White Bean Ragout with Toast

This is a super easy, delicious and hearty vegetarian meal for any night of the week. I saw the recipe a few months ago in Bon Appétit, and I'd like to officially add it to my repertoire. Not only is it simple and yummy, but also the recipe yields double the amount of soffritto (chopped aromatics; in this case onions, peppers, garlic and tomato paste) so that you can freeze some for later. Then you have it ready to go to quickly make this dish again (which I'm going to do tonight!), or you have a base ready for countless other sauces and soups.

Enjoy!

Radicchio, Cannellini Bean & Tuna Salad with Parsley Vinaigrette

I saw this recipe in Bon Appetit magazine and had to make it.  I always put tuna in my salads but usually just use arugula and olive oil & balsamic.  So this recipe sounded like a nice switch-a-roo, and boy was it!  I loved it!  And I will definitely be making this one again, and probably put it in my regular rotation of meals. Yum!

Quick Studio Dinner

Tonight I start my Monday night ceramics class a few doors down from the new studio. It's from 7-9, so I decided to grab a quick dinner before it starts. There is so much good food in this hood (Williamsburg)... this is a very yummy and filling White Chicken Chili from a little Mexican hole-in-the-wall around the corner. It's SO good! White beans, grilled chicken, sour cream and cheese garnish... all for $3.75! I want to make something like this soon!