Serve this simple, silky corn soup hot or cold and topped with plenty of chopped bacon, tomatoes, and avocado. I have been on a crazy toast kick lately. It all started when I fell in love with a multigrain pullman loaf from Bathalzar Bakery that they sell at our local upscale supermarket. I ...
Chili Roasted Carrot and Avocado Tacos
Remember those taco kits everyone's mom bought in the 80s? The ones that came with a pouch of salsa, a packet of seasoning to mix with ground beef, and bordering-on-stale hard taco shells? I think we all need to take a minute to reflect and appreciate how far we've come, taco-wise. I mean, these ...
Spinach Avocado Soup with Salsa Verde
I'm sorry. I'm sorry that it's the very end of August, and I only discovered this soup last week. It was in an old issue of Better Homes & Gardens that was on the coffee table at the beach house we rented in Rhode Island. I had a hunch it would be delicious, so I copied it onto a scrap of ...
Strawberry Spinach Salad with Creamy Vegan Lemon Maple Poppy Seed Dressing
When I was growing up, my family would spend a week every summer on Martha's Vineyard. One night we always went out for a "fancy" dinner at this restaurant called the Ocean View, which actually didn't have a view of the ocean, but let's not split hairs. My mom would order a lobster and my dad ...
Old Bay Sweet Potatoes with Avocado Tartar Sauce
What do you do when you need a laugh? I have a suggestion: pick up the latest issue of Martha Stewart Living and read Martha's monthly calendar in the front. I'm not sure if it's even meant to be funny, but it reads like something straight out of McSweeney's or Shouts & Murmurs. Here are some ...
