Al Fresco Dining

A picnic table set with serve ware, wine, and mussels

This Guide to Al Fresco Dining offers menus and tips to create the perfect outdoor spread! Al Fresco Dining Picture this: a steamy summer day gives way to a crisp evening. Still warm, but with enough chill to warrant a light sweater, perhaps. A beautiful table is set and lit only by twinkle lights and the setting sun. The wine is chilled. The plates areRead more ->

Grilled Panzanella

A plate filled with grilled bread, tomatoes, cucumber, onion, and herbs

This Grilled Panzanella is the perfect summer salad! Grilled crusty bread is toasted with fresh produce in this simple and delicious meal.  A Humble Salad Panzanella: the Italian budget-friendly “salad” that transforms day-old bread in to next-level meal. Traditionally, Panzanella features stale bread that has been soaked in water and squeezed out, in an effort to rehydrate the crusty slices. In this version, I takeRead more ->