Author: Jessica Ogilvie

Summer Picnic Salad: Italian Antipasto Salad

Summer Picnic Salad: Italian Antipasto Salad

Here is an easy and tasty salad to bring to your picnic or barbecue this weekend.  I love antipasto and after nine months of not eating cold cuts or cured meats, I was very happy to make this salad.  I used salami and sopressata but 

Beef Fajitas in Dipped Tortillas

Beef Fajitas in Dipped Tortillas

I made this recipe several weeks ago but haven’t had a chance to write it up.  I found this recipe through Fresh Direct and since I love skirt steak and salsa verde, I decided to give the recipe a whirl. I’ve been ordering our groceries 

Summer Side Salad: Pecorino and Bean Salad

Summer Side Salad: Pecorino and Bean Salad

I don’t have a photo of this dish but I made it last weekend as a side for our Father’s Day barbecue and we loved it.  Plus, it’s healthy and so quick to make — perfect for a new mom as she threw together a 

Pork Chops alla Pizzaiola

Pork Chops alla Pizzaiola

Here is a delicious way to prepare your basic pork chop, courtesy of Giada de Laurentiis.  I bought some delicious center cut pork chops at the butcher shop in Chelsea Market.  We were thinking of grilling them but then I came upon this recipe.  With 

Beat the heat with gazpacho!

Beat the heat with gazpacho!

I am a soup lover and a tomato lover so there is nothing I like more on a hot day than a cold bowl of gazpacho!  I just recently came across the Barefoot Contessa’s gazpacho recipe.  It is simple and quick and relies only on 

Lamb Chops with Pistachio Tapenade

Lamb Chops with Pistachio Tapenade

I have been cooking but have been finding it hard to actually find the time to write posts.  Fresh Direct has been delivering our groceries.  And, Charlotte generally lets me cook but she doesn’t allow me and Tim to eat at the same time.  We 

Asian Turkey Lettuce Wraps



Asian Turkey Lettuce Wraps



by Weeknight Gourmet Guest Blogger Happy Farrow Here’s another quick and delicious recipe.  I never thought to make lettuce wraps at home, but after discovering how easy they are to prepare, they’ve become a regular weeknight meal at our house.  I usually substitute carrots for 

Hail the Kale! Linguini with Breadcrumbs and Kale

Hail the Kale! Linguini with Breadcrumbs and Kale

I’ve belonged to a CSA for a few years now – CSA stands for “community supported agriculture” – basically you “invest” in a farmer and in return you get some of the farmer’s fresh produce each week. CSAs are great because they can expose you 

Chicken Milanese with Arugula Salad

Chicken Milanese with Arugula Salad

I have a backlog of a few posts.  This dish was actually one of the first things I made when I got back into the kitchen. I saw this recipe in the new Everyday Food cookbook decided to make it because it reminded me of 

Meatless Monday: Basil Pesto

Meatless Monday: Basil Pesto

On one of my excursions to Chelsea Market, I picked up a couple of bunches of gorgeous basil.  I was buying something else but the fragrant basil leaves called to me and I couldn’t help but buy some! I decided to make pesto because it