The Most Refreshing Chilled Soup You’ll Make All Summer There’s a point every summer when turning on the stove starts to feel like a personal insult. This is the recipe for that exact moment. 😉 Cold cucumber soup is creamy and almost shockingly fresh. No cooking, one blender, and about 10 minutes of hands-on work. You’ll need a cucumber, tangy Greek yogurt, a little garlic, and a whole garden’s worth of herbs. I add toasted nuts for texture, but even those are optional. This is the kind of thing I’d…
Continue ReadingButterscotch Budino with Espresso Caramel (Italian Pudding!)
Your New Go-To Dinner Party Dessert: Italian Budino Butterscotch budino is the Italian restaurant dessert I’ve been quietly obsessed with for years, and I’m thrilled to finally share this version. Budino simply means “pudding” in Italian, but don’t let that fool you—this pudding is all grown up. A silky, deeply caramelized butterscotch custard gets chilled until just set, then topped with a glossy espresso caramel sauce, a cloud of whipped crème fraîche, and flaky sea salt. Every spoonful is sweet, salty, butter, and tangy all at once. Budino is richer…
Continue ReadingGreek Tomato Rice Bowls with Broiled Chicken Thighs
Tender, Juicy Yogurt-Marinated Chicken & Your New Favorite Rice If I could only make one weeknight chicken dinner on repeat for the rest of the year, this would be a serious contender. Juicy, yogurt-marinated chicken thighs get charred under the broiler until the edges are crisp and caramelize, then land on a bed of one-pan Greek tomato rice studded with blistered cherry tomatoes. Add a quick cucumber salad and you’ve got a complete Greek-inspired rice bowl—bright, savory, satisfying—in well under an hour, most of it hands-off. A quick note on…
Continue ReadingCherry Tomato Pasta with Crab & Pesto Breadcrumbs
My Go-To Summer Seafood Pasta If there’s one dish I want to be eating on repeat all summer long, it’s this cherry tomato pasta with crab. Sweet, jammy cherry tomatoes. Tender linguine coated in a silky, garlicky sauce. Hunks of buttery crab tucked throughout. And on top, a shower of pesto breadcrumbs that crunch and shatter with every single bite. This is summer in a bowl, and I genuinely cannot stop thinking about it. This recipe is inspired by the kind of seafood pasta you’d dream about eating somewhere on…
Continue ReadingGrilling Season Is Upon Us: What I’m Cooking in June
Fire Up the Grill: Here’s What I’m Making This June June is when the grill stops being a weekend treat and becomes a weeknight staple. I’m talking marinades made before work, skewers assembled after school pickup, and dinners that come together faster than the sun goes down. This month’s list leans hard into grilled meats and seafood, smoky vegetables, and fresh summer sides—with enough variety to carry you from a Tuesday night dinner to a full-blown backyard cookout. There’s something here for everyone, including the vegetarians at the table. 🙌🏻…
Continue ReadingEspresso Caramel Sauce For Ice Cream, Cakes, & More
The Homemade Caramel Recipe For Coffee Lovers! If you’ve ever drizzled a store-bought caramel sauce and thought, “this is fine”—this recipe is your wake-up call. My homemade espresso caramel sauce comes together in about 15 minutes, keeps in the fridge for weeks, and tastes like something you’d find pooled at the bottom of a very good dessert at a very good restaurant. (Or spooned on top?! It’s a dream on top of my silky smooth butterscotch budino!) Classic caramel can sometimes lean overwhelmingly sweet. The addition of espresso helps balance…
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