I look forward to a hot and delicious meal full of vegetables to fill me up more than anything else at this time of the year.…
I get ambitious with my baking during the holidays and special occasions. I make Dominique Ansel’s champagne macarons. In full disclosure, they come with a warning…
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Bihari Style Peas and Potatoes | Madhur Jaffrey
What do you cook the week after Thanksgiving? It’s time to clear the overstuffed pantry. Use whatever still languishing, including some prized leftover produce. Two items…
Chocolate/ dessert/ foundation recipe/ Gluten free/ holidays/ Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall/ Nut
Chestnut and Chocolate Cake | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
The chestnut and chocolate cake evokes the essence of a celebration cake. This is already a lovely and rich cake, although you won’t think of it…
Test-driving side dishes to go with the Thanksgiving turkey is currently underway in my kitchen. The miso butter onions catch my attention in Ottolenghi’s Flavor for…
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…
Bake/ Dairy free/ foundation recipe/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Nut/ Other Sweets/ vegetarian
Double-Corn Gluten-Free Vegan Tea Cake
There are so much going on in the double-corn gluten-free vegan tea cake, let’s start with the most confounding aspect of it. We have posted double-corn…
autumn/ easy everyday/ Fish/ Mark Bittman/ Pantry essentials/ Roast
Roasted Squash With Seared Sea Bass
The latest great find at Costco, individually sealed packages of frozen Chilean sea bass, makes having fish for dinner more accessible. Often time, I find the…
cheese/ easy everyday/ foundation recipe/ Low fat/ pasta/ Vegetable/ vegetarian/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Pesto Pasta with White Beans and Halloumi | Vegetarian
Pesto pasta with white beans and halloumi is a weekday vegetarian go-to pasta recipe that comes together in less than half an hour. Actually, it’s more…
There are all sorts of apple desserts I’ve baked over the years: apple pie, tart, cake, challah, crisp, crumble, galette, kuchen, tarte tatin, you name it.…
Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Low fat/ Salad/ Side/ summer/ Toss
Cowboy Caviar Salad or Side | Everyday Dorie
I had no idea about the origin of the cowboy caviar or salad until I hear it in Everyday Dorie from Dorie. The salad is often…
Cream/ dessert/ Fruit/ Gluten free/ summer/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Lemon-Labneh Possets with Meringue and Burnt Lemon Powder
Amid the season of storms, floods and wildfires, I hope it’s not too late to organize our life for planet resiliency. The first order of business…
cheese/ easy everyday/ Low fat/ Mark Bittman/ Salad/ summer/ Toss
Greek-Style Watermelon Salad | Mark Bittman
Summer heat makes you crave for a cooling treat. What’s better than watermelon juice or salad? I like putting together a watermelon salad with the simplest…
easy everyday/ Pantry essentials/ Side/ Simmer/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Puy Lentil and Eggplant Stew | Ottolenghi
I’m excited about learning the nuances and subtleties of cooking by following two similar Ottolenghi’s recipes that yield different tasting results. In these recipes, the ingredients…
Dairy free/ easy everyday/ Mark Bittman/ Salad/ Toss
Cabbage Salad with Apple and Walnut | Mark Bittman
This is just one of the many ways to use cabbages, which are in season. Matt Bittman has a recipe presenting cabbage — 12 ways. He…
Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Low fat/ Side/ Soup
Green Goddess Sipper, Soup or Shots | Everyday Dorie
The green goddess sipper, soup or shots remind me of gazpacho, except it’s green rather than red. The green tone comes from the demi-goddess dressing (more…
Is it make-believe chorizo or tofu? The “chorizo” tacos by Mark Bittman are the meatless alternative to the real thing. It might be fake chorizo, but…
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…
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Panna Cotta with Balsamic Strawberries | Ina Garten
Kick off the summer season with panna cotta with balsamic strawberries. This is a recipe you can find on Ina Garten’s Barefoot Contessa website. A cold…
Gluten free/ Side/ Simmer/ Soup/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Soba Noodles with Ginger Broth and Crunchy Ginger | Ottolenghi
Soba noodles have a special place in my kitchen, because it’s made with buckwheat and gluten-free. Although no one in my family has any issue with…
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Western Frittata | Everyday Dorie
“A frittata is a dish that every cook should know how to make,” says Dorie in the opening sentence of the western frittata recipe in Everyday…
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Cacio e Pepe Roasted Asparagus | Ina Garten
Cacio e pepe literally means “cheese and pepper.” It’s a minimalist approach to pasta but not so minimalist when it comes to asparagus. Most of the…
The blood orange and olive oil upside-down cake is on the cover of Dessert Person by Claire Saffitz. The stunning visual of this cake is impressive.…
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,…