We make these amazingly delicious burgers for special occasions, small summer celebrations or when entertaining. However, they’re simple enough to make anytime if you have more self control than I do. These were one of Brad’s and my favorite meals for years but I could never get a decent picture before we devoured them. Five…
Poached Salmon with Creamy Dill Mustard Sauce
This elegant meal takes less than 30 minutes to put together and yet is impressive enough for entertaining. This is a great dinner for nights when you don’t want to turn on the oven but still crave a home cooked meal. It’s another Home Sweet Jones original from 2013 that I’m pulling out of the…
Salmon Salade Lyonnaise
Salade Lyonnaise is a popular salad from the Lyon region of France traditionally made of frisée, lardons, toasted croutons, and a mustard vinaigrette made from the bacon drippings all topped with a poached egg. It’s like breakfast salad. Because bacon is such an integral ingredient, I’ve long struggled with a way to make this that…
Fast, Easy Moqueca de Camaroes, aka Brazilian Shrimp Stew
Yum yum yum yum. Looking at these pictures again makes me want to run back to the kitchen and make this soup all over again. I know soup in summer sounds like madness but I swear it works here. Rich but not heavy, creamy but fiery, this is the perfect meal for when you’re exhausted…
Gluten-Free Baked Coconut Shrimp with Orange Mustard Dipping Sauce
I can’t believe April is almost over. The last few months have flown by in a blur – a trip to Italy, two snowboard trips, a new job for me, enormous progress finishing our home remodel… it’s been crazy but incredibly fun and productive. Now that the days are getting longer we’re ready to nest…
Salmon-Crab Sliders with Zesty Creole Mustard Sauce
One of our all time favorite recipes for Salmon Crab Burgers needed and update and we decided to mix it up a little bit by cooking them up slider size. These mini-burgers are just as delicious as the classic version but I think they’re even easier to prepare since we bake them in the oven…
Rustic Pan-Bagnat Niçoise Sandwich
Classic Niçoise flavors of tuna, eggs, tomatoes and olives combine with refreshing cucumber and tangy-rich artichoke in a rustic but elegant sandwich. I’m only a little embarrassed to say that this sandwich was inspired by a similar-looking roll in a magazine ad for bottled water: Tasty-looking, yes? This is a variation on a pan-bagnat, a…
Seared Ahi with Reduced Balsamic and Rapini over Polenta
Perfectly seared sashimi-grade ahi and tender-crisp rapini drizzled with a sweet-tangy reduced balsamic vinegar over creamy polenta is simultaneously light and decadent. This was my very first original recipe developed about 15 years ago after being inspired by something similar at an Italian restaurant in Santa Monica. A decade and a half later it’s still…
Easy At-Home Shrimp Boil
Fresh corn, red potatoes, and plump shrimp simmered in traditional Old Bay seasoning make a crazy fun Summer meal that’s as delicious as it is easy to put together. Brad took me to my first crawfish boil several years ago and I loved the relaxed, easy atmosphere – especially considering that the hosts were cooking…
Quick and Easy Dill Lobster Roll
I’ve always been intrigued by lobster rolls – they make me imagine lunch at the club, summering at the Hamptons, and fashionable parties at beachfront Cape Cods. I haven’t experienced any of these things but still feel the promise popped-collar polos and sockless loafers every time I see a lobster roll on the menu. And…
