The first of a tofu crumble recipe on this blog comes from Mark Bittman. The title of the dish is “chorizo” taco, as if it were…
A pot of stew is so cozy and welcoming in the depth of winter. We had gochujang potato stew one night, a New York Times recipe,…
Bake/ breakfast/ brunch/ cheese/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ pastry
Spinach-Mozzarella Pie with Parm Crumble | Baking with Dorie
I had the spinach-Mozzarella pie with Parm crumble for lunch while pondering the difference between a pie and a quiche. The cheese, cream and egg filling…
brunch/ Dorie Greenspan/ enriched dough/ mezze (small plates)/ Sauté/ scalable
Free-Style Mushroom, Herb and Ricotta Tart | Baking with Dorie
This is an unconventional tart. It might be called a tray tart, if I can make up such a term. There are three layers to the…
holidays/ make ahead/ one-pan/ Roast/ Side/ Steam/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Brussels Sprouts, Chestnuts and Grapes | Ottolenghi
The reason for this dish is simple. No holiday meals will be complete without a brussels sprouts side. The combination of brussels sprouts, chestnuts and grapes…
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…
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…
Asian/ easy everyday/ Roast/ Sam Sifton's No Recipe/ vegetarian
Miso-Glazed Eggplant with a Bowl of Rice
This recipe, miso-glazed eggplant with a bowl of rice, from the New York Times appeals to me in many ways. I can’t walk away from it…
Fry/ Roast/ Salad/ Toss/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Quiona Salad with Dried Persian Lime | Plenty by Ottolenghi
I’ve found a new substance: dried lime or lemon, that adds wonder to a salad. Very much like salt, pepper and oil, lemon or lime is…
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.…
Appetizer/ Bake/ classics/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ French/ summer/ vegetarian
Giverny Tomatoes | Everyday Dorie
Dorie Greenspan’s Giverny tomatoes are inspired by a similar confit dish served in a restaurant in Giverny. Claude Monet’s house and famous garden is located there;…
easy everyday/ Sauté/ Side/ summer/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Garlicky Chard with Five-Spice Tomatoes | Yotam Ottolenghi
Rainbow chard never fails to catch my attention at the farmers market. It’s colorful, vibrant and always showy, next to mounds of dark-green bundles of kale.…
Bake/ brunch/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Side/ summer
Double-Corn Tomato Crisp | Baking with Dorie
When Dorie starts the recipe description with: There’s a time…, I feel compelled to hear her out in its entirety. (See the quote below.) I can…
Salad/ Sugar free/ summer/ Toss/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Summer Tomatoes with Mango Miso Dressing | Ottolenghi
When there are sun-kissed seasonal ingredients on hands, you have a wonderful dish made. In this case, the inspirations are the summer tomatoes in ruby red…
Morocco, Algeria and Sicily share fame for producing some of the most tender, juicy and flavorful blood oranges. During the recent visit to Morocco, oranges showed…
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…
It seems like everyone in the farmers’ market has strawberries in their shopping bags or in their hands. Who can walk by the tables — brimming…
Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Pantry essentials/ Simmer/ Soup/ summer
Lettuce Soup | Everyday Dorie
The ingredients that go into a salad can turn into a soup. That’s the inspiration behind the lettuce soup. Heads of lettuce, scallions, celery, garlic and…
This recipe is adapted so that you don’t need a tagine vessel to make a Moroccan-style fish stew — with tomatoes, olives and preserved lemon. In…
Appetizer/ Claudia Roden/ Mediterranean/ one-pan/ Roast/ Salad/ summer/ vegetarian
Spicy Roasted Carrot Salad | Claudia Roden
This is part two of the roasted vegetable salads in the traditional slow-cook method from Morocco. Serve the spicy roasted carrot salad along with the roasted…
African/ one-pan/ Paula Wolfert/ Roast/ Side/ summer
Roasted Beet Salad with Cinnamon | Slow Food Culture
Slow food culture is nothing new. It has been the customs and practices grounded in nature’s cycles and rhythms all over the world. Take roasted beet…
Blanch/ Salad/ spring/ Toss/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Crispy Coconut, Asparagus and Green Bean Salad | Yotom Ottolenghi
We welcome spring and mother’s day with a crispy coconut, asparagus and green bean salad. The seasonal asparagus has no rival at this time of the…
Braise/ Dorie Greenspan/ Meat/ one-pan
Rolled, Studded and Herbed Boneless Leg of Lamb | Everyday Dorie
There are many herbed boneless leg of lamb recipes out there. Ina, Giada, and others. They all follow the similar process of, first, rubbing the leg…
Bake/ Chocolate/ dessert/ genius recipes/ Nigel Slater
Nigel Slater’s Extremely Moist Chocolate-Beet Cake
I set out to make a birthday cake for my daughter, with whom we have hardly spent any birthday celebrations together since she left home for…
my favorites/ one-pan/ Poultry/ Roast/ winter/ Yotam Ottolenghi
One-Pan Paprika Chicken with Lentils, Squash and Daqa | Yotam Ottolenghi
When Yotam Ottolenghi has a secret to share on a great sheet-pan chicken, I listen, take note and execute. I have nothing but the highest compliment…