Grilled Chicken Skewers with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

Summer is all about the grill, isn't it? There's just something about cooking and eating outside and the taste of grilled food. You can use a grill pan in your kitchen, too, and I've done that plenty of times. But now this city girl has an outdoor grill as well!





My landlord just redid our tenant roof deck and there are now grills! Yay! Bring on all the grilled things starting with chicken

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Star Spangled Watermelon Gin Slush

We need to talk about this cocktail because it is so good. I mean, this recipe makes two drinks and I may or may not have had them both. It was just so hard to stop. And the 4th of July theme? Oh, yes, this drink will be on repeat for the holiday.





I was trying to come up with something red, white and blue-ish but I also wanted it to be amazing and not colored that way just for the sake of

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French Market Salad with Fried Goat Cheese

When I'm walking through my local farmer's market on Saturday mornings, I always develop an overwhelming urge to make a big salad. And since I can't resist buying all the things, a salad is a great way to use them.





On a recent Saturday I found beautiful baby arugula, haricots verts (French green beans) and edible flowers. One French inspired salad coming right up. I added roasted beets

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Cauliflower Shawarma

My first experience with shawarma was on vacation on the beach in Tel Aviv, Israel. Food vendors were selling falafel and shawarma sandwiches along with cold beverages on that hot August day. I ordered falafel because it's my favorite street food and my sister-in-law, who was my beach buddy that afternoon, ordered shawarma. I'd never had it before but the aroma was intoxicating and I asked for

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