This salad has all the juicy goodness of summer on one platter. I love that the ingredients may be sourced from one trip to the Santa Barbara Farmers Market. Be…
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Chickpea Breakfast Bowl
Msabaha, often described as the rustic cousin of hummus, is often eaten for breakfast in Lebanon. This is my take on the dish, topped with a soft-cooked egg, and I…
Green Tomato and Toasted Pepitas Salad
I have tried, in vain, to grow these beautiful green tomatoes. I adore their color, texture and flavor, particularly the Green Zebra and Aunt Ruby varieties. Every year I plant…
Green Apple, Herb and Green Tomato Salad
I recently found some irresistible gooseberry-like green tomatoes at the farmers market. They had almost translucent, iridescent skin that glistened as the sun shone on them. They had a firm…
Shakshuka at Field + Fort’s Feast
Fall’s Don’t-Miss Dish Shakshuka is one of my favorite dishes to find on a breakfast menu: spicy roasted peppers and tomatoes with eggs poached right in the sauce. It’s usually…
Green Huevos at Scarlett Begonia
Winter’s Don’t-Miss Dish Ask Crista Fleming about any dish on the menu at Scarlett Begonia in Santa Barbara and you’ll get a story. A delicious food story, with characters and…