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Opinion

Kate Lawson

  1. Home-cooked tomatoes sweet as home-grown

    • By Kate Lawson | Simply the Best

    If you're like me, you're counting the days until the first red, ripe tomato appears in the garden or at the farmer's market.

  2. Day-boat scallops add tasty twist to caprese salad

    Whenever I spy the word 'caprese,' whether on a menu or in a cookbook, I snap to attention. 'Caprese,' which means 'in the style of Capri,' is best known for caprese salad and includes three of my favorites – basil, tomatoes and fresh mozzarella.

  3. Easy dinner pasta allows heart to stay in the garden

    Now that the weather has finally turned lovely, the last place I want to be is indoors. Would I rather be planting iris or peeling potatoes? This pasta dish is particularly easy and a great way to showcase fresh asparagus.

  4. Enjoy Sicilian salad as a side dish or a supper

    Now that spring really and truly is here, my appetite has shifted gears from heavy meals to light suppers.

  5. Flavored vinegar makes rhubarb blush

    You don’t need a mountain of sugar to appreciate rhubarb. Other flavors such as orange, grapefruit and ginger flatter rhubarb, as does the aforementioned strawberry.

  6. Sip a ginger julep to watch the Run for the Roses

    In honor of jockey Rosie Napravnik and her unique toughness, I’m going to shake up a unique ginger mint julep to watch her ride Mylute in the Kentucky Derby.

  7. Effortless flan finishes off the fiesta

    Flan is a Latin American treat made by pouring custard into a caramel-coated dish, which is baked in a water bath. Once removed from the oven, cooled and inverted onto a plate, it becomes a delightful dessert.

  8. What to make before Michigan strawberries arrive

    Even more than waiting for the first daffodil to open or spying the hummingbirds’ return to the nectar feeder do I anticipate fresh Michigan strawberry season.

  9. Tiny taters satisfy the spud desire

    Instead of a big mountain of mashed potatoes dripping with butter, opt for some tiny taters from Trader Joe’s. These little darlings are smaller than fingerlings and perfect for the skillet.

Detroit News Food Writer

Kate Lawson is The Detroit News' food writer. She writes two weekly columns, Simply the Best, which appears every Thursday in Eats & Drinks and Friday in the HomeStyle section as well as food-related stories about cooking and baking trends, nutrition, the latest tools, professional chefs and even home cooks. Kate has also served as judge for the Pillsbury Bake-Off and the National Chicken Cook-Off.

More on Kate Lawson

  • Favorite cooking magazine: Bon Appetit
  • Favorite cooking tool: hand blender
  • Favorite cookbook author: Donna Hay
  • Latest favorite cookbook: "Apples for Jam" by Tessa Kiros
  • Favorite comfort food: pasta
  • Cooking advice: Buy the best chef's knife you can afford. You will never regret it.

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