Give me a mochaccino muffin with the morning java. That’d surely make my day; it will also lighten my heart and waken my senses. What…
Bake/ breakfast/ brunch/ Dorie Greenspan/ my favorites/ puff pastry/ spring
Asparagus-Lemon Quiche | Baking with Dorie
Spring 2022 is such a contrast in mood and activities as compared to that of the last two years. The changes can’t be more dramatic!…
Fish/ Mediterranean/ my favorites/ Roast/ Sauté/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Cod with Sweet and Sour Pepper | Yotam Ottolengi
When I see this recipe in Ottolenghi’s Jerusalem, one other cod dish comes to mind. It’s the cod Basquaise from Eric Ripert. The ingredients are similar,…
classics/ Dorie Greenspan/ Meat/ my favorites/ pasta/ spring
Beef and Beer Stew: A Belgian-Inspired Carbonnade | Everyday Dorie
Early Spring is a transitional season, when mother nature gives us chilly days as well as warm sunny days. One day I make a spring salad.…
Mediterranean/ my favorites/ Paula Wolfert/ Poultry
Chicken Tagine with Prunes & Almonds | The Food of Morocco
I resolve to dig deeper into Moroccan cooking inspired by Dorie’s chicken and winter squash tagine. Dorie is a five-time James Beard Award winner. Most…
Chocolate/ dessert/ Dorie Greenspan/ my favorites
Mokonuts’ Rye-Cranberry Chocolate Chunk Cookies | Baking with Dorie
I’ve been busy making and eating these cookie, and somehow, it escapes me to tell our readers all about them. Dorie says: To describe the…
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…
Bake/ brunch/ cheese/ my favorites/ one-pan/ Side/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Five-Spice Butternut Squash in Cheesy Custard
The idea of a one-pan butternut squash cheesy custard that I can serve for a festive brunch during the holidays is golden. More than any other…
Holiday baking starts with the fantastic apple tart we made for Thanksgiving. Who doesn’t look forward to a delightful dessert at the end of a meal?…
Bake/ Dorie Greenspan/ my favorites/ Sauté/ year round
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…
Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Gluten free/ Grill/ my favorites/ vegetarian
Umami Vegan Burgers | Everyday Dorie
The umami burgers from Everyday Dorie is most extraordinary. Burgers are so everyday, in cities and countryside — and for good reasons. Using a few umami…
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…
As far as cooking perfect rice goes, the method by Ottolenghi in this recipe is unparalleled. I base my comparison against the top-of-the-line highly-rated Zojirushi pressure…
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…
breakfast/ classics/ dessert/ enriched dough/ my favorites/ Other Sweets/ puff pastry/ whole wheat/ Yeast bread
Whole Wheat Croissant | Breakthrough Baking
The whole wheat croissants are the culminations of many years of baking and experimentations. Finally, we get something satisfactory we can present on this blog after…
cheese/ classics/ my favorites/ pasta/ Side/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Za’atar Cacio e Pepe | How to Make Perfect Pasta
How do you make a perfect pasta dish? You know an old adage. The way to Carnegie Hall is to practice, practice and practice… Well, it…
Appetizer/ enriched dough/ my favorites/ pasta/ Sauté/ Side/ straight dough/ Toss/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Saffron Tagliatelle with Ricotta and Crispy Chipotle Shallots | Ottolenghi
I feel lucky to have this dish, saffron tagliatelle with ricotta and crispy chipotle shallots, in front of me for dinner. Yes, the title is long…
For lovers of mushroom galette, the crispy mushroom galette is a cut above — because of its special offerings. A base of aromatic leeks, rosemary-laced mushrooms,…
Dairy free/ foundation recipe/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ my favorites/ pasta/ Roast/ Side/ Yotam Ottolenghi
The Ultimate Meatless Roasting-Pan Ragù | Ottolenghi
Yotam Ottolenghi sets out to create the best meatless ragu and he has largely succeeded. Given how fantastic the ragù tastes, I don’t see why you’d…
autumn/ my favorites/ Roast/ Yeast bread/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Flatbreads with Three-Garlic Butter | Flavor Bomb
In his newly released cookbook Flavor, Ottolenghi breaks down the fundamentals of what give food flavor and backs them up with some super delicious plant-based recipes.…
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…
Cream/ dessert/ Fruit/ genius recipes/ my favorites/ Nut/ summer
Fig and Pistachio Frangipane Tartlets | Ottolenghi’s Sweet
These figs and pistachio frangipane tartlets are joy to make and to eat, period. Forgotten how many times we’ve made these tarts since we discovered the…
A lemon and berry stripe cake is an answer to this timely question. What do I miss most during this Covid season? Not so much the…
Appetizer/ Bake/ Dorie Greenspan/ Fish/ my favorites/ pastry/ Seafood
Lower East Side Brunch Tart | Everyday Dorie
The Lower East Side brunch tart is Cook-the-Book-Friday community project to pay tribute to a fellow member Chez Nana/Ro who passed away in June. Ro was…
Alice Waters/ Berry/ classics/ dessert/ easy everyday/ my favorites
Chez Panisse’s Blueberry Cobbler
It’s July 4 and blueberry season, a perfect occasion for a blueberry cobbler. I’ve been eyeing to make the Chez Panisse’s blueberry cobbler for a long…