Because of their slim profile, green beans might not be an obvious choice for grilling. I’ve got a method for great grilled green beans.

How many fruits or vegetables does it take to make a salad? Could the answer be one? Avocado with Everything Bagel Seasoning.

Food trend forecasters predict, everything bagel seasoning will show up in surprising places this year. I put it on Grilled Snap Pea Toasts.

You know you’ve heard of it, now you can commit to memory. Caramel-Topped Chocolate 1-2-3-4 Cake.

Cherries in Endive cups with Stilton and Pecans are an easy option for deliciously seasonal, hand-held party appetizers.

Roast Chicken & Plums: Sometimes simple ingredients & trusted techniques are creatively paired to yield something fresh & unexpected.

Frilly and bulbous, like a cross between brain coral & a ruffled shirt maitake mushrooms are sturdier than they look & are great grilled.

Pintxos are essentially Basque-style tapas. Bar food that’s eaten all day and all night with wine or cocktails. Mussels Escabeche.

Is a Chess Pie the same as a custard Pie? Well, yes… and no. Here’s why. Rhubarb Chess Pie.

I wonder if Dean Martin was drooling over this updated version with edamame beans when he crooned that “pasta fazool” was “Amore!”

Apricot Cherry Crisp with Pate Brisée Crust. It’s not quite a pie or even a cobbler exactly. It’s sort of an in-between.

Change up your grilling game and try a cocoa-rubbed, ash-seared lamb loin with grilled oranges.

Farro and Spaghetti Squash Salad

Chutzpah is the new charisma. Roasted Beets with Yogurt, Apple, Cucumber, Jalapeno, and Dill have chutzpah.

Concia is an old Roman dish of fried & vinegar marinated zucchini brought to the city by Jewish refugees as a method of preservation.

Spring is in the air you smell it everywhere. Starting with this black peppercorn-infused gin elderflower punch.

My Lamb Albondigas Tacos start with handmade lamb chorizo and get a bright bite from fresh tomatillo salsa and pickled red onion.

Roasted Jerusalem Artichokes with Salsa Verde require no peeling and are as simple to bake as potatoes.

Soffrito is a building block for Mediterranean flavors. Sugar Snap Peas with Soffrito, Hot Pepper and Mint.

There are as many ways to make sweet & sour caponata as there are cooks in Italy (and beyond). I think it’s best when it’s kept simple.