Sides
Looking for a side dish with a new twist? You have come to the right place. Interesting sides can really elevate a meal. This celery root slaw looks like the celeri remoulade I made weekly during my days in Paris. But shhhhhhhhhhhhhh. It’s got two secret ingredients that are a refreshing surprise – white cheddar and grated apple. You cannot tell by looking, but one bite and you’ll be a convert. And this Texmati Rice & Grilled Veggie Bowl is a side that does it all – part salad, part starch, part veggie and 100% tasty.
Do not come here if you are looking for a basic mayo-sodden coleslaw. Mais, no! Firecracker Cole Slaw relies on black sesame seed for the firecrackers, and sour cream and buttermilk for a creamy, yet tangy dressing. And if you love a good Tuscan bread salad – Panzanella, in Italian – here you go. I first came across this concept when working with famed London River Café chefs for the Today Show. Their dressing was a laborious squeezing of fresh tomatoes, but I have subbed in canned tomato juice that not only saves times but gives uniform success, regardless of the season. The salad is colorful, umami-rich with the anchovies, and a site for sore eyes. Best to make it during peak tomato season, though the dressing works all year round. But, don’t miss these Indian spiced potatoes or this corn and tomato salad that I call Everything But the Farmer, Farmers’ Market Salad!!
Creamy Leek and Rainbow Chard Gratin: A Thanksgiving Must-Have
It's the Gobble, Gobble time of year already. Is it me or does Thanksgiving come every 4 months now? I say it like it's a bad thing, but really what could be tastier? All those family favorite recipes coming out of semi-retirement. This year I have a new recipe,...
Everything but the Farmer Farmers’ Market Corn Salad
There's still time to lend an ear, grab an ear, shuck an ear, do what you must...to make this peak-of-the-season fresh corn salad that was on the menu at last week's Summer Harvest Bounty feast. I have shared this recipe before and while it's a no-recipe recipe,...
Indian Spiced Potatoes Fit for a Diwali Feast
Are your lights on? It’s Diwali, a Hindu festival of lights which started on the 7th this year. I recently had an opportunity to take these Indian spiced potatoes to a Diwali pot luck hosted by the New York Women’s Culinary Alliance in honor of this annual fête. I...
Harvest Grains Salad with Oven-Dried Tomatoes
When I find something that will change your life – FOREVER – I must share. I’m not such a fan of pre-seasoned packages, like those dried bean soup mixes loaded with some heavy doses of sodium, but I recently stumbled across this beauty at Trader Joe’s. It’s...
Farm Stand Roasted Potato Salad
Having a German grandmother exposed me to vinegar-style potato salad from an early age. Don’t get me wrong, we had our share of mayo-based summer spuds too, but I developed a taste for the briny acidity and mustard of German-style potato salads at a very early...
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!