This recipe for Marinated bean toast has become a regular at our house.  I have been making it at least once a week for the past two months.  It is that good.  What I love about this recipe besides tasting great, is that it is so easy to make..  I can have lunch or dinner …

This Spicy Harissa Chickpea Salad recipe has become part of the weekly rotation at our house.  It is light enough to serve alongside grilled fish or a big plate of hummus; but hearty enough to enjoy in a big bowl on its own for lunch. The inspiration for this salad came from a food memory …

Zucchini are everywhere right now, and that makes me very happy. There is, however, one person in our house who doesn’t share my enthusiasm. I love zucchini and try to enjoy it as often as possible during the summer months. Lenny, on the other hand, has always considered zucchini the boring guest at the party; …

I am a fan of figs.  How about you?  As soon as they show their squishy little faces at the market, I am bringing them home by the pound full.  Typically I snack on them but the past couple weeks I have been enjoying on savory sandwiches as well as a few too many Fig …

Lunches are my biggest challenge.  We work from home, but that does not mean I want to spend hours making lunch for us.  I want the meal to be quick but delicious and still homemade.  While we were in France we were digging on these amazingly good sandwiches filled with things beyond jambon.  Cheese, marinated …

I was never a watermelon fan growing up.  Mainly because I wore braces and during that time in my life. there weren’t seedless watermelons around.  As an adult I use to occasionally enjoy a slice or two, but not often.  Then someone made a savory salad from seedless watermelon, and I was sold.  I recently …

I have France on my mind, particularly Gascony.  The first time I enjoyed a tomato tart I was in Gascony at our friend Kate’s home.  It blew my mind that such an amazing tart could be make with simple summer tomatoes plucked from the garden. The warm tomatoes were slightly blistered after baking, and each …