Heirloom Beet Carpaccio
Introducing a candy striped heirloom beet carpaccio. Mainly found at farmers’ markets, the whimsical Chioggia beet (pronounced kee-OH-gee-uh) with its mild flavor and natural...
Winter Pasta Salad with Roasted Vegetables & Buttermilk Dressing
My favorite ever winter pasta salad is loaded up with vegetables, roasted to perfection. First there is roasted Tuscan kale — yes roasted! With...
French Cucumber Salad with Crème Fraîche and Dill
This French Cucumber Salad with Crème Fraîche and Dill is everything a summer side should be — cool, crisp, creamy, and impossibly refreshing. Thinly...
Beet Salad with Goat Cheese, Hazelnuts and Poppy Seed Dressing
Not only is this beet salad gorgeous, it also has a delicious poppy-seed dressing that makes it sing! Then there’s the roasted hazelnuts, creamy...
Tahini Green Beans and Potatoes
Green beans and potatoes are a classic combination, reminding me once again that the simplest recipes are often the best. The magic of this...
Green Beans with Pears and Bacon
An odd sounding but absolutely delicious dish in Northern Germany is one called “Birnen, Bohnen und Speck” (green beans with pears and bacon). I...
Pearl Barley Salad with Roasted Sweet Potato, Harissa, and Feta
Welcome to your new favourite dish: Pearl Barley Salad with Roasted Sweet Potato, Red Onion, Feta, and Mint. This recipe puts a modern twist...
Mediterranean Green Bean and Tomato Salad
This Mediterranean green bean and cherry tomato salad makes a great warm-weather side dish. It’s so quick and easy to prepare and full of...
Fresh Fava Bean Salad with Arugula, Fennel and Radishes
This fresh fava bean salad is simple, basic and full of fresh flavors. Buttery, nutty fava beans are tossed with green onions, fennel, radishes,...
Asparagus and Mango Salad
This Asparagus and Mango Salad is everything you want from a spring recipe. Fresh, vibrant, and just a little unexpected. It’s one of those...
Zucchini Noodle Salad with Tomato, Basil and Pine Nuts
Despite the chilly Hamburg weather, I am embracing summer... fully. And it starts this summer zucchini noodle salad. Seriously, we left 38°C in France,...
Spring Radish Salad with Orange, Mint & Pine Nuts
With the abundance of fresh local spring radishes picked at their height of freshness and flavor, I’ve been trying to think of other ways...
Grilled Steak Panzanella Salad
This grilled steak panzanella salad recipe embodies the flavors of summer! It’s made with marinated grilled steak which is served over a salad made...
Kale Salad with Roasted Vegetables, Lentils and Tahini Dressing
Okay are you ready for it? This kale salad with roasted vegetables, lentils and tahini dressing is my new go-to winter salad. Really it's...
Asian-Style Beet and Carrot Salad
What could be prettier than a beet and carrot salad? Both have an amazingly beautiful color, especially chioggia beets with their candy cane stripes....
Roasted Butternut Squash with Ginger, Miso & Tofu
Flavor-bomb is what you can call this roasted butternut squash recipe! Cubed butternut squash is roasted in the oven with fresh ginger, garlic and...
Sweet Dumpling Squash Salad with Feta
This autumn Sweet Dumpling Squash Salad with roasted squash, fresh greens, pomegranate and feta has a middle eastern touch to it. It’s made with...
Radicchio and Fennel Salad with Citrus and Pear
Citrus is the star of this radicchio and fennel salad. Made with slices of juicy pink Cara Cara and navel oranges it’s bound to...
Roasted Broccoli with Prosciutto
This roasted broccoli with prosciutto is the kind of dish that feels fancy but takes almost no effort. Roasting transforms the broccoli into crispy,...
Ginger-Chili Oven Roasted Pumpkin and Bulgur Salad
Yes to oven roasted pumpkin! That's right, it’s the time of year again. Pumpkin recipes are on the rise! And this one, I have...
