Salads
Crispy cool salads, holiday meal salads, picnic-in-the-park salads, party salads and dinner-on-a-platter salads. We have all the salads! For something with a twist but still crispy and crunchy, try this Tuscan Kale with Creamy Avocado or this grilled baby romaine Deconstructed Caesar. This Harvest Salad adds some breathing room on Thanksgiving yet has just enough treats to make it feel indulgent.
If you are feeding a crowd, be it a picnic or a party, try this Texmati Rice and Grilled Veggie Salad, My Big Fat Greek Salad or Firecracker Cole Slaw. And man do I love one platter salad feast meals. They are easy to make ahead yet stunning to serve. Check out this vegetarian SuperFood Salad or the grilled Southwestern Grilled Shrimp Cobb Salad, full of surprises! They make stunning presentations and really wow the crowd!
Oh Sweet Pea, Won’t You Dance With Me….
Say it ain’t so!! This sad infographic appeared this week from a consulting company that focuses on food and beverage trends. For me, the really sad part is the title – Erosion of Meal Rituals. According to the Hartman Group, more people are eating meals alone...
Celery Root: Fall’s Best Kept Secret
This homely little vegetable belies its knobby, unsightly exterior, showing up instead packing a flavor punch and chocked full of crunch. It became one of my favorites during my year in France. While interning in Michelin starred restaurants, I had this crazy...
Hey Summer, Say Hello to Fall
Roasted Beet and Nectarine Salad There is still a lot of stone fruit hanging from the trees, if you are lucky enough not to have been hit by a late spring freeze. But truth be told, I’ve had my fill of cobblers and pies (and don’t really race to the sweeter side...
Roasted Vegetable Napoleon
Beets and goat cheese are a match made in heaven. Adding the goat cheese to roasted potatoes elevates this root vegetable appetizer to a whole new level of sublime. Ingredients Vinaigrette 1/4 cup fresh beet juice 1/4 cup olive oil 1 1/2 Tablespoons fresh lemon...
Meet Katy
Well, hello there! I’m Katy. And I’m all about Palate & Passion & Purpose. I’ve spent my whole life weaving together a passion for food, entertaining, and enjoying family & friends with a purpose for improving the lives of others. There’s no better way to live with purpose than to break bread with others. See how that all came full circle? And…I was lucky enough to make a career out of doing so!