Pantry essentials

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…

August 15, 2016

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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…

July 18, 2016

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Alice Waters/ Fruit/ Pantry essentials/ summer/ Sweet

Preserved Apricots in Syrup

  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…

July 7, 2016

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Pantry essentials/ Savory/ Vegetable/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Hummus and Kale on Baked Sweet Potatoes

  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…

June 6, 2016

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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…

May 23, 2016

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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…

May 16, 2016

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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…

August 24, 2015

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Fruit/ modernist/ Pantry essentials/ Sweet

Sous Vide Lemon Curd

  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…

August 19, 2015

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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),…

August 11, 2015

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Berry/ breakfast/ Jacques Pepin/ Pantry essentials/ Sweet

Crêpes with Microwave Jam

  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…

August 4, 2015

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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…

July 23, 2015

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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…

July 9, 2015

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