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Berry/ brunch/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ my favorites/ quick cake

Cornmeal-Buttermilk Loaf Cake with Berries | Everyday Dorie

The cornmeal-buttermilk loaf cake with berries and the cornmeal skillet cake share the same recipe, except they are baked in different pans. I first baked the…

July 8, 2022

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classics/ Italian/ my favorites/ Seafood/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Crab, Saffron and Tomato Linguine | Ottolenghi

La dolce vita, or the good life, can be experienced through some of Italy’s finest ingredients: pasta, olive, lemon. This is an Ottolenghi recipe, inspired by…

June 17, 2022

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breakfast/ Chocolate/ Dorie Greenspan/ my favorites

Mochaccino Muffins | Baking with Dorie

  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…

May 24, 2022

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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!…

May 10, 2022

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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,…

April 5, 2022

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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.…

March 25, 2022

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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…

March 16, 2022

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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…

February 18, 2022

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Dorie Greenspan/ my favorites/ one-pan/ Poultry/ year round

Spatchcocked Chicken | Everyday Dorie

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…

December 24, 2021

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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…

December 7, 2021

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Bake/ Fruit/ my favorites/ puff pastry

Apple Tart with Apple Compote | Dessert Person

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?…

December 3, 2021

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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…

October 22, 2021

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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…

October 8, 2021

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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…

June 18, 2021

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Gluten free/ my favorites/ Pantry essentials/ Side/ Simmer

Turmeric Rice With Tomatoes | Ottolenghi

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…

June 15, 2021

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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…

June 8, 2021

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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…

April 16, 2021

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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…

March 23, 2021

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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…

February 23, 2021

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Bake/ Dairy free/ Low fat/ my favorites/ Side

A Vegan Crispy Mushroom Galette with Olive Oil Crust

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,…

February 19, 2021

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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…

February 2, 2021

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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.…

November 1, 2020

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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

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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…

August 31, 2020

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Berry/ Cream/ dessert/ my favorites/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Lemon & Berry Stripe Cake | Ottolenghi

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…

August 19, 2020

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