Mar 19
As much as I love to cook, there are times when the kitchen is the last place I want to be, especially when the sun is out and Pliny the Elder is on tap. That’s why I love having salads like this chilled shrimp salad in the fridge ready to go on a moments notice. Like most salads, the ingredients in this dish can be prepared ahead of time and quickly thrown together to yield a very satisfying lunch or light dinner.
Spring is in the air! This means breaking away from some of the heavier flavors associated with winter and trying to lighten things up with Spring ingredients that are starting to trickle in to your grocery store. Here, we’ll use gnocchi again as our canvas that acts as the perfect backdrop to showcase how the sweetness of early spring spinach and peas can be contrasted by minimal use of fresh lemon.
Asparagus season is short and sweet, so we take full advantage and eat as much as we can during these months. One of my favorite ways of preparing asparagus is with a light lemon dressing that uses walnut oil, rather than olive oil, for an earthier taste that matches the cold temperatures outside.
Short on time but don’t want to order takeout? This dish has you covered. Tender beef combined with ginger and garlic come together in a sweet and spicy sauce. Using simple ingredients, most of which you probably already have in your pantry, you can satisfy those hunger pangs in mere minutes.
It’s hard to resist the appetizing siren call of a big bowl of steamed mussels, drawing you in with the smells and contrasting colors. Give in to this dish, in which mussels are steamed in an aromatic white wine broth with a playfully spicy kick, and is ready to devour in mere minutes.
Demystifying Dinner 