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Blanch/ Dairy free/ easy everyday/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ my favorites/ Roast/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Roasted Spring Vegetables with Tahini Sauce | Ottolenghi

The roasted spring vegetables is a version of Ottolenghi’s whole roasted cauliflower with tahini sauce inspired by the multi-color cauliflowers I’ve found lately in the market.…

March 9, 2020

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Cream/ dessert/ Dorie Greenspan/ my favorites/ Nut

Apple Custard Crisp | Everyday Dorie

You can find an apple crisp and a custard tourte (apple kuchen) on this blog. Both are delicious and the crisp is much easier to put…

November 22, 2019

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Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Fish/ my favorites/ Roast/ Sauté

Miso-Glazed Salmon | Everyday Dorie

Dorie’s miso-glazed salmon is inspired by a similar dish at Nobu, the iconic miso-glazed black cod. It is the dish I’d very much like to have…

October 25, 2019

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5 ingredients or less/ convection steam/ easy everyday/ my favorites/ Roast/ year round

Roasted Whole Cauliflower | Green Tahini Sauce

I am a roasted-vegetables die-hard fan — for good reasons. Roasting a whole head of cauliflower takes time. Say about one to two hours in the…

September 24, 2019

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Braise/ Fish/ my favorites/ Pantry essentials/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Spiced Buttermilk Cod with Lentil | Ottolenghi

My Sunday ritual of late involves going to the farmers’ market, get some fresh-caught seafood and cook it for dinner. I have been repeating this routine…

September 5, 2019

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dessert/ Fruit/ Jim Lahey/ Low fat/ my favorites/ quick cake/ scalable

Orange Olive-Oil Cake | Torta D’olio D’oliva

Don’t let a simple cake like this fool you. It delivers spectacular flavor, uses wholesome ingredients, and easy to mix by hand. If you attend to…

August 27, 2019

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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…

July 9, 2019

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Chocolate/ dessert/ Fruit/ my favorites/ Nut/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Chocolate, Banana and Pecan Cookies | The Ultimate

I don’t buy cookies. And for that matter, I don’t buy breads, salad dressings, nor processed foods. As long as there are flour, butter, sugar, wild…

June 25, 2019

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Cream/ Dairy free/ dessert/ Low fat/ my favorites

Avocado Ice Cream | Good Fats

Let’s talk science. What’s the difference between sorbet and ice cream? It’s the greater amount of fat, that gives ice cream the richness and creaminess, as…

June 16, 2019

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Berry/ Dorie Greenspan/ my favorites/ Nut

Pistachio and Raspberry Financiers

This pistachio and raspberry financier is the sequel following the success of Dorie’s matcha financier from her book Baking Chez Moi. The story goes that these…

June 11, 2019

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Berry/ Chad Robertson/ dessert/ enriched dough/ Levain & Yeast Hybrid/ my favorites

Brioche Sweet Pizza with Berries

Three little words — brioche, sweet, pizza, capture the exquisite interplay among bread, pastry and pizza. Brioche begins as basic bread dough. Incorporate a good amount…

April 26, 2019

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easy everyday/ Fish/ kitchen hack/ Meat/ my favorites/ Poultry/ Ruth Reichl/ Salad/ Seafood/ Side/ spring/ summer

Salsa Verde | Comfort Foods with Ruth Reichl

I’m bringing salsa verde this week. Let me explain. I’ve had a phenomenal six months cooking along with Ruth Reichl at IHCC. To me, the comfort…

March 26, 2019

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classics/ dessert/ enriched dough/ Fruit/ my favorites/ Ruth Reichl/ year round

Apple and Calvados Galette |The Gourmet Cookbook

The varieties of apple in the store are tempting. Ginger Gold, Gala, Ruby Frost, Honeycrisp… It’s impossible to walk past the piles of apples without catching…

February 22, 2019

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Berry/ breakfast/ classics/ easy everyday/ Fruit/ my favorites/ Pantry essentials/ quick cake/ Ruth Reichl/ straight dough

Fannie Farmer’s Classic Yeast-Raised Waffles

The 1896 original Fannie Farmer’s classic yeast-raised waffles are finding their ways on this blog via Marion Cunningham’s completely updated cookbook published in 1979. I don’t…

February 20, 2019

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Appetizer/ Chocolate/ Cream/ dessert/ my favorites/ Seafood

A Culinary Trip with Eric Ripert

A List of Eric Ripert’s Recipes Listing all of Eric Ripert’s recipes I’ve explored in the last six months (April to September 2018) in one summary…

September 29, 2018

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classics/ Fish/ my favorites/ Pantry essentials

Cod Basquaise | The Secret to a Crispy Fish

The cod Basquaise is another fish recipe from Eric Ripert. He is the chef and owner of Le Bernardin, the three-Michelin-star seafood restaurant in New York City.…

September 26, 2018

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easy everyday/ Fruit/ my favorites/ pastry/ puff pastry/ year round/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Apricot and Thyme Galettes

The apricot season is short. When it’s in season, apricot is one of my favorite fruits for baking. However, the canned or preserved version can be…

September 23, 2018

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Dairy free/ Fish/ Gluten free/ my favorites/ Pantry essentials/ Simmer/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Spiced Cod With Spinach and Chickpea Stew

“Yet another way to eat your spinach” is the title of this Yotam Ottolenghi’s article in the New York Times. Then he expands on how a…

September 18, 2018

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Dairy free/ Gluten free/ Levain bread/ Low fat/ my favorites/ Soup

Emerald Corn Chowder With Roasted Tomatillos | Rick Bayless

Emerald corn chowder sounds exotic. Roasted tomatillos and poblano are titillating choices. Combining emerald corn chowder with roasted tomatillo and poblano seems exciting and worthy of…

September 14, 2018

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Berry/ classics/ Cream/ dessert/ Dorie Greenspan/ foundation recipe/ Fruit/ my favorites

Classic Fruit Tart | Pâte Sablée Dough Updated

  A classic fruit tart is irresistible. It would stop me on my track wherever and whenever I see one. Fresh berries, cherry, peach, pear or…

July 10, 2018

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my favorites/ Roast/ Salad/ Seafood/ Side/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Harissa-spiced Tomato and Tuna Cake

This harissa-spiced tomato and tuna cake is awesome. The cake is not only good for picnic eaten outdoor as originally conceived by Yotam Ottolenghi. I want it…

June 26, 2018

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Appetizer/ my favorites/ Poultry

Anthony Bourdain’s Chicken Satay with Fake-Ass Spicy Peanut Sauce

Who would title a chef recipe chicken satay with fake-ass spicy peanut sauce? None other than Anthony Bourdain. This post is dedicated to him for his…

June 12, 2018

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kitchen hack/ my favorites/ Pantry essentials/ Pizza/ straight dough/ year round/ Yeast bread

No-Roll Stuffed Pizza with Ricotta and Arugula | A New Twist

An old adage goes: “guests and fish begin to smell after three days.” So the rule for house guests is generally a three-day max, even for…

June 8, 2018

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Braise/ Dairy free/ Gluten free/ my favorites/ Side/ Simmer/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Spiced Maqluba With Tomatoes and Tahini Sauce | A Feast with Rice

How do you turn rice from what’s normally a side dish into the centerpiece of a meal? Spanish Paella comes to mind. Last week, Yotam Ottolenghi…

March 27, 2018

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dessert/ easy everyday/ Fruit/ my favorites/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake (National Trust Version)

The “national trust version” of this lemon and poppy seed cake recipe comes with a warranty, metaphorically speaking. The cake is as trustworthy and  predictable as any…

January 28, 2018

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