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Summer Candy Salad

One of my favorite summer snacks is sweet, cold watermelon with creamy, salty feta, and a splash of olive oil. It’s light and hydrating on a hot afternoon, and that sweet/salty combo is just so tantalizing — but I didn’t think you needed to see a whole recipe on such a simple dish, so this Summer Candy Salad is an ode to that perfect combo! I expand on it with a few more sun-ripened gems you might find cropping up at your farm stand right now (sungolds! cucumbers!), some chickpeas to fill you up, a scattering of pita chips for some lovely crunch, and an easy lemon-honey vinaigrette to tie it all together. Goes beautifully with grilled lamb chops, kofte burgers, roast chicken, or simply on it’s own!

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Whole Roasted Cauliflower

Lucious, golden brown, crispy on the outside, and so melting and tender on the inside – cauliflower is the vegetable that eats like a steak! I LOVE roasting a whole head because the presentation is seriously impressive, plus slicing off casual hunks smothered in yummy chile herb tahini sauce is just so hedonistic.

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Cacio e Pepe

One of the simplest, most elegant, deliciously indulgent and ultra-comforting classic spaghetti preparations – Cacio e Pepe! Aka Cheese & Pepper! The sauce is cheesy (pecorino & parmesan, to be exact), silky, velvety, slightly spicy… think grown up mac n’ cheese – but in a little black (pepper) dress. Please do yourself a favor and get some pasta and cheese, crack that pepper, and make this tonight!

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Wagon Wheel Pasta

This is a great quick weeknight dinner or weekend meal when the whole family needs to eat quickly! The salty, crunchy bits of bacon flavor the entire bowl, with little dollops of creamy ricotta melting throughout. I especially love to make this in spring when the peas are tender and fresh, but it’s equally satisfying with frozen peas for a warm and filling bowl. The beans hide amongst the pasta for a nice little healthy addition, too!

Watermelon Jalapeno Gazpacho

We’re making such a simple and glorious summer lunch today – gazpacho! I love a raw soup served cold on hot summer days, and even better when it’s as easy as this one. I’ve added watermelon to the mix with sun-ripened tomatoes, which gives it an extra burst of sweetness and hydration, plus tons of cucumbers, and a little pop of jalapeño! This recipe is great if you want to make it a day ahead and let the flavors meld overnight in the fridge.

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Lotta Squash Cheesy Pasta Bake

There are many dishes from The Chew that you guys loved, but this was one of the favorites! A meltingly cheesy, mostly veggie, deliciously sweet and savory take on mac-n-cheese that I made using chickpea pasta for some extra protein/fiber — and my kids and I loved it!!

Bonus: you can make the whole thing ahead and freeze for future quick & easy meals.

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Totally Delicious Vegan LOW CARBonara

Yes, you read that right. Easy, creamy, lusciously delicious, totally not cheesy (’cause it’s vegan!) sauce for all your noodle-slathering needs. My sister, Arabella, inspired this recipe with a recent dinner she made for her and her cutie boyfriend, T.

We used the very waist-friendly Tofu Shirataki Noodles (literally 10 calories per serving), to lighten up what is a truly decadent dish. But this sauce would work perfectly over any pasta. Give it a try!

And in case you thought I wouldn’t give you all the realness you’ve come to know and expect (and love???), stay tuned for some totally unfiltered pregnant Daph coming at you in this episode.