.
Greens and Beans Soup
Whenever I feel particularly overfed (which truthfully is daily!) I make this soup because it’s fast, easy, delicious and very nourishing. I make my own bone broth (formerly known as stock), but you can substitute store bought. But if you have the time, I really think homemade broth is far more nutritious. I like [...]
Waffle Party
A couple times a year I get the girls together for a waffle party. Typically I make the yeasted overnight waffles, which are absolutely the best! I love them so much that I make them with my students once a semester and often have a batch of them cooked and ready in the freezer. [...]
Tomato Almond Feta Baklava
This recipe was sent out via the Greek family communication network (email) shortly before the holidays. In addition to having our own family newsletter that comes out twice a year, and a family reunion at the farm once a year, and the occasional cousins gatherings throughout the year, we have a Dimotakis family group [...]
Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Applesauce
I know that when most of us think of sweet potatoes we think of the fall, but lately I can't get enough of them. I spent the entire month of March exploring roasted sweet potatoes and toppings. What I do is buy two or three small sweet potatoes, wash them, slice them in half [...]
More from the Cooking Class
We had several non cooking classes after our class on Pasta. We were very lucky to have Ronna Kabatznick, the author of The Zen of Eating come and conduct a class. Ronna took us through the stages of mindful eating and posed some interesting questions for us to explore about our relationship with food. [...]
Tuesday Night Supper
I took this week off from work. Didn't go anywhere, just hung around the house, puttered, tried new recipes, sat in the big soft brown chair and read. It was perfect. I managed to rouse myself to invite some friends over for dinner. I love midweek dinner parties because it's such a luxury to [...]
Grilled Chicken and Corn Salad with Avocado Cilantro Dressing
We are in full summer now, my favorite season, and the best time to have salad for dinner. Avocados and corn have been exceptionally good this summer and I wanted to incorporate them into my salad. I wanted my chicken grilled with a kick, and the rest of the salad cool and creamy. [...]
Swordfish with Red Tomato Preserves and Mustard Roasted Cauliflower
We are heading into tomato season and since we’ve had many good hot days I’m guessing it will be a good year. I can only guess about that since I have a black thumb! I may have come from a family of farmers but I’m a city dweller on my father’s side and did [...]
Panzanella
Somewhere in the late 80’s, early 90’s American’s discovered Panzanella. Funny since Italian women had been making it for centuries! And not just Italians, many other cultures have bread salads; the Arabic Fattouche is the first to come to mind. When I first discovered Panzanella I was captivated by it. I thought it was [...]