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Strawberries, Summer Corn + Zucchini
It’s not that I’m anti-dessert when it comes to strawberries — lord knows I’ve eaten my share of strawberry white chocolate ice cream and far too much strawberry compote with rhubarb on top of my...
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French Tomato Tarts
I’ve been on a big tomato kick this summer. I’ve eaten more bowls gazpacho and salmorejo than I can count, and I’ve made this tart only once, so I thought it was time to do it again before the...
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Buckwheat Flatbread with Strawberries, Avocado + Herbs
There are certain foods that always make me happy. Warm, homemade cookies. Ice cream with a bittersweet chocolate sauce poured on top. Flatbreads of any sort — pizza, pita, and naan. All versions of...
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Red Rice, Black Beans and Green Chile
Years ago, beans and rice was my go-to dinner — before I moved to France, before I learned about so many other flavors and techniques, and back when being vegan meant little more than this. I’d make...
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Strawberry Tiramisu
In the kitchen of his family’s house in the hills not far from Florence, my boyfriend’s mother showed me one evening how to make tiramisu, which I’d tasted for the first time the week before at a...
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Eggplant Caviar
It may seem a little weird to be making eggplant anything in November, but it’s been almost 80 degrees in Dallas lately, and I’m going with the weather instead of what the calendar says, so t-shirts...
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Better Than Rice Krispie Treats
I’ve always loved the idea of Rice Krispie treats much more than the thing itself. The cloyingly sweet, sticky marshmallow binding always put me off. Other than the crunch, I didn’t understand the big...
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Garbage Day Salad
Do you ever look up at the end of the day on a Sunday and go, where the hell did the weekend go? The last week, the month? That’s how it’s been for me lately, and please note that I AM NOT...
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Gazpacho
This is what dinner looks like when it’s 100 degrees outside, or nearly. This is the third time this month I’ve made gazpacho — really four times, if you count the gazpacho that I made for my class at...
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Cherry Clafoutis
A cross between a pancake and a custard, there may not be an easier summer dessert than a clafoutis, the French dessert that’s perfect for cherries. The light, eggy custard is just sweet enough to...
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