I’ve found a new and exciting way to make crispy and light Brussels sprouts while incorporating them in a grain bowl for a wholesome side or…
Asian/ Madhur Jaffrey/ Sauté/ Side/ vegetarian/ whole grain
Quinoa “Upma” with Corn and Mint | Madhur Jaffrey
Upma: “The Western world has no real equivalent for upma,” Jaffrey writes. She describes these savory pilaf-like dishes as less dense, less heavy, less wet versions…
There are so many ways to cook eggs. Here is another method — unconventional, to say the least. The soy-sauce eggs with sushi rice recipe comes…
Salad/ spring/ whole grain/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Avocado, Quinoa and Fava Bean Salad | Ottolenghi’s Plenty
Slow braise cooking of late is gradually giving way to the lighter fare of a spring salad as the outside temperature rises. A simple salad of…
The old-world Irish soda bread uses coarse whole wheat flour, baking soda, salt, and buttermilk (if you were flush), or sour milk (if you were struggling).…
Pan integral, in Spanish-speaking countries, is bread made with a significant amount of whole wheat flour. I’m always in search of breads with a high percentage…
Dairy free/ easy everyday/ Pantry essentials/ Simmer/ whole grain/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Farro Risotto with Marinated Feta | Ottolenghi
Unlike the proper Italian risotto, the farro risotto with marinated feta does not require the precision and meticulous preparations. So when I run out of Arborio…
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…
Chad Robertson/ Levain bread/ sourdough/ sprouted/ Tartine/ whole grain/ whole wheat
Sprouted Einkorn Bread | Tartine Book No.3
As time freezes in slow motion and days merge into weeks, the ritual of breadmaking can be reassuring. We need some semblance of sanity as well…
When the going gets tough with the daily life of “shelter in place,” aka “stay at home,” without a certain end-date, making breads could be the…
bread with preferment/ King Arthur Flour/ Levain & Yeast Hybrid/ whole grain/ whole wheat
Just Bread with Mass Appeal | The Promise of Whole Grains
Here is a 70% whole-grain sandwich bread which tastes good and feels as light as the wonder bread. Moreover, it has none of its downside. Hard…
To combat food waste in the home kitchen, it’s best to to recycle throw-aways that can be repurposed. Remaining stalks and greens from vegetables can be…
Dairy free/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Mark Bittman/ Pantry essentials/ Salad/ Toss/ whole grain
Soba Noodle Salad | Mark Bittman
For a weekday dinner, there’s nothing more convenient than reaching into the pantry. In this case, when soba noodle is available, you have an easy and…
Dairy free/ Jim Lahey/ Low fat/ straight dough/ whole grain/ whole wheat/ Yeast bread
Whole Wheat Pita Bread | Jim Lahey
It has been a while since I last wrote about pita bread. Meanwhile, many of my favorite Middle Eastern dishes are best eaten handheld, like a…
Jeffery Hamelman/ Levain & Yeast Hybrid/ sourdough/ whole grain/ year round
Sourdough Rye with Raisins and Walnuts
This is an excellent bread that pairs well with goat cheese and cured meat. The sourdough rye with raisins and walnuts gets its flavor from many…
Dorie Greenspan latest cookbook, her 13th, is out. “My newest gougères” is from her new book, Everyday Dorie: The Way I Cook. In this book, Dorie shares with…
Blanch/ Levain bread/ Ruth Reichl/ Sauté/ sourdough/ whole grain/ whole wheat
Spicy Tuscan Kale & Homemade Bread Crumbs
The spicy Tuscan kale is my top pick from Ruth Reichl’s My Kitchen Year for the pantry gourmet challenge at IHCC. There are not one, or two, pantry…
If whole wheat bread tastes this good, I would eat more of it. I find this 50% whole wheat ciabatta entirely satisfying—as a nutritious bread and…
I have been working on porridge breads for a while now. Still tweaking on the best way to get the porridge cooked to the proper consistency,…
bread with preferment/ Levain bread/ Pantry essentials/ whole grain/ whole wheat
Citrus Pan au Levain with Poppy and Sesame Seeds | BBB
A citrus pan au levain hosted by Cathy at Bread Experience for BBB laid down some interesting ground rules. I decided to play within these rules…
A few weeks ago, I made a similar five-grain bread with pâte fermenteé. That was the most delectable breads I’ve eaten, so I’m making it again…
Chocolate/ David Lebovitz/ dessert/ Other Sweets/ pastry/ whole grain
Buckwheat Madeleines | My Paris Kitchen by David Lebovitz
When it comes to buckwheat anything, I’ll make it first; ask questions later. Although the name may imply, buckwheat is not a form of wheat. It…
Bread of the Month for the Bread Baking Babes (BBB) is the whole wheat sourdough, Lariano style, hosted by Elizabeth, of blog from OUR kitchen. I…
bread with preferment/ Chad Robertson/ Jim Lahey/ Ken Forkish/ Levain bread/ Peter Reinhart/ sourdough/ whole grain
Royal Crown Tortano with Emmer | Happy 10th Anniversary BBB
Royal crown tortano is the first bread the online baking group Bread Baking Babes (BBB) baked in 2008. Ten years and 120 breads later, the group…
enriched dough/ King Arthur Flour/ Peter Reinhart/ sprouted/ sweet bread/ whole grain/ whole wheat/ Yeast bread
Sprouted Wheat Challah with Vegetable Oil
Several things come together brilliantly with the sprouted wheat challah for this holiday season. The use of sprouted wheat flour, all egg yolks and no butter…