Savory

cheese/ my favorites/ Savory/ Side/ Toss/ Vegetable/ Yotam Ottolenghi

NOPI’s Burrata with Blood Orange, Coriander Seeds and Lavender Oil

This dish took my breath away: it’s brilliant in color, ultimate in taste and spectacular in presentation. I stared at the dish for a very long…

May 12, 2016

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Salad/ Toss/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Red Quinoa and Watercress Salad

This salad, from Ottolenghi’s newest cookbook NOPI, brings a lot of goodness to the table. First, a huge serving of red quinoa provides a dose of…

April 28, 2016

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Savory/ spring/ Toss/ Vegetable/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Spring Salad

A light drizzle of rain overnight seemed to have awakened the budding green shoots all around. Spring has finally arrived. I want to make a dish…

April 25, 2016

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Curtis Stone/ Savory/ Vegetable

Kimchi Fried Rice

Don’t remember the chef who said this, when asked what his/her favorite dish he/she would cook at home after work. The answer was fried rice with…

April 18, 2016

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David Lebovitz/ Jeffery Hamelman/ Levain bread/ Savory/ sourdough/ whole wheat

Fried Ham and Cheese Sandwich with Vermont Sourdough Bread

My choice of bread to make this sandwich is my go-to plain sourdough bread with 20% whole wheat from Jeffrey Hamelman’s Bread. I am fond of…

April 15, 2016

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Fish/ Madhur Jaffrey/ Savory

Salmon Curry

Mahhur Jaffrey served this salmon curry as a party dish for sixty at a benefit for her husband’s chamber music group. Incidentally, a friend of Indian…

April 14, 2016

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Curtis Stone/ Savory/ Seafood

Seared Scallops and Peas

This is the inaugural post cooking with another IHCC’s new chef, Curtis Stone. “If you get your hands on good ingredients and treat them properly, you…

April 7, 2016

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Appetizer/ David Lebovitz/ Savory

Artichoke Tapenade

Tapenade gets its name from tapeno, the word for “capers” in the Provencal language. This recipe comes from David Lebovitz who insists vehemently that authentic tapenade…

April 1, 2016

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Ellie Krieger/ Salad/ Savory

Black is the New Food: Black and Red Salad

Food dressed in black! There is nothing new about them. Forbidden or black rice is one of the ancient varieties. Then there are black beans, black…

March 29, 2016

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my favorites/ pastry/ Savory/ Vegetable/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Root Vegetable Deconstructed Pies

pastry dough cut into rounds over the vegetables Pot pies go back to the time of the Romans. In England, meat of all sorts, like chicken,…

March 24, 2016

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David Lebovitz/ Meat/ Savory/ Yeast bread

Belgian Beef Stew with Beer and Spice Bread

amber beer creates another layer of flavor Beef stew is something I don’t usually get too excited about. But the idea of using bread as a…

March 18, 2016

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bread with preferment/ Savory/ Vegetable

Savory Danish with Brie and Mixed Greens

Melted brie crisp on the bottom is a real treat   The idea of a savory danish is tempting. The recipe is adapted from the veggie…

March 14, 2016

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Savory/ Seafood

Pan-Seared Shrimp with Green Chile Adobo

  Rick Bayless says that the marriage of green chile and cilantro is iconic in the Mexican kitchen. So I made the green chile adobo, a…

March 10, 2016

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Ellie Krieger/ Savory/ Side/ whole grain

Herbed Bulgur-Lentil Pilaf

  Bulgur is often used as a base for salads, tabbouleh and pilafs. For lentils, I used petite French green lentil. These dark green, lightly dappled…

March 3, 2016

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Appetizer/ Savory/ Side/ Vegetable/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Stuffed Peppers with Fondant Rutabaga and Goat Cheese

Fondant rutabaga is an unfamiliar term to me. Rutabaga is a confusing vegetable. I thought I bought rutabaga. The Whole Foods’ receipt printed: purple top turnip.…

February 25, 2016

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Artisan bread/ BBB/ bread with preferment/ Levain & Yeast Hybrid/ my favorites/ Savory/ sourdough

Caramelized Onion Levain Bread – BBB

The appropriate title of this bread should be: caramelized onion levain bread with whole-grain buckwheat, rye and wheat, which closely reflects its key characteristics. Yes, it…

February 18, 2016

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Ellie Krieger/ Savory/ Vegetable

Vegetarian Black Bean Chili with Ancho and Orange

Chili is the ultimate comfort food in the winter, when the ground is hard, the wind is blowing and the temperature drops below freezing. It’s a…

February 16, 2016

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Savory/ Seafood

Octopus with Onions and Red Wine

A photo in the cookbook Falling Cloudberries: A World of Family Recipes, from IHCC’s monthly featured chef Tessa Kiros, of octopus left hanging out on washing…

February 11, 2016

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Ellie Krieger/ Savory/ Vegetable

Asparagus “Pasta” with Garlicky Breadcrumbs

Pasta or noodle without carb is something my family wants to eat with abandon. I often use zucchinis and other root vegetables, spiralized to make a…

February 4, 2016

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Savory/ Vegetable/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Roasted Parsnips and Sweet Potatoes with Caper Vinaigrette

Roasting vegetable is among my favorite methods in cooking vegetables. To me, the way roasted veggies concentrate flavor is what steamed veggies can never do. I…

January 28, 2016

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convection steam/ my favorites/ Roast/ Savory/ Vegetable

Whole Roasted Cauliflower with Parsley Sauce in a Convection Steam Oven

  This whole-roasted cauliflower dish has been in the making for quite a while. I first tasted it in a restaurant in D.C. and have been…

January 25, 2016

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my favorites/ Soup/ Vegetable

Spicy Parsnip Soup

  Vegetable soup. Warm soup. Spicy soup. Soup for dinner served with some homemade bread. A parsnip soup that’s so earthy, naturally sweet and comforting. It…

January 12, 2016

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Ellie Krieger/ Savory/ Vegetable

Grilled Vegetable Stacks

I love grilled vegetables, as long as I can cook it on the stovetop in the warmth of the kitchen, and not on the outdoor grill.…

January 5, 2016

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Salad/ Savory/ Seafood/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Lobster, Fennel and Grilled Grape Salad

  This is what I came up with for a light fare for Christmas lunch. Fancy. Healthful. One-dish wonder. Don’t come across that many lobster dishes…

December 25, 2015

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my favorites/ Roast/ Savory/ Vegetable/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Squash with Cardamom and Nigella Seeds

The last of the basket of butternut squash harvested in the fall was finally put into another inviting dish among all the wonderful squash dishes posted…

December 22, 2015

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