I have my favorite and an easier version of the bolognese sauce. I make it from time to time, but have never made Marcella Hazan’s bolognese…
This soup checks all the boxes. For that, I mean the green curry lentil soup brings together harmoniously the primary flavor components we crave. Specifically, the…
Bake/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Side/ year round
Christiane’s Dinner-Party Terrine | Everyday Dorie
The Christiane’s dinner-party terrine brings me back to the last terrine I made which was a duck terrine with figs. It is hard to compare a…
Here is my solution to the leftover Thanksgiving turkey: make s turkey tikka masala. The recipe below is a long version which includes cooking fresh turkey…
autumn/ Braise/ easy everyday/ Italian/ one-pan/ vegetarian/ year round
Braised White Beans and Greens With Parmesan
There must be a can of beans in the pantry. Then you don’t need much else to make a vegetarian main course or a hearty side…
The beauty and simplicity of one-pot pasta can’t be overstated. Often time, I find myself reaching for an easy meal prep when time and circumstances are…
Homemade pasta is a big deal in my book. It takes work as well as mindfulness. It’s even a bigger deal if what you’ve made holds…
Bake/ breakfast/ Dorie Greenspan/ Fruit/ whole wheat/ year round
Banana Breakfast Squares | Baking with Dorie
I am having the banana breakfast squares with my morning coffee as I’m writing today’s post. Morning is a good time to write and to refuel.…
African/ foundation recipe/ Mediterranean/ one-pan/ Poultry/ year round
Chicken Tagine with Apricot and Pine Nuts | The Food of Morocco
If I have to pick my absolute favorite one-pan chicken dish, the chicken tagine with apricot and pine nuts gets the price. It has taken me…
autumn/ Dorie Greenspan/ Fruit/ whole wheat/ year round
Iced Honey-Apple Scones with Whole Wheat | Baking with Dorie
I lean on scones when it comes to reliable baking goods for company. Among my favorite kinds are rich, flaky cream scones and light, tender buttermilk…
Cava and pomegranate cocktails is the first of its kind on this blog. I want to make a special toast and commend the relief efforts of…
Asian/ foundation recipe/ Madhur Jaffrey/ Side/ vegetarian/ year round
Chana Dal with Spinach and Tomato | Madhur Jaffrey
Dals are an important part of a vegetarian’s diet — a staple in India. However, I tend to skip the page when I see the word…
Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Gluten free/ Toss/ year round
Cauliflower Tabbouleh | Everyday Dorie
Dorie calls the cauliflower tabbouleh a time-honored salad moving into the 21st century. I can’t agree more since cauliflower has become so popular and indispensable in…
Dorie’s Spatchcocked chicken is one of the recipes in Everyday Dorie I’ve repeated over and over again since the early months of the pandemic. I finally…
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Caramelized Onion Galette with Parm Cream | Everyday Dorie
The galette, an open-faced rustic tart, has got cousins around the world. One of them is the Provencal pissaladière, an Alsatian onion pizza. Everyone loved it…
Appetizer/ Asian/ Fry/ Side/ Simmer/ year round
Chinese Mushroom Dumplings with Sweet Chili Ginger Sauce
So many times I walked by the frozen aisle in Trader Joe’s and tried the hardest to resist the temptation in picking up boxes of Asian…
Berry/ cheese/ Cream/ dessert/ my favorites/ Pantry essentials/ year round
Ricotta Cake with Berry Compote | Dessert Person
The ricotta cake, from the Dessert Person by Claire Saffitz, is a light and creamy cheesecake. It’s eggy and cakey and not at all cheesy. Maybe…
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…
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…
Once in awhile, something comes along and knocks your socks off and you have no idea it’s coming. This is how I feel about this dish:…
Dorie Greenspan/ Fry/ King Arthur Flour/ Pantry essentials/ quick bread/ Simmer/ year round/ Yeast bread
Three-Pepper Veggie Burgers | Everyday Dorie
I make a three pepper veggie burger instead of a conventional beef burger because we generally prefer a plant-based diet. Now the challenge becomes whether I…
Chad Robertson/ Guide to Making Sourdough Bread/ Jeffery Hamelman/ King Arthur Flour/ Levain & Yeast Hybrid/ year round
Basic Sourdough Bread: A Step-by-Step Guide
It takes extended home confinement to finally prompt me to organize this basic sourdough bread post — together with a step-by-step guide, including photos and video.…
Dorie Greenspan/ pasta/ Sauté/ Seafood/ year round
Pasta with Shrimp, Zucchini, Lemon and Herbs | Everyday Dorie
This is another play-around recipe from Everyday Dorie. Pasta and shrimp are the backbone for this dish. Vegetables can be anything from zucchini, spinach, kale to…
Dorie has perhaps changed the way I see pork tenderloin as “the cook’s best friend.” The proof is in this Everyday Dorie’s recipe. To start, the…
easy everyday/ Pantry essentials/ Poultry/ year round/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Roast Chicken with Preserved Lemon | Ottolenghi
There are many ways to skin a cat. By the same token, there are many ways to roast a chicken. I don’t roast a chicken whole…