I’m all set to make the New England clam chowder because it’s one of my favorite soups. The plan gets derailed when I see the vibrant…
autumn/ Cream/ dessert/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Fruit
Cranberry Spice Squares | Baking with Dorie
I baked this recipe twice, not by choice. What happened was I forgot to put in the half teaspoon of baking soda. As you’d expect, there…
Sausage and cabbage is a no-recipe recipe from José Andrés. The fun part is you can follow the general guidelines as to which ingredients to use…
easy everyday/ genius recipes/ Pantry essentials/ Salad/ Toss
Five-Minute One-Bowl Arugula Salad | Alex Guarnaschelli
Any time when you see a five-minute one-bowl salad of any kind, go make it. What’s there to lose? Five minutes of your time and one…
Berry/ Cream/ dessert/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ French/ Fruit
Berry Flognarde | Everyday Dorie
The term berry flognarde throws me off, but you don’t have to. As Dorie Greenspan explains: A flognarde (flow-nyard) is a custardy French dessert of fruit…
classics/ easy everyday/ French/ Side/ Simmer/ vegetarian
Red Lentils with Garlic and Thyme | Nigella Lawson
A bag of organic red lentils has been residing in the pantry for quite a while. You can’t really ignore it because of its bright color.…
Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ pasta/ Simmer/ summer
Butter-Poached Corn with Egg Noodles | Everyday Dorie
There are some recipes which are so good you’ll vary it, reinvent it over and over again. This is one of them: the butter-poached corn with…
Scones are among the first things I learned to bake in those early days. I like the versatility of scones playing with different kinds of flour.…
easy everyday/ Grill/ summer/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Grilled Corn with Avocado Butter, Grilled Limes and Aleppo Chili
Jersey Fresh produce, homegrown sweet corn, tomatoes, squash, eggplant, green beans are bountiful and glorious. I have to find new ways to take advantage of the…
When heat advisory is the order of the day, I want to avoid any unnecessary shopping. To make the Basta Pasta potato salad, you need mostly…
Berry/ breakfast/ dessert/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday
Crumb-Topped Ricotta Coffee Cake | Baking with Dorie
Dorie compares the crumb-topped ricotta coffee cake to fond memories she has of a store-bought cake just like it. I can’t really relate to that since…
Berry/ brunch/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ my favorites/ quick cake
Cornmeal-Buttermilk Loaf Cake with Berries | Everyday Dorie
The cornmeal-buttermilk loaf cake with berries and the cornmeal skillet cake share the same recipe, except they are baked in different pans. I first baked the…
Bake/ Berry/ dessert/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ spring/ summer
Strawberry & Rhubarb Tart | Everyday Dorie
“They grow together, ripen at about the same time,” Dorie refers to rhubarb and strawberries in Everyday Dorie. When you see the giant stalks of rhubarb…
Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Seafood
Portuguese-Style Sea Bass & Beans En Papillote | Everyday Dorie
We eat fish regularly and having more ways to cook fish is wonderful. First of all, en papillote is French for “in a pouch,” or sealing…
Cream/ easy everyday/ Fruit/ Other Breads/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Date & Oat Soda Bread with Salted Date Butter | Yotam Ottolenghi
Lately there are several soda bread recipes that catch my attention, this is one of them. Soda bread has a key role to play for bakers…
Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Seafood/ Side
Double-Stuffed Deviled Eggs with Crab | Everyday Dorie
Who says deviled eggs are easy to make? The double-stuffed deviled eggs does not mean doubling in complexity, although definitely more work. This is an easy…
The appeal of herb roasted cod parchment packet is easy to understand. Like the concept of one-pot or sheet-pan cooking, it’s one-stop preparation. The simplicity of…
Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Gluten free/ Toss/ year round
Cauliflower Tabbouleh | Everyday Dorie
Dorie calls the cauliflower tabbouleh a time-honored salad moving into the 21st century. I can’t agree more since cauliflower has become so popular and indispensable in…
It’s a good day when you score a dish like the one-pan orecchiette puttanesca. I mean it in every sense of the word. First, it takes…
This is a drink that speaks to me at this time of the year when you see pumpkins everywhere. It’s tough to resist the seasonal flavor…
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…
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…
I’ve forgotten how long it has been since I last grill a piece of steak preferring, primarily, a plant-based diet. This week’s recipe at Cook-the-Book-Fridays is…
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…
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…