One huge and unexpected culinary discovery in 2023 for me is the Moroccan tagine. A trip to Morocco spurs the interest and exposure in the subtleties of its local…
African/ foundation recipe/ Mediterranean/ one-pan/ Poultry/ year round
Chicken Tagine with Apricot and Pine Nuts | The Food of Morocco
If I have to pick my absolute favorite one-pan chicken dish, the chicken tagine with apricot and pine nuts gets the price. It has taken me a while with…
This recipe is adapted so that you don’t need a tagine vessel to make a Moroccan-style fish stew — with tomatoes, olives and preserved lemon. In fact, any shallow…
Mediterranean/ my favorites/ Paula Wolfert/ Poultry
Chicken Tagine with Prunes & Almonds | The Food of Morocco
I resolve to dig deeper into Moroccan cooking inspired by Dorie’s chicken and winter squash tagine. Dorie is a five-time James Beard Award winner. Most of her recipes…
Morocco is a place of endless intrigue and mystery. It has been on our list of travel destinations which has sadly been derailed. However, we can get to Morocco…
Cooking cuisine of the world is almost as much fun as traveling to those places. The lamb shank tagine recipe comes from David Lebovitz’s My Paris Kitchen. Lamb shank…
Dorie Greenspan/ Meat/ Mediterranean/ my favorites/ one-pan/ winter
Braised Lamb Shanks with Carrots and Olives | Everyday Dorie
Last time I made Dorie’s braised lamb shanks for the blog was at the height of the pandemic in April 2020. (See the full recipe here.) I loved the…
The travel rebound from years of Covid restrictions was in full force in 2023. As a results, new dishes I’ve been cooking reflect the inspiration from recent expanded travels…
Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ French/ one-pan/ Poultry
Whole Roast Chicken with Pan-Sauce Vinaigrette | Everyday Dorie
The roast chicken with pan-sauce vinaigrette sets it apart from other roast chicken dishes because it tastes France in every bite. While the chicken is roasting in a covered…
brunch/ Claudia Roden/ foundation recipe/ Mediterranean/ Poultry/ puff pastry
Chicken and Onion “Pies” with Moroccan Flavors | Claudia Roden
I took a cooking lesson with a young Moroccan woman Laila at her home in the medina in Fez. (Laila works as a cook in a restaurant — not…
classics/ Dorie Greenspan/ Meat/ my favorites/ pasta/ spring
Beef and Beer Stew: A Belgian-Inspired Carbonnade | Everyday Dorie
Early Spring is a transitional season, when mother nature gives us chilly days as well as warm sunny days. One day I make a spring salad. On the next…
The Moroccan-spiced chickpea and noodle soup, according to Dorie in Everyday Dorie is a traditional stew/ soup closely associated with Ramadan. Thick and comforting, it’s fitting for breaking the…
Braise/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Meat
Braised Lamb Shanks with Tomatoes and Olives | Everyday Dorie
Do you remember the last restaurant meal you had before the lockdown? Yes, it was in a restaurant in Vermont on one of our ski weekends in early March.…
Cauliflower is like a blank canvas to a painter. It is not the most exciting vegetable. In Britain, cauliflower is mostly dressed in a cream sauce. Sicilians smother it…
I’ve always been a fan of cauliflower since childhood. Over the years, I’ve found recipes to dress up this plain vegetable or transform it into something quite different. Among…