Chinese New Year is right around the corner. Do you know it’s going to be the Lunar Year of the Pig? The pig is my inspiration…
The roasted squash hummus has no chickpeas in it, like the traditional hummus, in any shape or form. The reason why Dorie can still call it…
Appetizer/ breakfast/ easy everyday/ Fish/ make ahead/ Pantry essentials/ Seafood/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Smoked Fish and Parsnip Cakes | Make Ahead
How do you make a cake without the usual sugar and wheat flour, in other words, a more nutritious kind for everyday eating? The answer is…
These savory comté and ham sablés from David Lebovitz are every bit like their sweet counterparts, the Viennese sables I blogged about earlier. Texture-wise, they remind me…
This is a global bun that dabbles in the world cuisine. First of all, it is a hybrid of the chinese steamed bun and duck confit,…
Dorie Greenspan latest cookbook, her 13th, is out. “My newest gougères” is from her new book, Everyday Dorie: The Way I Cook. In this book, Dorie shares with…
My kitchen has turned out more bread on a regular basis than any other food items. How many times can you make avocado toasts? Way too…
A List of Eric Ripert’s Recipes Listing all of Eric Ripert’s recipes I’ve explored in the last six months (April to September 2018) in one summary…
Appetizer/ Blanch/ classics/ Dairy free/ David Lebovitz/ Gluten free/ Seafood/ summer
Le Grand Aïoli | Garlic Mayonnaise with Accompaniments
Four to five dirty bowls were sitting on the kitchen counter in various states of a broken aïoli—oily and runny and separate. My false starts in…
This dish is striking. I can look and adore the beauty of it all day. The zucchini blossoms open up their interior anatomy for all to…
Zucchini blossoms are one of those ingredients you can only get your hands on once a year. I have my sights set on them for a…
David Lebovitz in My Paris Kitchen calls this recipe baba ganoush aka moutabal, the Arab original. I’ll call it moutabal, in short, not to be confused…
As starters go, this goat cheese parfait with golden beets, apples, potatoes with olive vinaigrette packs a wow factor. Didn’t expect that. This dish won’t catch…
I like eating duck pâté and terrine. When it comes to making one, I’m not so sure. I thought making charcuterie is only for the professionals.…
Who would title a chef recipe chicken satay with fake-ass spicy peanut sauce? None other than Anthony Bourdain. This post is dedicated to him for his…
Appetizer/ convection steam/ David Lebovitz/ scalable/ Side
Cheese, Bacon and Arugula Soufflé in a Combi Steam Oven
Soufflé does not have to be sweet. This cheese, bacon and arugula soufflé is a savory one from David Lebovitz’s My Paris Kitchen. The key ingredients…
The idea of Giada’s burrata and kale salsa verde bruschetta came from Kim, at IHCC. Thank you, Kim for bringing this recipe to our attention. She…
Appetizer/ Dairy free/ David Lebovitz/ easy everyday/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Pantry essentials
Black Olive Tapenade | #MyParisKitchen
A black olive tapenade, a loaf of freshly baked bread and some artisanal cheese from Vermont were casually assembled. I have been relying on a simple…
Appetizer/ Fruit/ quick bread/ Side/ Yeast bread/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Black Grape, Blue Cheese and Thyme Flatbread #YotamOttolenghi
I felt a real connection of place, history and food when I stayed on a farm in Tuscany years ago. That was a place where acres…
Appetizer/ cheese/ classics/ Crack/ David Lebovitz/ easy everyday/ Meat/ Side
Potato, Feta and Basil Tortilla | David Lebovitz
You can find tortillas, or Spanish omelets, served in slices at room temperature in the streets of Paris. In New York city, small plates of tapas…
Appetizer/ Curtis Stone/ Grill/ Meat/ Side/ Steam/ summer
Ginger Beef Satay with Charred Asian Vegetables
Satays stir my memories of street foods that fill the sights and the air as you walk down the narrow alleys in cities throughout Southeast Asia.…
Appetizer/ classics/ Crack/ Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall/ Side
Scotch Egg – A British Classic with a Twist
Scotch eggs are easy to make and to adapt to your taste in the home kitchen. No need to cross the Atlantic Ocean or go to…
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…
This is more than a food blog. Once and a while, you get a delicious dose of health advice too. When it comes to vitamin…
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…