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Dandelion Green Salad with Mimosa Dressing
This is a lovely Spring dinner appetizer salad or quick lunch one. It is vibrant in color and punchy in taste; pretty much the bastard...
Mar 14, 2021


⏰ Steamed Chili Salmon Tacos with Avocado-Tajin Crema
Or, to be completely accurate, Steamed Chili Salmon Tacos with Avocado-Tajin Crema, Pickled Garlic Scapes, Diced Heirloom Tomato,...
Oct 21, 2020


L.'s "Put It On Everything" Avocado and Arugula Dressing
Another recipe that was greater than the sum of its parts. You wouldn't think that this would be anything but a pleasant little sauce but...
Jul 4, 2020


Bonus Recipe: "Rocamole"
This was originally a Nigella Lawson recipe but I have bastardized it so often during my many years of making it that I have no longer...
Feb 11, 2020


Bonus Recipe: Avocado Vinaigrette
This unexpectedly delicious vinaigrette was created in a panic during a "loaves and fishes" moment when I realized that the salad I had...
Dec 27, 2019


Pan Fried Soft Shell Crabs with Avocado Tartare
Crab is one of my favorite things; budget and seasonality permitting, I would eat it every week if I could. But that is not the case so,...
Aug 31, 2019


Avocado Tartare
This is my second attempt at making this, a dish which I had back in my LA days, and I think that this time I have gotten it right. I did...
Aug 24, 2019


Avocado Toast with Fried Capers
If there is one thing that I have discovered in California that I will take with me when I go, it is avocado toast and the many...
Apr 7, 2016

Avocado and Citrus Salad with Jalapeno Vinaigrette
I have been so good at taking photos of my creations recently that I am a little annoyed at myself for enjoying my dinner party so much...
Jan 28, 2016
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