Cabbage is such a versatile ingredient. With the right treatment, cabbage can be elevated to something totally unexpected and deeply comforting. Moreover, cabbage is a humble…
This soup checks all the boxes. For that, I mean the green curry lentil soup brings together harmoniously the primary flavor components we crave. Specifically, the…
This is a weekday chicken udon soup which is every bit as satisfying as a similar soup served in your local ramen shops — but budget…
The Japanese soufflé pancakes are the novelty pancakes people would patiently wait in line for in the East Village. Their claim to fame is the fluffy…
How should I approach a recipe which is supposed to be perfect, by a chef who is openly an anti-perfectionist? The recipe in question is perfect…
Gluten free/ kitchen hack/ Low fat/ Nigel Slater/ Side/ spring
Roast New Potatoes with Creamed Spinach
Fudgy new potatoes over a green field of creamy spinach, with a pile of pea sprouts on top, evokes the essence of spring. I came across…
easy everyday/ Fish/ kitchen hack/ Meat/ my favorites/ Poultry/ Ruth Reichl/ Salad/ Seafood/ Side/ spring/ summer
Salsa Verde | Comfort Foods with Ruth Reichl
I’m bringing salsa verde this week. Let me explain. I’ve had a phenomenal six months cooking along with Ruth Reichl at IHCC. To me, the comfort…
Chocolate/ classics/ Cream/ David Lebovitz/ dessert/ featured/ kitchen hack/ Other Sweets/ winter
Chocolate Yule Log / Bûche de Noël
Bûche de Noël is not a cake I would choose to bake on my own. It seems daunting. On the other hand, who can resist…
David Lebovitz reverses the traditional way we make the pound cake in the bay leaf pound cake recipe in My Paris Kitchen. Most recipes begin by…
Grilling a whole fish, complete with head and tail, on a barbecue grill can be tricky. In the YouTube video below, Eric Ripert shows us…
kitchen hack/ my favorites/ Pantry essentials/ Pizza/ straight dough/ year round/ Yeast bread
No-Roll Stuffed Pizza with Ricotta and Arugula | A New Twist
An old adage goes: “guests and fish begin to smell after three days.” So the rule for house guests is generally a three-day max, even for…