I have my favorite and an easier version of the bolognese sauce. I make it from time to time, but have never made Marcella Hazan’s bolognese…
The herb-butter chicken from Everyday Dorie is the ultimate no-recipe recipe that’d serve you well for years to come. Whip it up in a moment’s notice…
classics/ Dorie Greenspan/ Fish/ foundation recipe/ French
Flounder Meunière with Onion-Walnut Relish | Everyday Dorie
Le meunière is “the miller’s wife” in French. It’s a classic technique of sautèing fish fillets in melted butter until a nutty brown, then finish it…
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…
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…
Poached pear is an elegant dessert to finish a meal. I remember having my first poached pear in a Manhattan restaurant. It’s light, simple and, unexpectedly,…
dessert/ foundation recipe/ holidays/ Other Sweets/ scalable/ two ways
Sparkling Shortbread Cookies | 12 Days of Holiday Baking
How would you like to have a master shortbread dough which can morph into a variety of cookies? It’s like a gift that keeps on giving.…
dessert/ Dorie Greenspan/ foundation recipe/ Fruit
Caramel-Pear & Five-Spice Upside-Down Cake | A Better Method
When a recipe like the caramel-pear and five-spice upside-down cake comes out right the first time, it’s time to break out a happy dance. There are…
Alice Waters/ classics/ foundation recipe/ my favorites/ Poultry/ Simmer/ Soup
Basic Chicken Noodle Soup with Dill | Alice Waters
What do you look for in a basic chicken noodle soup? There are regional variations in chicken noodle soup. The matzah ball soup is a traditional…
Fish/ foundation recipe/ holidays/ Roast/ Salad/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Centerpiece Salmon with Basil and Browned Butter | Ottolenghi
The dish is called centerpiece salmon with basil and browned butter because it’s intended to be a main course for a special celebratory meal. Yotam Ottolenghi…
Making the honey lavender ice cream, I’ve found out the remarkable flavor affinity between honey and lavender. This is not a flavor pairing I’ve put together…
Asian/ foundation recipe/ Madhur Jaffrey/ Side/ vegetarian/ year round
Chana Dal with Spinach and Tomato | Madhur Jaffrey
Dals are an important part of a vegetarian’s diet — a staple in India. However, I tend to skip the page when I see the word…
dessert/ Dorie Greenspan/ featured/ foundation recipe/ French/ Gluten free/ Nut
Parisian Macarons | Dorie Greenspan
Parisian macarons were the first cookie I learnt to bake. I mean, before then, I’ve not baked much of anything. It sounds so incredulous that I…
foundation recipe/ genius recipes/ Roast/ vegetarian/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Oven Fries with Tahini Yogurt and Smoky-Sweet Nuts
To make the loaded fries, there are three elements to consider. They are the fries, gooey cheesy sauce and bacon bites. The genius of this Ottolenghi’s…
Ellie Krieger/ foundation recipe/ Pantry essentials/ pasta/ Soup
The Checklist to Build Your Own Favorite Soup | Minestrone
Winter is upon us, when the outside temperature drops and stays low, our craving turns to a warm and hearty bowl of soup. What can be…
breakfast/ classics/ foundation recipe/ scalable
Buttermilk Scones with Green Onions | Mindful Eating
Start the day with a great breakfast. And start the year with the casual scones. Besides breakfast, what about scones for tea? The idea of…
Chocolate/ classics/ dessert/ Dorie Greenspan/ foundation recipe
Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies | Baking with Dorie
After 30 years of publishing and 14 cookbooks later, Dorie Greenspan’s new book Baking with Dorie wins instant acclaim from believers like me. When I look…
Chocolate/ dessert/ foundation recipe/ Gluten free/ holidays/ Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall/ Nut
Chestnut and Chocolate Cake | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
The chestnut and chocolate cake evokes the essence of a celebration cake. This is already a lovely and rich cake, although you won’t think of it…
Bake/ Dairy free/ foundation recipe/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Nut/ Other Sweets/ vegetarian
Double-Corn Gluten-Free Vegan Tea Cake
There are so much going on in the double-corn gluten-free vegan tea cake, let’s start with the most confounding aspect of it. We have posted double-corn…
cheese/ easy everyday/ foundation recipe/ Low fat/ pasta/ Vegetable/ vegetarian/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Pesto Pasta with White Beans and Halloumi | Vegetarian
Pesto pasta with white beans and halloumi is a weekday vegetarian go-to pasta recipe that comes together in less than half an hour. Actually, it’s more…
Appetizer/ foundation recipe/ mezze (small plates)/ Other Breads/ Roast/ Side/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Oyster Mushrooms Tacos with the Fixin’s | Ottolenghi
The “fixings” is the key word in this oyster mushroom tacos dish in Ottolenghi’s Flavor. What I mean is there is a lot of flexibility when…
Dairy free/ foundation recipe/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ my favorites/ pasta/ Roast/ Side/ Yotam Ottolenghi
The Ultimate Meatless Roasting-Pan Ragù | Ottolenghi
Yotam Ottolenghi sets out to create the best meatless ragu and he has largely succeeded. Given how fantastic the ragù tastes, I don’t see why you’d…
Appetizer/ Bake/ cheese/ foundation recipe/ puff pastry/ Side
Leek and Onion Quiche | Ottolenghi’s Plenty More
Quiche is popular with take-out menus. My favorite recipe of all times is the membrillo and stilton quiche which I posted quite some time ago. The…
For all the years of cooking, making chicken curry remains to be one which I haven’t quite mastered. It doesn’t matter what recipe I follow, the…
The Sour cherry crostata by Ruth Reichl looks appealing. A few months ago, Diane posted a similar crostata and commented that the crust was difficult to…