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This farro salad, a combination of roasted corn, fresh-squeezed lime juice, cilantro, minced chili peppers and diced peppers and onions, has become a weekly staple. If you strategize by chopping the vegetables and herbs while the corn is roasting and the farro is simmering, this salad can come together in just about 20 minutes. It yields a lot, thanks to all of the add-ins, and tastes better with each passing day. // alexandracooks.com

Julia Child Notecards + Farro Salad with Roasted Corn, Red peppers & Red Onions
August 2, 2012
A bubbling, bechamel-and-roasted vegetable open-faced sandwich, this asparagus croque monsieur is daydream worthy. While you won't miss the meat on this spring vegetable tartine, one topped with smoked Niman Ranch ham would be heavenly. // alexandracooks.com

Tartine-Style Asparagus & Spring Onion Croque Monsieur
April 13, 2012
I make crustless quiche nearly once a week, always with uncooked greens, always with fresh thyme, always with crème fraîche, always following the Tartine recipe. Without a crust in the equation, this sort of quiche is effortless to whip up for a weeknight dinner. // alexandracooks.com

Crustless Quiche Loaded with Kale
March 2, 2012
It's the bite of the sherry vinegar makes this lentil soup, but the virtues of it are truly countless: It is completely vegetarian, vegan in fact. It cooks in one hour and takes only as long to prepare as it does to chop up some carrots, celery and onions. No vegetables are sautéed; no stock is simmered. It also couldn't be more healthy — lentils are high in fiber, protein, vitamins and minerals. This soup is complete goodness. // alexandracooks.com

Lentil Soup + Mini Loaves = Complete Goodness
January 5, 2012
A roasted butternut squash and crispy sage pizza on a board.

Pizza with Roasted Butternut Squash and Crispy Sage
October 21, 2011

Addictive Kale Caesar Salad with Brioche Croutons
September 22, 2011
This panini offers a double pairing of sweet and salty — jam and bacon, cheddar and pear — and makes every bite worth savoring. I find the combination irresistible and even served these at a little dinner party. Casual is the new cool, right? It was fun, and at the very least, a lovely way to welcome fall. // alexandracooks.com

Bacon, Cheddar and Pear Panino
September 15, 2011
roasted grapes with homemade ricotta

Thyme-Roasted Grapes with Ricotta & Grilled Bread
September 7, 2011
Could anything be more satisfying than this simple lunch this time of year? Homemade ricotta, Olin-Fox Farms CSA tomatoes, and grilled bread. Yum Yum Yum! // alexandracooks.com

Lunch: Tomatoes, Ricotta, Grilled Bread
August 29, 2011

Crispy Kale Chips
March 17, 2011
A bowl of fresh corn polenta with blistered cherry tomatoes.

Fresh Corn Polenta with Blistered Tomatoes
October 18, 2010
A nectarine pizza cut into slices.

Nectarine Pizza with Fresh Basil and Reduced Balsamic
August 18, 2010
Next time you are invited to a potluck picnic, volunteer to make sandwiches. And then make these roasted red pepper and arugula sandwiches on homemade focaccia. You will be loved forever. I promise. // alexandracooks.com

Homemade Focaccia + Roasted Red Pepper & Arugula Sandwiches
June 28, 2010
Beet salad on a plate.

Salt-Roasted (or Steam-Roasted) Beets with Goat Cheese & Toasted Walnuts
April 29, 2010
A freshly baked savory galette with corn, tomatoes, and gruyere.

Savory Galette with Tomato, Corn, Caramelized Onions & Gruyère
September 21, 2009
The custard, a ratio of 1 cup crème fraîche to 1 cup whole milk to 5 eggs, makes Tartine's Swiss chard quiche so fabulous. It's smooth with a slight tang and utterly delicious. // alexandracooks.com

Tartine’s Quiche, Homemade Crème Fraîche & A Little Trip to Napa & Bouchon
August 17, 2009
These Asian lettuce wraps are simple to prepare, stunning to serve, and exceptionally satisfying to eat. Both the slaw and the meat are incredibly flavorful and the combination of the crunchy cool slaw with the tender hot meat is so yummy. Make it. You'll be happy. I promise. // alexandracooks.com

Asian Lettuce Wraps for Almost Meatless Potluck
July 29, 2009
This sandwich, with toasted bread, rubbed with garlic, drizzled with olive oil, sprinkled with salt, moistened with a squeezed tomato and topped with jamón Iberico, is easily the most delicious sandwich on the face of the earth. // alexandracooks.com

Pan Con Tomate with Prosciutto di Parma
July 17, 2009
This goat cheese walnut tart is really fun. And different. And delicious. I can't promise a quick-and-easy dinner with this recipe — beets must be roasted; a tart shell must be baked — but with a little planning, assembly of this tart is quite simple. And it is so worth the effort. // alexandracooks.com

Gordon Hamersley’s Beet, Goat Cheese and Walnut Tart
April 2, 2009

Grilled Cheese
January 15, 2009

Prosciutto, Endive & Shaved Manchego Salad with Tarragon-Shallot Vinaigrette
January 4, 2009

Stir-Fried Veggies and Tofu
November 6, 2008

Swiss Chard Tart
October 6, 2008

Leftover Tortillas? Make a Quiche
September 25, 2008

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