Garlicky Soy Honey Green Beans

One of the most popular requests I receive is for inspired side vegetable dishes.  Something easy, something delicious, something that (hopefully) everyone at the dinner table will eat. Green beans are one of those vegetables that pretty much everyone likes.  You hear complaints about broccoli or eggplant or spinach, but green beans are quite well-loved, or at least pretty inoffensive. This recipe takes this…

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Whole Artichokes with Melted Butter

Artichokes have always been to me, a beacon of spring.  In the US, though available year-round on the west coast, most of the country starts seeing them in March; in the UK they typically debut in May.  So living in the UK – for less than two more months :(( – I’m just now glimpsing the first artichokes of the season. Most people eat the…

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Apple and Walnut Charoset

Happy Passover!!  I know it’s a bit belated, but I still managed to sneak in this recipe before the end of Passover. Passover is one of my favorite Jewish holidays; actually one of my favorite holidays, period.  I love how it centers around family ritual and retelling the story of Moses and the early Israelites.  Plus there are many ways to tie…

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Sweet Potato Fries with Creamy Cilantro Dip

Hello!  Sorry about the lapse between posts.  We were enjoying a two-week adventure in Iceland.  Unbelievable scenery – glaciers, mountains, basalt cliffs, bubbling mud pools, a geyser, geothermal pools, whales, dolphins, lava formations – and some of the freshest fish, lobster and lamb I’ve ever had. But I can say I didn’t see a single sweet potato…take that back, we did…

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Updated Green Bean Casserole

Earlier this week I was lucky enough to do a guest post on a fellow American expat in London’s blog, the lovely Angloyankophile.  She was looking for some inspiration for Thanksgiving side dishes and I thought this Updated Green Bean Casserole was just right.  Check out the recipe below and be sure to check out her blog as well.  She…

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Garlic Ciabatta Bread

Conversation in my house the other day as I am preparing dinner: Me: “Girls, it’s your lucky night…dinner is Hearty Minestrone Soup with garlic ciabatta bread.” Girls: “Whoop! Whoop!  We LOVE your garlic bread.” Me:  “It’s going on the blog this week.” Girls:  “Wait.  You haven’t put that on your blog yet??  Are you kidding me??” A panicky pit arose in…

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Tuna, White Bean and Fresh Herb Salad

Some recipes I hesitate posting because they are embarrassingly easy.  Hard to even call it a recipe; rather just a quick assembling of a few ingredients. This recipe falls into that category. The inspiration came from an article sent to me by my Mom.  No, not shared via Facebook (she’s not on Facebook).  No, not linked via email.  Old school,…

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