Recipe: Berry Vinaigrette with Basil and Shiso

This simple vinaigrette recipe is perfect for summer salads. Here I use blueberries because the flavors of blueberry and anise meld wonderfully in your mouth. But you could substitute blackberries, raspberries or even huckleberries. Shiso adds a layer of complexity to this vinaigrette with its hints of mint, cinnamon and cumin. Tossing a few extra…

Recipe: Beet and Snow Pea Salad with Sweet Marjoram

Sweet marjoram is one of my favorite herbs. Although it’s a relative of common marjoram and oregano, this herb tastes quite different. Floral, piney, citrusy–its flavor is as pinnacle summer as fresh garden corn, tomatoes and zucchini. It’s an excellent herb to pair with summer vegetables–especially root veggies like beets and carrots–it’s absolutely wonderful infused…