The sprouting greens and the warming air of spring call for a refreshing salad even on a cold day. I’m shedding the heavier carb in favor…
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…
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…
Among my daughter’s favorite foods are avocado toast and kale anything. There is something telling about her preferences; they are the signs of the times. These…
My interest in roast cabbage soared when I saw a big tray of it as a family meal for the kitchen staff. On that day, I…
Bake/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ puff pastry/ Side
Potato Tourte | Step-by-Step | Everyday Dorie
It’s not everyday you make a potato tourte, although the name may suggest an ordinary everyday fare. Let’s be clear, it’s not everyday I put gorgeous…
Ruth Reichl in My Kitchen Year calls this the real fried chicken recipe. What makes it real, you may ask? To me, it’d have to offer…
Appetizer/ convection steam/ David Lebovitz/ Side/ spring/ Steam
Leeks with Mustard-Bacon Vinaigrette
A few weeks ago, we made the potato leek chowder from My Paris Kitchen by David Lebovitz, and I was blown away by its deep flavor.…
Roasting or steaming a whole fish is a centerpiece for an Asian-style feast. Serve it with rice and broccolini in a soy, ginger and garlic sauce.…
New York, Chicago or Turkish pizza — take your pick. Let’s start with the least well known of the three, the Turkish pizza. They are smaller…
Dorie can’t decide to make the sweet chili with chicken or with pork. For me, the issue is to decide whether to make the sweet chili…
Dairy free/ easy everyday/ Gluten free/ Grill/ Low fat/ Ruth Reichl/ Salad
Asian Eggplant Salad | First Day of the Pig Year
There is no better time to cook a global delight than on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Pig. Pick the Asian…
I never thought of celery root purée as a low-carb mashed potatoes until I made it — based on David Lebovitz recipe in My Paris Kitchen.…
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…
Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ scalable/ Simmer/ Soup/ spring/ year round
Potato Leek Chowder for All Seasons | Everyday Dorie
Calling it potato chowder or allium chowder does not quite convey the deliciousness of this soup. I love having a pot of soup, ready to offer…
easy everyday/ Poultry/ Roast/ Ruth Reichl/ scalable
Sheet-pan Roasted Chicken with Fennel, Potatoes, Tomatoes and Olives
Sheet pans and cast-iron pans are indispensable tools in my kitchen. I regularly sing their praises. Not only do I use them for cooking, roasting and…
cheese/ classics/ holidays/ Meat/ pasta/ Ruth Reichl/ year round
Pasta with Bolognese | Two Versions from Ruth Reichl
Pasta with Bolognese is a specialty of Northern Italy’s Emilia-Romagna and named for the region’s capital. Bolognese is a meat sauce, but not a deep, dark…
There are big flavor bombs in the brown rice with caramelized onions and black garlic dish. I can taste it the moment I read this recipe.…
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…
It’s starting to feel like December when the temperature is dropping by each passing day. Ruth Reichl writes: “the Tuscan bean soup is one of the…
David Lebovitz/ Pantry essentials/ Salad/ Side/ Toss/ whole wheat
Traditional Tabbouleh | My Paris Kitchen
We made tabbouleh this week at Cook-the-Book-Fridays. This is another raw vegetable dish from My Paris Kitchen by David Lebovitz. He also introduced us to fattoush…
Pantry essentials/ pasta/ Sauté/ Side/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Pappardelle with Harissa, Olives and Capers | Ottolenghi #Simple
Yotam Ottolenghi publishes a new book titled Simple. Yes, just one word, simple, which has layers of meaning. This pappardelle with harissa, olives and capers recipe is…
Bread-making is a homely ceremony that renews, energizes and nourishes. When I see a new and different bread recipe, I just couldn’t let go. Here I…