How can a one-pot meal of chicken with Marsala, olives and blood oranges not be good? I like blood oranges and can’t have enough of them.…
Appetizer/ Dairy free/ David Lebovitz/ easy everyday/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Pantry essentials
Black Olive Tapenade | #MyParisKitchen
A black olive tapenade, a loaf of freshly baked bread and some artisanal cheese from Vermont were casually assembled. I have been relying on a simple…
classics/ David Lebovitz/ Meat/ my favorites/ Poultry/ winter
Cassoulet: White Bean, Sausage, Duck Confit Casserole
Cassoulet takes time to prepare. It’s a project especially when you make the duck confit from scratch, as we did a few weeks ago. No shortcut…
David Lebovitz/ Low fat/ Side/ year round
Russet and New Potatoes Cooked in Duck Fat | #DavidLebovitz
Can’t wait for the gentle aroma of warm duck fat filling my kitchen and transforming it into the French country inn of my dream. This is…
breakfast/ Gluten free/ Ina Garten/ Pantry essentials/ Side
Country Omelet | Warm Hearty Breakfast to Jumpstart the Day
I don’t have a list of 2018 resolutions. But I can single out one priority I want to do more often: get a warm hearty breakfast…
Dairy free/ Gluten free/ Pantry essentials/ Soup/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Curried Lentil Tomato and Coconut Soup
Made the second lentil soup this week, although using red lentils rather than green lentils. The idea is the same: comfort food during the busy yearend…
Ina Garten/ Pantry essentials/ Simmer/ Soup/ year round
Lentil Vegetable Soup | Calming Holiday Jitters
There is no better way to calm the holiday jitters than a big pot of lentil vegetable soup. I make sure I have enough to last…
A lot of our grocery shopping experience has changed, I’ve noticed. New supermarket chain is moving into the area. Old supermarkets are constantly refashioning their look…
“It’s five o’clock somewhere,” the theme of the week at IHCC. It also means it’s time to have a drink and socialize; holidays are here. A…
David Lebovitz/ Pantry essentials/ Salad/ Toss
Celery Root Salad with Mustard Sauce | Céleri Rémoulade
Celery root salad with mustard sauce or céleri rémoulade is another raw vegetable salad written by David Lebovitz in My Paris Kitchen. While celery root is not…
I bought seasonal Brussels sprouts by the stalks before I left for a vacation. They’ve kept well in the fridge. Then I found the right recipe…
Braise/ Crack/ David Lebovitz/ Gluten free/ Meat/ Side
Buckwheat Polenta with Braised Greens and Poached Eggs
Buckwheat polenta with braised greens and poached eggs is the comfort food David Lebovitz highlighted in his book My Paris Kitchen. To me, eggs are my…
Peeling the celeriac while getting rid of its dense roots on the base reviewed the floral aroma of the everyday celery. It’s a familiar smell and…
My favorite way of cooking vegetables is roasting them on a sheet pan in the oven. This roasted winter vegetables dish is a no-brainer. Including the…
Appetizer/ Fruit/ quick bread/ Side/ Yeast bread/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Black Grape, Blue Cheese and Thyme Flatbread #YotamOttolenghi
I felt a real connection of place, history and food when I stayed on a farm in Tuscany years ago. That was a place where acres…
“Quick and easy” is the cooking theme this week at IHCC. I chose Ina Garten’s baked shrimp scampi. By and large, cooking shrimps is quick —…
The bounty of heirloom tomatoes is unmatched at this time of the year. I want to savor every large tiger, green and red plum tomatoes as…
Does the Disney film Ratatouille ring the bell? In the movie, the unlikely dish of baked Provencal vegetables, or tian, won over the French food…
Blanch/ Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall/ Seafood
Prosciutto-wrapped Scallops with Pea Purée | IHCC Goodbye Hugh
Between the scallops and the pea, you’d think the scallops will win out to be the people’s choice. In this prosciutto-wrapped scallops with pea purée dish,…
This is Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s recipe from the River Cottage Fish Book. The book is 600 pages long that reads like an encyclopedia on the sourcing…
Appetizer/ cheese/ classics/ Crack/ David Lebovitz/ easy everyday/ Meat/ Side
Potato, Feta and Basil Tortilla | David Lebovitz
You can find tortillas, or Spanish omelets, served in slices at room temperature in the streets of Paris. In New York city, small plates of tapas…
Baked Provencal vegetables, or tian in French, is full of irony. Mind you, this dish shows up famously in the Disney film Ratatouille. This casserole dish…
The radish sprouts, shown here in the green and purple variety, bring youthful vitality and crunch to the sprout salad. I have yet to find out…
As far as curry goes, this baked chicken curry may be a total eclipse (which we saw in regions in North America last Monday) to a…
classics/ Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall/ mezze (small plates)/ Roast/ Side/ summer
Baba Ganoush | #Eggplant and Tahini
Do you know that botanically speaking, eggplant is a fruit? It is a member of the solanum or nightshade family, like the tomato or potato. First of…