Plant Based

Summer at my house always means one thing: cucumbers everywhere. I get them from the farmers market, my neighbor’s garden, and sometimes even a grocery store impulse buy because they were on sale. For years I only knew one way to use them, sliced with salt and vinegar. Then I started digging through other food

I did not grow up cooking with black beans, but once I discovered them, there was no going back. They are cheap, they are filling, and they soak up flavor better than almost anything else in my pantry. On this blog, I do not share my own recipes. Instead, I like to introduce you to

Cobblers, ice cream, salads, and morning bowls everything you need when peaches are at their best There’s a very short window every year when peaches are absolutely perfect soft, fragrant, dripping with juice, and sweet enough to eat standing over the kitchen sink. I look forward to it every single summer. The problem is that

From crispy chips to hearty soups easy ways to make kale the star of your plate I’ll be honest kale and I didn’t always get along. The first time I tried it, I threw a handful of raw leaves into a salad and couldn’t get past the bitterness. It sat in my fridge for a

I will be honest squash was not always my favorite vegetable. For a long time, I thought it was just something you put on a holiday table and then ignored. Then one autumn evening, I roasted a butternut squash with garlic and butter, and everything changed. Squash is one of those vegetables that completely transforms