These are haricots verts at their best, one of my favorite vegetables, served with garlic herbed butter. No snails though, as the name may suggest. David…
Heidi Swanson/ Pantry essentials/ Savory/ Vegetable
Vibrant Broccoli Buddha Bowl with Curry Pesto – IHCC Bon Voyage Heidi
A few drops of sriracha chili sauce adorn the buddha bowl This is the last week of the six months cooking along with Heidi Swanson at…
Appetizer/ Pantry essentials/ Savory/ Side/ Vegetable/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Whole Roasted Celery Root with Romesco Sauce – IHCC
Anytime I can whole roast anything, I’d go for it. The prep time is minimal, no knife skill is required. Perfect recipe for a robot or…
There are boxes to check off at the end of the year. A tasty vegetable soup that is nutritious and sustaining sounds brilliant; you don’t…
From ballparks to fast food joints to fine dining establishments, you can find ketchup on the tables everywhere. Curtis Stone has a recipe in his book…
Appetizer/ Pantry essentials/ Savory/ Sugar free/ summer/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Labneh with Olives, Pistachios and Oregano
For quite a while, I have been intrigued about turning yogurt into a luxurious Middle Eastern cheese like labneh. In mediterranean restaurants, labneh is served as…
Alice Waters/ Curtis Stone/ Dorie Greenspan/ my favorites/ Pantry essentials/ pastry/ Savory/ summer/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Tomato Tart Goat Cheese Herb Salad with Homemade Crème Fraîche & Ricotta
The fresh and sunny glow of summer tomatoes is fully echoed in this dish. I can’t decide whether this is really a salad or a…
When there is abundance of fresh summer fruits around more than you can eat and you want to extend the peak-of-the-season fruits beyond the summer…
Baked potatoes are the perfect vehicles for hummus and kale, the two ingredients that I need to cook more, use more and improve upon. After…
my favorites/ Pantry essentials/ Savory/ Soup/ Vegetable/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Jerusalem Artichoke Soup with Hazelnut and Spinach Pesto
If there is one thing I would change about this dish from Ottolenghi’s NOPI, it is that I wish I have made a double portion. I…
breakfast/ Fruit/ Low fat/ Pantry essentials/ quick bread/ Sweet
French Toast with Microwave Brioche, Berry Sauce and Vegan Whip Cream
French toast is great for weekend breakfasts, especially with company. It takes more time to prepare but its elegant taste and look is making up for…
mezze (small plates)/ Pantry essentials/ Simmer/ Vegetable/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Green Beans with Freekeh and variety of Tahini
Trio of tahini dips The theme of cooking farm-fresh produce continues in earnest. I like the idea of making a vegetable dish in an exclusively green…
Meyer lemons are used in this curd I started using the sous vide technique before I ventured into cooking and baking. It must have something…
Braise/ my favorites/ Pantry essentials/ Vegetable/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Sweet Corn Polenta with Eggplant Sauce
This dish is using ingredients from the local farmers’ market. Among my favorites vegetables I have been stocking up on are: white corn (Jersey Silver Queen),…
Having a full and decent breakfast without rushing out the door first thing in the morning is such a luxury. I want more days like…
classics/ Jacques Pepin/ Pantry essentials/ Roast/ Savory/ Side
Blender Hollandaise with Roasted Asparagus
There is always that bottle of store-bought mayonnaise sitting on the refrigerator door. Is there any chance that it’d go away for a vacation once and…
Berry/ breakfast/ Fruit/ modernist/ Pantry essentials/ Sweet
Strawberries and Homemade Cream with a Whipping Siphon
What do strawberries and cream and forty-love have in common? Yes, it’s the Wimbledon. Wimbledon is the oldest and the most prestigious tennis Grand Slam…