The first of a tofu crumble recipe on this blog comes from Mark Bittman. The title of the dish is “chorizo” taco, as if it were…
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…
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…
There are all sorts of apple desserts I’ve baked over the years: apple pie, tart, cake, challah, crisp, crumble, galette, kuchen, tarte tatin, you name it.…
Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Low fat/ Salad/ Side/ summer/ Toss
Cowboy Caviar Salad or Side | Everyday Dorie
I had no idea about the origin of the cowboy caviar or salad until I hear it in Everyday Dorie from Dorie. The salad is often…
cheese/ easy everyday/ Low fat/ Mark Bittman/ Salad/ summer/ Toss
Greek-Style Watermelon Salad | Mark Bittman
Summer heat makes you crave for a cooling treat. What’s better than watermelon juice or salad? I like putting together a watermelon salad with the simplest…
Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Low fat/ Side/ Soup
Green Goddess Sipper, Soup or Shots | Everyday Dorie
The green goddess sipper, soup or shots remind me of gazpacho, except it’s green rather than red. The green tone comes from the demi-goddess dressing (more…
For lovers of mushroom galette, the crispy mushroom galette is a cut above — because of its special offerings. A base of aromatic leeks, rosemary-laced mushrooms,…
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…
Dairy free/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Side/ Simmer/ Steam/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Celebration Vegan Sticky Rice Cake | Ottolenghi
Twenty-twenty is a year like no others, notably in breathtaking losses. Hardest of all is the loss of my dad in early Jan. I made Ottolenghi’s…
Low fat/ mezze (small plates)/ Roast/ Side/ Sugar free/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Butternut Squash and Tahini Spread | Jerusalem
When you think roast butternut squash can’t get any better, take an extra step and pulse it in the food processor. Something magical happens when the…
Dairy free/ easy everyday/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Nigel Slater/ Pantry essentials/ Side/ Simmer
Squash, Butter beans and Thyme | Heirloom Beans
What Nigel Slater calls butter beans is the same as white lima beans in the US. Butter beans generally refer to the mature flat, white lima…
Blanch/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Low fat/ Salad/ Sugar free/ summer/ Toss
Ginger-Beet Salad | Everyday Dorie
Beets have been showing up regularly in my CSA box in the last few weeks now. Making a seasonal beet salad, layered with a harissa vinaigrette…
Jamie Oliver’s 45-second strawberry ice cream on YouTube convinces me to give this recipe a go. You have to see it to believe it. Why not,…
cheese/ easy everyday/ Fry/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Mark Bittman/ Side/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Mushrooms and Herb Polenta | Two Methods in Cooking Polenta
I have been making different versions of the mushrooms and herb polenta —depending on the kind of mushrooms and herbs I have on hand. So take…
Dairy free/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Pantry essentials/ Sauté/ Side/ Simmer
Garlic & Chili Baked Beans | Jamie Oliver
When the external conditions are grim, don’t despair, be prepared. Faced with a pandemic with an uncertain end point, let’s get our food supply in order.…
Besides flour, it seems like beans of all kinds are in high demand during the lockdown phase. Beans will keep for a while in the pantry;…
I really miss a good old ramen bowl more than anything else during the Covid season. In my fantasy dreaming, I’d be having a bowl of…
easy everyday/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Pantry essentials/ Sauté/ Side/ Simmer/ spring/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Herby Zucchini and Peas with Semolina Porridge | Ottolenghi’s “Simple”
In lockdown, nights roll into mornings, mornings into days, and days upon days with no defined schedules or boundaries. Likewise, it seems to me our appetite…
easy everyday/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Pantry essentials/ Salad/ Steam/ Toss/ whole grain/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Buckwheat and Haricots Verts Salad | Ottolenghi’s Simple
How do we make it through another day? Exercise our ingenuity and steel our resolve to combat the virus day by day. It’s going to be…
What does a bread baker do with all the time on her hands amid the lockdown? Well, my focus has been to bake breads that require…
Blanch/ Dairy free/ easy everyday/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ my favorites/ Roast/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Roasted Spring Vegetables with Tahini Sauce | Ottolenghi
The roasted spring vegetables is a version of Ottolenghi’s whole roasted cauliflower with tahini sauce inspired by the multi-color cauliflowers I’ve found lately in the market.…
My next favorite drink to a caffe latte is a matcha latte. It’s just a convenient and satisfying drink to get in any Starbucks, especially when…