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We mostly eat in when we visit Dave’s parents in

We mostly eat in when we visit Dave’s parents in Montreal (and lucky us when we do), but we snuck in some deliciousness outside the house this time too. In order:

• Baked Alaska @bargeorgemtl. Thanks for taking us there @lorettacianci
• Le Plateau de Jerusalem @restaurantbloomfield. 😘 @laetitiacaporicci
• The obligatory stop @stviateurbagel
• Afternoon café @cafeolimpico
• Salad and raspberry limeades @olive_et_gourmando (I also bought their cookbook!)
• @marchejeantalon
• Tacos @mazorca.mtl. One of these was smoked tofu with sauerkraut and caraway, which may sound odd, but was so so good

All in all, a tasty week! I’m very glad I married someone from Montreal 😊.

#montrealfood #mtlfood #mtlresto

Move over Dirty Shirley. This is the drink of the

Move over Dirty Shirley. This is the drink of the summer.

#wine #summerdrinks #drinklikeanitalian

🥑 Avocado Milkshake! Here’s a delicious way t

🥑 Avocado Milkshake! Here’s a delicious way to cool off: a four ingredient treat that can easily be non-dairy. Just swap in plant-based coconut ice cream. While it may sound unusual to eat avocado with ice cream, trust me, they’re a perfect pair! The avo adds extra creaminess to the shake and really no flavor.

This recipe is from one of my first cookbooks, Smoothie-licious, and it’s one of my absolute faves. So creamy and delicious! Just a note: this is definitely dessert, not breakfast. Although, in this heat, who am I to judge?

#nondairy #milkshake #avocadorecipes #avocado🥑 #icecream

Check out all this easy and delicious food in the

Check out all this easy and delicious food in the July/August issue of @real_simple! Including food editor @lizzybriskin’s first ever feature for the magazine, full of big-flavor side dishes you'll want to make for your cookout this weekend! (I am now a baked beans convert.) Pick up a copy now, or get the recipes at the link in my bio!

Thanks to all the photographers, stylists, and our photo and art colleagues for the gorgeousness including @gregdupree @chelseaczimmer @carlaghart @alibramee @cmariekeely @emilykehe @lwrncjmsw @muzam_agha @linalegare @deanna_lowe

Some people say you shouldn’t make your own birt

Some people say you shouldn’t make your own birthday cake, but I think that’s a dumb rule. This way you get exactly what you (meaning, me) want! In this case, a chocolate cake with raspberry cream cheese frosting 🎂.

I hope you’re having a restful, delicious day! Happy (?) 4th! I admit I am more ambivalent than usual…sigh.

☀️Pretty produce alert! The food feature in th

☀️Pretty produce alert! The food feature in the June issue of @real_simple is full of easy, delicious ways to make the most of your farmer's market haul all summer long! The recipes by @annatheo include:

- Vietnamese-Inspired Peach Salad
- Halibut with Husk Cherry Salsa
- Heirloom Tomato and Herb BLTs
- Quick-Pickled Cucumber Salad
- Squash Blossom Tacos
- Pluot Crumble

Get all the recipes at the link in my bio!

Halibut photo by @gregdupree. All the other photos by @nothinginpassing, food styling @emilynaborshall and props by @audi_kd.

And thanks to my RS photo and design colleagues for making this story so gorgeous! @emilykehe @lwrncjmsw @linalegare @deanna_lowe

#farmersmarketfinds #summerfood #realsimple

There’s a secret ingredient in these Smoked S’

There’s a secret ingredient in these Smoked S’mores Cookie Bars @chef.carlo.cavallo is cutting and plating: @weberseasonings Classic BBQ Seasoning. Totally surprising and totally delicious! #cbcculinaryhouse

I am on a press trip with fellow food editors (foo

I am on a press trip with fellow food editors (food people are the best people!), and our days have been full of fun and interesting activities, including a visit to @patzhall, a friendly grape stomping competition (which my team won 😉), and a dinner @sksappliances showroom which culminated in a super-delicious croissant bread pudding. Yes, I am a lucky gal this week!

A few months ago I reached out to @chefrickmartine

A few months ago I reached out to @chefrickmartinez to ask if he'd be interested in developing six vegetarian recipes for Real Simple, and thankfully for all of us, he said yes! In the May issue you'll find his Tofu Asada with Caramelized Onion Refried Beans, Radish Chicharrones, Eggplant Torta Milanese, Cauliflower Tacos al Pastor, Papaya and Jicama Aguachile, and Elote with Mole Verde. Find all of the recipes in the May issue of @real_simple or in the link in my bio! And be on the lookout for Rick's gorgeous new cookbook Mi Cocina, out next week!

Photos: @protazio
Food: @emilynaborshall
Props: @cmariekeely
Illos: @marisol.ortega

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