Spiced sun-gold tomato sauce.
This is flat-out the best pasta sauce I’ve made with fresh tomatoes: sweet, spicy, delicious. You really need to try it.
This is flat-out the best pasta sauce I’ve made with fresh tomatoes: sweet, spicy, delicious. You really need to try it.
This appetizer will draw “oohs” from your guests: stuff basil leaves with goat cheese and diced tomato. Gorgeous and delicious.
This pasta salad comes together easily, with a few sauteed summer vegetables, prepared pasta and creamy peppercorn dressing.
The Aperol Spritz is the perfect summer cocktail with an Italian flair: bright, refreshing, flavorful.
Swiss chard is prolific right now in gardens and markets; here’s a great way to use it, on crostini with Feta and hummus.
In case you’re already tired of ‘caprese’ salad, here’s an alternative: sweet, ripe summer tomatoes drizzled with a flavorful tahini dressing.
It’s fun and easy to make ricotta cheese at home; here’s and easy recipe and the right technique to produce creamy, Italian-style ricotta.
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.
In addition to sharing easy recipes here, I’m the editor of Edible Ohio Valley magazine and the author of “The Findlay Market Cookbook.” I’m a journalist, writer and editor focused on food, wellness and creativity. I love to speak about local food and teach casual cooking classes around the Cincinnati region.