Cool white gazpacho.

White gazpacho? You bet. It’s as traditional in Spain as the bright red, tomato-based version. Cool and smooth but with big flavor, this summer soup is a real winner. Give it a try! View the recipe.

Join me for a cooking class next week.

Yay! Tomato Season is officially here! Looking for fun ways to enjoy summer’s best produce? Join me for a demonstration class on August 6 at The Cooking School at Jungle Jim’s. Get the scoop!

Best recipes for summer fruit.

So many of my culinary inspiration this summer has come from the fruit that’s abundant this time of year. Here are my favorite recipes for summer peaches and berries. Get the recipe collection!

Fresh peach parfait with toasted pecan granola.

This breakfast bowlful of fresh peaches and vanilla yogurt — topped with homemade toasted pecan granola — is spot on for these hot summer days. Because, peaches and pecans! Get the recipe.

Grilled pepper and egg sandwich.

If I had one last meal on Earth, this might be it: a simple, summery grilled sandwich with bell pepper, egg, cheese. Try this recipe; you’ll be grilling these babies up all summer long. Get the recipe!

Beautiful lentil salad with spiced vinaigrette.

I’m so in love with this gorgeous lentil salad recipe from The Findlay Market Cookbook (thanks, Joanne!). The spiced vinaigrette TOTALLY makes it sing. Lunch all week! Get the recipe!

Strawberry vinegar shrub.

We’ve named this cocktail Another Shrubbery, ’cause it’s made with strawberry shrub (and gin!). Say it with your best Monty Python accent. Here’s how to make a fruit shrub and fantastic cocktails with it.

The Findlay Market Cookbook

My cookbook, The Findlay Market Cookbook, is Cincinnati’s local cookbook — a celebration of local food as it’s best represented by Cincinnati’s historic public market.