Caprese Pops
It’s summerrrr tiiiime and the livin’ is easssy. That’s right folks, it’s officially summer! The sunshine washes away my rainy blues and I can finally get some color (this blogger has been one pale, sickly looking man up until now). Forget spring, as soon as summer comes around, so many delicious fresh flavors...
Garden Gazpacho
Fresh summer produce always makes my mouth water. The smell, taste, and colors just scream “I’m delicious!”. Since almost everything in my garden and at the market has been so perfect this season, I really haven’t wanted to mess with it at all. I mean, if its not broke, why fix...
Sugar Roasted Asparagus
Not sure if all you heard, buuuut I recently started a new day job in NYC (if you didn’t know, follow me on Twitter or friend me on Facebook for fun updates! Yeah!!!)…so right now I’m writing this on my phone while surrounded by exhausted New Jersey commuters. Ah, the life. Anyway,...
Stuffed Baked Tomatoes
These taste exactly like they smell – a glorious aroma of Mediterranean rustic-ness. In the oven, the smell of the melty juicy tomato mixed with all those Mediterranean flavors really blossom and get all toasty. You have garlic and onion and olives and capers and lavender and thyme and rosemary and basil....
Channa Masala
Channa…channa masala…la la la laa la…do do be doo! Yes, that was me singing about channa masala. Why you ask? Well only because it’s one of my favorite Indian dishes, that’s why! Channa masala was one of the first Indian dishes that I ever tried, a long time ago in Princeton, NJ...
Heirloom Tomato Salad
Simple recipes like this one are only possible when you use fresh, quality ingredients. The sweet and fragrant basil pairs perfectly with the juicy tartness of the tomato. The heirloom tomatoes I primarily use are Black Krim, which have an earthy salty bite. When my mom first tried black krim tomatoes, she...
