by Sarah Lemon | Aug 10, 2025 | Recipes, Vegetarian, Summer
“Is there such a thing as, like, a cold potato soup?” Enthusiasm for food flagging amid a heat wave, my husband assumed he was grasping at straws. Little did he know he was lighting a fire under my own tepid culinary ambitions. “Actually, there is,” I replied....
by Sarah Lemon | Jul 21, 2025 | Recipes, Vegetarian, Summer
“Millions of peaches — peaches for me.” “Millions of peaches — peaches for free.” The hit lyrics from the Presidents of the United States of America couldn’t have been more suited to my family’s Saturday morning at a local U-pick orchard. Well, it wasn’t millions of...
by Sarah Lemon | Jul 6, 2025 | Recipes, Vegetarian, Summer
When soaring outdoor temperatures and outdoor cooking collide, the casualty can be classic mayonnaise-dressed side dishes. I love grilled foods alongside homemade, well-seasoned, all-American potato and macaroni salads. No factory-made versions with their...
by Sarah Lemon | May 13, 2025 | Recipes, Vegetarian, Spring, Summer
Resolved to squeeze as much food as we can out of our small-ish suburban yard, my husband and I intermingle ornamentals and edibles. Pencil-sized leeks punctuate our flower beds. Strawberries sprawl around our backyard rosebush. And our front yard is a riot of...
by Sarah Lemon | Apr 2, 2025 | Recipes
Pasta is a mainstay of my kitchen, something I simply won’t do without. I’ve been known to say that if stranded on a desert island with only one food to eat for the rest of my life, I’d choose pasta, provided I also had butter or oil and salt. Not the most...
