The Great Island Potluck ☀️


Hey friends❣️

I'm going to be honest: potluck salads can be a gamble. I don't always love playing “guess the ingredients” with a bowl that's been making the rounds all afternoon.

But give me a table full of Great Island salads ~ fresh, colorful, never boring ~ and suddenly I’m all in. Add a few good friends and call it dinner.

What can I say ~ I trust my own recipes :)

Summer Potluck Salads



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Strawberry Lemon Blondies

The lemon juice makes the blondie unbelievably tender, and the flavors are perfect for late Spring.

~ LAUREN


I love to make delicious food, photograph it, and write about it, but mostly, I just love to EAT. Isn’t that what it’s all about? My recipes are bold and vibrant, but totally approachable ~ and my philosophy? We should all have the tools to feed ourselves well, and the confidence to cut loose a little in the kitchen. Food should be fun.

~ see you at the table!

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