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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…

December 29, 2020

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Braise/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Meat

Slow-cook Brisket with Carrots and Sweet Potatoes | Everyday Dorie

Among the many appliances I have in the kitchen, slow-cooker is not one of them, surprisingly. To slow cook, I prefer sous vide or use a…

December 25, 2020

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holidays/ Seafood/ Thomas Keller

Sweet Butter Braised Lobster Tail

The one exquisite holiday dish I crave is the sweet butter braised lobster tail. This is a Thomas Keller’s recipe from the French Laundry. A simple…

December 22, 2020

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holidays/ kitchen hack/ Roast/ Side

Perfect Roasted Potatoes | Nigella Lawson

How should I approach a recipe which is supposed to be perfect, by a chef who is openly an anti-perfectionist? The recipe in question is perfect…

December 15, 2020

3

Salad/ Toss/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Kohlrabi “Noodle” Salad | Flavor by Ottolenghi

This is a slightly different take from my favorite kohlrabi slaw, except it’s more exciting and a bit less work. With appealing recipes on hand, celebrate…

December 8, 2020

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holidays/ Meat

Pan-Roasted Pork Chop Encebollado with Rosemary Scented Bananas | Eric Ripert

I’m curious about having bananas with pan-roasted pork chops. Eric Ripert recalls the flavor of “La Fiesta” in Puerto Rico where whole roast pig and banana…

November 24, 2020

1

easy everyday/ holidays/ Ina Garten/ Pantry essentials/ Roast/ Side

Charred Carrots with Orange and Balsamic

I have to find ways to use up all the carrots from the recent CSA deliveries. Ina Garten’s recipe of charred carrots with orange and balsamic…

November 20, 2020

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autumn/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ holidays/ Roast/ Side

Roasted Acorn Squash Wedges | Everyday Dorie

We might not be able to gather in a big way for Thanksgiving this year. However, it shouldn’t stop us from putting together a spectacular spread…

November 13, 2020

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autumn/ Roast/ Side/ Simmer/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Sweet Potato in Tomato, Lime and Cardamom Sauce | Ottolenghi’s Flavor

Pairing sweet potato with a sauce made with tomato, lime and cardamom is a case study in how great flavor is delivered in a dish. Roasting…

November 10, 2020

1

autumn/ easy everyday/ Salad/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Radish and Apple Salad | NOPI

The source of inspiration comes from a NOPI recipe, the black radish, red endive and apple salad, from Yotam Ottolenghi and Ramael Scully. I adapt the…

November 3, 2020

1

mezze (small plates)/ Roast/ Side/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Puréed Beets with Yogurt & Za’atar | Jerusalem

If I have to put together a table of meze selections, top on the list are: puréed beets with yogurt and za’atar, baba ganoush, and butternut…

October 28, 2020

5

Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Soup/ year round

Bean and Tortilla Soup | Everyday Dorie

I can’t think of a more appropriate place to deploy the kitchen-sink approach to cooking than the bean and tortilla soup. Besides a long list of…

October 23, 2020

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cheese/ Seafood/ year round/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Shrimps and Scallops with Tomato & Feta | Ottolenghi

Shrimps and scallops with tomato and feta has the depth of flavor that very few seafood dishes can match. I found that out when I made…

October 20, 2020

1

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…

October 13, 2020

2

autumn/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Pantry essentials/ Roast/ Side

Miso-Maple-Jammed and Glazed Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes are showing up in droves in the CSA boxes recently. Hence, I’ve been making sweet potatoes with miso-maple two ways: as a jam and…

October 9, 2020

7

autumn/ Fish/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Pan-fried Trout with Harissa & Rose | Jerusalem

Ottolenghi and Tamimi explain in their cookbook Jerusalem that the dish, pan-fried sea bass with harissa and rose originates from Bizerte, the northernmost city in Africa.…

September 29, 2020

1

cheese/ my favorites/ pasta/ Poultry/ Yotam Ottolenghi

One-Pan Crispy Spaghetti and Chicken

I feel like hitting a jackpot with the one-pan crispy spaghetti and chicken recipe published by Yotam Ottolenghi in the New York Times a few weeks…

September 22, 2020

1

Side/ Simmer

Smoky Black Beans | The Gourmet Cookbook

The smoky black beans are a quick version of my favorite vegetarian chili. You might not be ready to make a big pot of chili, as…

September 14, 2020

1

Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Pantry essentials/ Salad/ Sauté/ Seafood/ summer

Miso Corn and Squid | Everyday Dorie

Dorie writes about her encounter with the mythical Kyoto corn and the other Japanese culinary wizardry. That stirs up the sensational memory of my solo trip…

September 11, 2020

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easy everyday/ Ina Garten/ Levain bread/ Roast/ Side

Cauliflower Toasts | Cooking Like a Pro

The many uses of cauliflower continue to surprise me. I put cauliflower in pizza, pasta and salad. There are the easy choices of roasting and steaming.…

September 8, 2020

2

easy everyday/ Pantry essentials/ Ruth Reichl/ Sauté/ Side/ summer

Summer Vegetable Succotash

The abundance of the seasonal Jersey white corn gets me thinking about a summer vegetable succotash. “We’ll wager that for as long as there have been…

August 26, 2020

1

cheese/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Pantry essentials/ Side/ summer

Ricotta Spoonable | Everyday Dorie

The idea of having a ricotta spoonable to go with almost anything is appealing. I serve the spoonable with some steamed yellow beans and crabmeat. I’m…

August 14, 2020

6

Seafood/ Side/ summer/ Toss

Mary Berry’s Retro Crab Cocktail

Mary Berry’s retro crab cocktail is the answer to the popular shrimp cocktail. What makes it retro is the cocktail sauce. It uses the common condiments…

August 12, 2020

1

Mark Bittman/ Poultry/ summer

Chicken Kebabs With Turmeric & Chile

Taco night is complete with chicken kebabs and greens and beans with red chile. The chicken kebabs is a Mark Bittman recipe published on the New…

August 4, 2020

1

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…

July 28, 2020

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