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Hot Chocolate and Citrus Puddings | Pandemic Recipes

This hot chocolate and citrus puddings deliver the lightness of soufflé without any of the anxiety. Meanwhile, a closer examination of the ingredients reviews there is…

February 16, 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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Bake/ Pantry essentials/ Side/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Spicy Roast Potatoes with Tahini and Soy | Ottolenghi

The spicy roast potatoes with tahini and soy recipe is easy and spicy, as promised by Yotam Ottolenghi. The kick comes from rose harissa, a staple…

January 29, 2021

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autumn/ classics/ Ina Garten/ Pantry essentials/ Soup

Tuscan White Bean Soup | Ina Garten

Don’t let not having the time to soak white bean overnight stop you from making the Tuscan white bean soup. I say that because Ina Garten…

January 12, 2021

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Dairy free/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Side/ Simmer/ Steam/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Celebration Vegan Sticky Rice Cake | Ottolenghi

Twenty-twenty is a year like no others, notably in breathtaking losses. Hardest of all is the loss of my dad in early Jan. I made Ottolenghi’s…

December 29, 2020

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autumn/ Berry/ holidays/ Ina Garten/ Pantry essentials

Cranberry Fruit Conserve | Ina Garten

Cranberry is a must-have on the Thanksgiving table. After making a parsnip and cranberry cake, I have close to a bag of leftover cranberry. The idea…

November 29, 2020

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easy everyday/ holidays/ Ina Garten/ Pantry essentials/ Roast/ Side

Charred Carrots with Orange and Balsamic

I have to find ways to use up all the carrots from the recent CSA deliveries. Ina Garten’s recipe of charred carrots with orange and balsamic…

November 20, 2020

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Low fat/ mezze (small plates)/ Roast/ Side/ Sugar free/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Butternut Squash and Tahini Spread | Jerusalem

When you think roast butternut squash can’t get any better, take an extra step and pulse it in the food processor. Something magical happens when the…

October 13, 2020

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autumn/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Pantry essentials/ Roast/ Side

Miso-Maple-Jammed and Glazed Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes are showing up in droves in the CSA boxes recently. Hence, I’ve been making sweet potatoes with miso-maple two ways: as a jam and…

October 9, 2020

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Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Pantry essentials/ Salad/ Sauté/ Seafood/ summer

Miso Corn and Squid | Everyday Dorie

Dorie writes about her encounter with the mythical Kyoto corn and the other Japanese culinary wizardry. That stirs up the sensational memory of my solo trip…

September 11, 2020

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easy everyday/ Pantry essentials/ Ruth Reichl/ Sauté/ Side/ summer

Summer Vegetable Succotash

The abundance of the seasonal Jersey white corn gets me thinking about a summer vegetable succotash. “We’ll wager that for as long as there have been…

August 26, 2020

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cheese/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Pantry essentials/ Side/ summer

Ricotta Spoonable | Everyday Dorie

The idea of having a ricotta spoonable to go with almost anything is appealing. I serve the spoonable with some steamed yellow beans and crabmeat. I’m…

August 14, 2020

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breakfast/ Chocolate/ dessert/ easy everyday/ Fruit/ Pantry essentials/ quick cake

Banana Bread Scones | Freezer to Table

What do you do with the last-of-the-bunch, single banana which is past its prime? Make some quick banana bread scones. Once you make the batter, you…

August 1, 2020

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Dairy free/ easy everyday/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Nigel Slater/ Pantry essentials/ Side/ Simmer

Squash, Butter beans and Thyme | Heirloom Beans

What Nigel Slater calls butter beans is the same as white lima beans in the US. Butter beans generally refer to the mature flat, white lima…

July 28, 2020

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Blanch/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Low fat/ Salad/ Sugar free/ summer/ Toss

Ginger-Beet Salad | Everyday Dorie

Beets have been showing up regularly in my CSA box in the last few weeks now. Making a seasonal beet salad, layered with a harissa vinaigrette…

July 24, 2020

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breakfast/ Crack/ easy everyday/ Gluten free/ Meat/ Pantry essentials

Potato & Chorizo Breakfast Hash | Jamie Oliver

It’s a cloudy rainy summer morning when I made the potato & chorizo breakfast hash. The stillness of the soft egg yolk in the pool of…

July 17, 2020

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Berry/ dessert/ easy everyday/ Low fat/ Sugar free

Cherry Ice Cream | Jamie Oliver

Jamie Oliver’s 45-second strawberry ice cream on YouTube convinces me to give this recipe a go. You have to see it to believe it. Why not,…

July 7, 2020

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cheese/ easy everyday/ Fry/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Mark Bittman/ Side/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Mushrooms and Herb Polenta | Two Methods in Cooking Polenta

I have been making different versions of the mushrooms and herb polenta —depending on the kind of mushrooms and herbs I have on hand. So take…

June 30, 2020

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Dairy free/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Pantry essentials/ Sauté/ Side/ Simmer

Garlic & Chili Baked Beans | Jamie Oliver

When the external conditions are grim, don’t despair, be prepared. Faced with a pandemic with an uncertain end point, let’s get our food supply in order.…

June 19, 2020

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easy everyday/ Pantry essentials/ Yeast bread

Easy Burger Buns | King Arthur Flour

I need some burger buns to go with veggies burgers I’m making; so they have to be easy. I find this recipe on the King Arthur…

June 16, 2020

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Dorie Greenspan/ Fry/ King Arthur Flour/ Pantry essentials/ quick bread/ Simmer/ year round/ Yeast bread

Three-Pepper Veggie Burgers | Everyday Dorie

I make a three pepper veggie burger instead of a conventional beef burger because we generally prefer a plant-based diet. Now the challenge becomes whether I…

June 12, 2020

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Dairy free/ easy everyday/ Pantry essentials/ Simmer/ whole grain/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Farro Risotto with Marinated Feta | Ottolenghi

Unlike the proper Italian risotto, the farro risotto with marinated feta does not require the precision and meticulous preparations. So when I run out of Arborio…

June 5, 2020

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Gluten free/ Low fat/ Sauté

Greens and Beans with Red Chile and Fresh Cheese | Rick Bayless

Besides flour, it seems like beans of all kinds are in high demand during the lockdown phase. Beans will keep for a while in the pantry;…

May 29, 2020

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Bake/ Blanch/ Dairy free/ King Arthur Flour/ Low fat/ Soup

Ramen Noodle with Kale and Mushroom

I really miss a good old ramen bowl more than anything else during the Covid season. In my fantasy dreaming, I’d be having a bowl of…

May 26, 2020

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Berry/ breakfast/ dessert/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Pantry essentials/ quick cake

Cornmeal-Buttermilk Skillet Cake | Everyday Dorie

This cake has a lot going for it, even in the midst of the Covid season. I say that because all-purpose flour is in short supply.…

May 22, 2020

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