The grilled figs with Shaoxing dressing is a variation to the figs with basil, goat cheese and pomegranate vinaigrette. They have so much in common: recipes…
Dairy free/ easy everyday/ Mark Bittman/ Salad/ Toss
Cabbage Salad with Apple and Walnut | Mark Bittman
This is just one of the many ways to use cabbages, which are in season. Matt Bittman has a recipe presenting cabbage — 12 ways. He…
cheese/ Mark Bittman/ Meat/ my favorites/ pasta/ Salad/ summer/ Toss
Antipasto Salad | Giada De Laurentiis & Mark Bittman
I combine part of Giada’s antipasto salad and part of Bittman’s tomato salad to make a big platter of antipasto. That plate speaks the language of…
Tomatoes kissed by the sun are essential for a summer salad. With cucumbers suitable for the great outdoors, you can take the salad outside and they…
Roast/ Salad/ Seafood/ spring/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Marinated Beet with Egg and Smoked Mackerel | Ottolenghi
Outdoor dining is here to stay. Not only is it safer against Covid infections, I have other reasons. The fact is my fondness for the outdoors…
Berry/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Fruit/ Salad/ spring
Spring Avocado and Berry Salad | Everyday Dorie
If you like berry and cream, the combination of avocado and berry in a salad sounds like a natural extension. Nevertheless, it’s a surprise to see…
March has brought us to a brighter spot and, perhaps, an end to the covid restrictions started a year ago. What a year it has been!…
easy everyday/ Ellie Krieger/ Salad/ Simmer
White Bean Stew and Radicchio-Apple Salad | Ellie Krieger
It’s fast food to me when it involves opening a can of beans and making a salad. Ellie Krieger nails it with the white bean stew…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The shelter-in-place order is less of an interruption of daily life than I thought. I use the unique opportunity of being home to clean out my…
Dairy free/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Gluten free/ mezze (small plates)/ Pantry essentials/ Salad/ Side
Chickpea Tahini Salad | Everyday Dorie
Why have I not put together a chickpea tahini salad instead of blending all the same ingredients to make hummus? Good question. We are, by and…
The herb tabbouleh with pomegranate and za’atar dressing recipe comes from Jamie Oliver. It gets my attention because of the sparkling pomegranate seeds. There is one…
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…
Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Levain bread/ Pantry essentials/ Salad/ summer/ Toss
Tomato and Peach Panzanella | Everyday Dorie
Dorie starts by saying: “panzanella is an Italian salad that has toured the world and picked up ingredients and ingenious additions at every port.” Instead of…
Dairy free/ Gluten free/ Grill/ Low fat/ Salad/ Savory/ summer/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Yellow Pepper and Corn Salad with Turmeric Dressing | Ottolenghi
Which is my favorite summer corn recipe? It’s tough to pick winners among so many. Corn chowder, fritter, polenta, corn bread or corn muffin? Anyway you…
Looking for a salad that doesn’t weep, wilt or lose its vibrant color, consider the kale and sugar snap pea salad. This salad can stay on…
Appetizer/ Bake/ Grill/ pasta/ Salad/ Side/ summer/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Grilled Tomatoes and Onions with Feta-Harissa Pine Nuts | Ottolenghi
It may sound far-fetched, but the grilled tomatoes and onions with feta-harissa pine nuts has all the beauty and poetry of “hare in the woods.” Picasso…
David Lebovitz/ Salad/ Seafood/ summer/ Toss
Fennel, Radish, Orange and Crab Salad | “My Paris Kitchen”
Fennel, radish, orange and crab salad is not your everyday salad. Chances are you can’t get all the ingredients in one place. Here’s my shopping expedition.…
breakfast/ foundation recipe/ Fry/ my favorites/ Salad/ Simmer/ Toss/ Yeast bread/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Sabich | Stuffed into Pita
I received two books as gifts recently: Jerusalem by Yotam Ottolenghi and Israeli Soul by Michael Solomonov. These are exceptional cookbooks with a strong sense of…
Trofie is a small and spiral-shaped pasta traditionally paired with pesto in the Italian region of Liguria. I use a similar twisted pasta, but slightly larger,…
As summer approaches, our meals are slowly moving out of doors and around the grill. You might be thinking about that steak on the BBQ. But…