I have my favorite and an easier version of the bolognese sauce. I make it from time to time, but have never made Marcella Hazan’s bolognese…
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Bourbon-Roasted Pork Loin | Everyday Dorie
The idea of a bourbon-roasted pork loin did not excite me until I tested the recipe. It passed with flying color. In fact, the dish is…
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Braised Lamb Shanks with Carrots and Olives | Everyday Dorie
Last time I made Dorie’s braised lamb shanks for the blog was at the height of the pandemic in April 2020. (See the full recipe here.)…
One huge and unexpected culinary discovery in 2023 for me is the Moroccan tagine. A trip to Morocco spurs the interest and exposure in the subtleties…
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Rolled, Studded and Herbed Boneless Leg of Lamb | Everyday Dorie
There are many herbed boneless leg of lamb recipes out there. Ina, Giada, and others. They all follow the similar process of, first, rubbing the leg…
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Subtly Spicy, Softly Hot, Slightly Sweet Beef Stew | Everyday Dorie
If you like the beef and beer stew (page 146), Dorie’s recipe before the subtly spicy, softly hot, slightly sweet beef stew (page 149) in the…
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…
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Beef and Beer Stew: A Belgian-Inspired Carbonnade | Everyday Dorie
Early Spring is a transitional season, when mother nature gives us chilly days as well as warm sunny days. One day I make a spring salad.…
Stuffed cabbage is everything that Dorie describes: earthy and rustic. Many cultures have a version of it that goes back generations. Dorie’s version mixes beef, pork…
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…
Moussaka is a popular Greek dish layering a combination of lamb, eggplant, cheese and delicately seasoned with cinnamon and allspice. It is a good choice for…
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Antipasto Salad | Giada De Laurentiis & Mark Bittman
I combine part of Giada’s antipasto salad and part of Bittman’s tomato salad to make a big platter of antipasto. That plate speaks the language of…
Last time I made something similar to the Mediterranean shepherd’s pie was the chicken pot parmentier from My Paris Kitchen by David Lebovitz. Remember that! They…
Meatballs and spaghetti is a common dish that shows up in a lot of places. In Everyday Dorie, Dorie Greenspan makes the meatballs dishes special by…
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Slow-cook Brisket with Carrots and Sweet Potatoes | Everyday Dorie
Among the many appliances I have in the kitchen, slow-cooker is not one of them, surprisingly. To slow cook, I prefer sous vide or use a…
I’m curious about having bananas with pan-roasted pork chops. Eric Ripert recalls the flavor of “La Fiesta” in Puerto Rico where whole roast pig and banana…
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Potato & Chorizo Breakfast Hash | Jamie Oliver
It’s a cloudy rainy summer morning when I made the potato & chorizo breakfast hash. The stillness of the soft egg yolk in the pool of…
Let’s be honest. Easy cassoulet is an oxymoron. It isn’t easy without committing the labor, time, lots of ingredients and mindfulness to make a cassoulet. Cassoulet…
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Braised Lamb Shanks with Tomatoes and Olives | Everyday Dorie
Do you remember the last restaurant meal you had before the lockdown? Yes, it was in a restaurant in Vermont on one of our ski weekends…
I make a rack of lamb in remembrance of my dad who passed away at age 94 on Jan 2nd 2020. A few years ago, we…
The Gourmet Cookbook calls this recipe the 21-century beef wellington. What makes it 21-century, you may ask? Notably, substitute a traditional pâté de foie gras and…
Dorie has perhaps changed the way I see pork tenderloin as “the cook’s best friend.” The proof is in this Everyday Dorie’s recipe. To start, the…
Every time I walk by the Trader Joe’s freezer section and see siu mai, I want some to go. One little bite of the juicy, bouncy…
Among the three items in this week Cook-the-book-Fridays David Lebovit’z’s dish, roast lamb with braised vegetables and salsa verde, my favorite is the vegetables. In all…
I’m completely clueless about caillettes, (pronounced ky-yet). But I’m up for strange and unfamiliar food. Well, that’s another story. These pork and chard sausages are specialties…