Besides being a great side to simple roast chicken or beef tenderloin, seasonal squash provides more than a day's worth of vitamin A and about half the daily recommended vitamin C.
Green Goddess dressing—a mix of mayonnaise, sour cream, herbs, anchovies and lemon—was created at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco in the 1920s, as a tribute to an actor starring in a play called The Green Goddess. The creamy dressing is typically tossed with a green salad, but it's also addictive in Melissa Rubel Jacobson's chicken salad, made with a rotisserie bird.
The other day I dropped by my neighbor's house to deliver a little cake I had made for their one-year old's birthday and while I was there I observed Mike making a delectable concoction for their family party. Being the
Chili is the ultimate crowd-pleaser and cool-weather comfort food. This simple version lets hearty beef and beans simmer all day, ready to wow 'em when the lid comes off.
Comfort casserole, meet classic appetizer. The perfectly balanced bite of tomato, garlic and mozzarella is the inspiration for this deceptively hearty family-pleaser.
