Fuji Apple, Caramelized Onion and Crispy Bacon Arugula Salad

Fuji Apple, Caramelized Onion and Crispy Bacon Arugula Salad

My sister always says that I make really good salads and I always shrug my shoulders and say, “Whatever! It’s just a salad.” But sometimes a really good salad is hard to come by. Some are just too traditional, others just run of the mill—lacking 

Burrata Caprese with Arugula, Truffle Oil and Balsamic

Burrata Caprese with Arugula, Truffle Oil and Balsamic

Do you know about this amazing Italian cheese: Burrata? I don’t really know what I did without it. It’s pretty much the luscious, melt-in-your-mouth deliciousness that is creamy in the center, like mascarpone, but has the casing of buffalo mozzarella. So if you like the 

Arugula and Toasted Pita Salad with Tomato Red Wine Vinaigrette

Arugula and Toasted Pita Salad with Tomato Red Wine Vinaigrette

Anyone eat Fatoush salad? It’s that delicious bit of crunchy pita that satisfies your craving for extra bread and fresh vegetables, sitting in an acidic-flavored dressing, with a bit of middle eastern influence. I love it. Working with what I have, I decided that this 

Why Write Recipes When You Can Just Cook?

Why Write Recipes When You Can Just Cook?

I cook often. If I could blog as easily as it seems for me to whip something up to eat in the kitchen, I’m sure I could fill another four blogs with my recipes. But as most of you know, I cook with more intuition 

Shaved Pattypan and Crimini Mushroom Salad

Shaved Pattypan and Crimini Mushroom Salad

  Sometimes we think of salads as those boring dishes that are on the table just because people should eat their greens. I have a blatant fondness of salads, but also a sheer disgust of them, because if I had to eat salad every day 

Chicken Spinach Salad Spicy Lettuce Wraps

Chicken Spinach Salad Spicy Lettuce Wraps

Lets just make this quick and dirty. well not too dirty I made these with the absolute intention of making space in the fridge. I used to make “Fuji wraps” which is what my co workers would ask me for when Italian wasn’t cutting it 

Birthday celebrations, food, friends and good beets

Birthday celebrations, food, friends and good beets

I love food as a celebration. Large parties, huge spreads of tons of food that have peoples eyes opening wide and mouths salivating and pleasant aromas and sights to only be quieted by the shoveling of food in to mouths. Those are the times I