This DIY Avocado Toast Bar is My New Favorite Party Trick
It’s anything but basic.
Recipes
Lunch
Sweet Potato Toasts, 3 Genius Ways
Bread? What bread?
This Tomato Tart Is What You Should Make With Your Heirlooms
Taste the rainbow.
This Sunshine Salad Will Kickstart Your Detox
Starting the month off right.
A Salmon Roll Sushi Bowl To Power Up Your Lunch Hour
No sushi chef skills required.
Veggie Grain Bowl With Spring Garlic Cashew Pesto from Two Hands NYC
This grain bowl has all the fresh veggies combined with farro and tossed in a chunky, delicious homemade spring garlic cashew pesto. It is an all-time favorite of the restaurant, and one that every New Yorker (and visitor!) must try — whether it’s a quick grab and go lunch, or a sit and stay awhile […]
Two Hands NYC’s Smashed Avocado Toast
This recipe does not yield your average, #basic avocado toast. It’s chunky, whole avocado spread across deliciously toasted whole wheat bread, drizzled with olive oil and topped with chili flakes. This is a Two Hands NYC brunch staple, and for good reaso. Seriously, New Yorkers will wait an hour plus line for brunch at this […]
Rainbow Grain Bowl Potluck Party
Taste the rainbow.
Lobster BLT Lettuce Wraps
It’s your new favorite way to eat lobster.
How to Make a Hawaiian Poke Bowl, according to a Vegan Chef
We’re calling it Toké.
Family-Style Pesto Chicken Cobb Salad
This serving platter is one serving, right?
A Thanksgiving Leftovers Bowl to Start Your Post-Turkey Detox
You know you’re gonna need it.
This One Ingredient from Trader Joe’s Is the Secret Behind my Favorite Salad
Put it on your grocery list, STAT.
How to Take Your Rice Cake Game to the Next Level
There’s more to life than just peanut butter.
Whole 30 Spring Roll Bowl by the Defined Dish
Every year, the beginning of September feels like a welcomed fresh new start, and a complete out-of-breath whirlwind all at the same time. Not surprisingly, this September is no different. We have been busy bees at the #CSBungalow with so many exciting projects that we can’t wait to share with you guys these next few […]
DIY Dumplings Might Be the Best Girls Night Idea Ever
Last week we caught up with food and travel writer Deana Saukam while she was visiting friends in Austin. It was so much fun hanging with this fun group of girls and watching them work together to make Deana’s DIY dumplings. When I say these scallop and garlic chive blossom wontons were good, I mean […]
You Won’t Believe How Easy This Shakshuka Pizza Is
It’s no secret that I’m the cooking novice of the CS Team. What the rest of the team doesn’t know is that I’ve been secretly upping my game in the kitchen with Plated for a few months. It’s a personalized subscription meal service that allows even beginners like me to cook restaurant-worthy meals at home […]
Vegan Caprese Tartine
“We always have fresh bread in the house and I’m constantly trying to think of new recipes to incorporate it,” says Alexia Brown of Byron and Blue. “Open faced sandwiches and tartines are my new obsession and I love playing around with ingredients. They’re so easy and shareable and can work as a both a […]
Roasted Beet Tostadas with Avocado Crema, Goat Cheese & Pepitas
photos by Hannah Haston It’s hard to describe life in Austin without mentioning tacos. The two are basically inseparable, and since it’s not out-of-the-question that I might start a day with breakfast tacos and end it with fajitas, you could say that I’ve gotten pretty good at putting fresh twists on the classics so that […]
Spring Salmon and Veggie Grain Bowl
photos by Ashleigh Amoroso I’ve finally gotten Adam on the grain bowl train, and I couldn’t be happier about it. Used to be that my announcement that we were having a grain bowl for dinner (again) was met with an eye roll, but now I get more of an “okay, cool” response from him, so […]