Every household needs one jar of the maple apricot granola around to carry the day. Serve it for breakfast, snacks or on a salad; it can…
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…
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…
Appetizer/ Blanch/ classics/ Dairy free/ David Lebovitz/ Gluten free/ Seafood/ summer
Le Grand Aïoli | Garlic Mayonnaise with Accompaniments
Four to five dirty bowls were sitting on the kitchen counter in various states of a broken aïoli—oily and runny and separate. My false starts in…
Dairy free/ David Lebovitz/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Meat/ Roast/ summer
Stuffed Vegetables | David Lebovitz
Imagine having a variety of stuffed vegetables for dinner one night. For the longest time, we’ve been taking stuffed vegetables in small bites — as appetizer…
There is so much you can do with the bountiful sweet corn in the summer. Corn cakes, corn chowder, corn bread or polenta made with fresh…
These soufflés are the perfect marriage of Puerto Rican ingredients and French technique. In Puerto Rico, Eric Ripert pulled a couple of bananas off a tree…
Chocolate/ Cream/ Dairy free/ David Lebovitz/ dessert/ Low fat/ Nut/ whole wheat
Paris-Paris | Whole-Wheat Èclairs with Hazelnut Non-Dairy Cream and Chocolate Glaze
This looks like an everyday pastry. But there is quite a bit of work involved. You have to make the éclair shells and the hazelnut praline…
It is much easier to eat healthy these days with the widely available gluten-free, low-fat and sugar substitutes out there. Heathy and delicious are achievable on…
Dairy free/ David Lebovitz/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Side/ Sugar free/ Toss
Beet Hummus | A Color Explosion
You see colors of the rainbow of the visible spectrum on this plate. It’s stunningly spring-like although it might not feel that way. We have been…
classics/ Dairy free/ David Lebovitz/ easy everyday/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Side
Hard-cooked Eggs with Tarragon Mayonnaise | #Glutenfree #Dairyfree
I made hard-cooked eggs with tarragon mayonnaise, along with our friends at Cook-the-Book-Fridays. No surprise that it is a popular time to do something with eggs…
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…
Felt like I’m taking the easy way out in making the mixed berry vegan meringues. Open a can of chickpeas while saving the liquid. The alternative…
Appetizer/ Dairy free/ David Lebovitz/ easy everyday/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Pantry essentials
Black Olive Tapenade | #MyParisKitchen
A black olive tapenade, a loaf of freshly baked bread and some artisanal cheese from Vermont were casually assembled. I have been relying on a simple…
breakfast/ Dairy free/ easy everyday/ Gluten free/ Heidi Swanson/ Low fat
Chia Breakfast Bowl #101Cookbooks
If you want something healthy, delicious and, not-your-everyday fare, this is the breakfast bowl for you. No cooking is necessary. Have you tried chia seeds for…
Dairy free/ Gluten free/ Pantry essentials/ Soup/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Curried Lentil Tomato and Coconut Soup
Made the second lentil soup this week, although using red lentils rather than green lentils. The idea is the same: comfort food during the busy yearend…
The Savoy cake is one of the oldest in the French repertoire. Whether it is French or Italian, is the subject of debate. Leaving that aside,…
classics/ Dairy free/ David Lebovitz/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Pantry essentials/ quick bread/ Side/ summer/ year round/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Hummus and Aquafaba | the Green Kitchen
The debate on all things hummus can be ferocious and passionate. Where was hummus originated? Who makes the best hummus? When to eat it? To chill…
Berry/ Cream/ Dairy free/ Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall/ modernist/ Pantry essentials
Vegan Eton Mess with Berries, Aquafaba Meringue & Cream
This is a classic dessert recipe that can be found in the repertoire of every British celebrity chef. Combining raspberries, strawberries, meringue cookies and cream makes…
Chocolate/ Dairy free/ Gluten free/ Healthful Eats/ Heidi Swanson/ Low fat/ Sugar free/ Sweet
Healthful Double Chocolate Cookies – IHCC Food We Love
Talking about food we love is not an easy conversation. It’s complicated. The matter of the heart is never straightforward. Admitting what you love is…
The challenge this week at IHCC is to post a Heidi Swanson’s dish using an ingredient which we have not used before. “Expand the pantry” is…
When you bring this mushroom shichimi rice bowl (from Heidi Swanson’s 101 Cookbooks) close to your nose, you’ll be seduced by the sweet, fragrant, citrusy,…
What do you cook when you come home after being away for weeks and the refrigerator is practically empty? We had soba noodle in a hot…
I think I should cook tofu more often since it’s so good for you. It is the staple for a plant-based diet and an alternative for…