In his cookbook Jamie Oliver Together: Memorable Meals Made Easy, there are easy and versatile recipes post-pandemic, I hope. Whether you’re planing a casual dinner or…
The concept of a one-pot chicken is appealing. The process of having a whole chicken, fennel, lemon and garlic nestled in a Dutch oven and roast…
classics/ easy everyday/ French/ Side/ Simmer/ vegetarian
Red Lentils with Garlic and Thyme | Nigella Lawson
A bag of organic red lentils has been residing in the pantry for quite a while. You can’t really ignore it because of its bright color.…
Alice Waters/ classics/ foundation recipe/ my favorites/ Poultry/ Simmer/ Soup
Basic Chicken Noodle Soup with Dill | Alice Waters
What do you look for in a basic chicken noodle soup? There are regional variations in chicken noodle soup. The matzah ball soup is a traditional…
Poultry/ summer/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Chinese Five Spice- and Coffee-Marinated Chicken Skewers | Ottolenghi
The barbecue spread will be incomplete without some chicken. What about chicken skewers that get a quick sear on the grill? It’s quick without the worry…
Fish/ foundation recipe/ holidays/ Roast/ Salad/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Centerpiece Salmon with Basil and Browned Butter | Ottolenghi
The dish is called centerpiece salmon with basil and browned butter because it’s intended to be a main course for a special celebratory meal. Yotam Ottolenghi…
The intent was to make the shrimp-mousse squash blossoms. It didn’t materialize because I couldn’t find squash blossoms at the last minute. It shouldn’t be hard…
Hasselback beets are the logical next-step as well as the vegetable alternative to hasselback potatoes. The beets fan out along the thin slices cut crosswise, but…
When heat advisory is the order of the day, I want to avoid any unnecessary shopping. To make the Basta Pasta potato salad, you need mostly…
Grill/ Italian/ Side/ summer/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Grilled Cucumbers with Tomato-Cardamom Dressing and Burrata | Yotam Ottolenghi
The destination wedding in Italy we attended a few months ago is still fresh in our minds. The happy couple, loving families and friends in attendance…
Sauté/ Side/ summer/ vegetarian/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Rainbow Chard with Tomatoes and Green Olives | Ottolenghi’s Flavor
The fresh and bountiful farmers market produce inspires this dish. I came across the rainbow chard with tomatoes and green olives recipe in Ottolenghi’s Flavor. A…
Asian/ foundation recipe/ Madhur Jaffrey/ Side/ vegetarian/ year round
Chana Dal with Spinach and Tomato | Madhur Jaffrey
Dals are an important part of a vegetarian’s diet — a staple in India. However, I tend to skip the page when I see the word…
Orzo with roasted vegetables shows up in one of Ina Garten’s entertaining outdoor menus on her website. With it are a rack of lamb, a cheese…
classics/ Italian/ my favorites/ Seafood/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Crab, Saffron and Tomato Linguine | Ottolenghi
La dolce vita, or the good life, can be experienced through some of Italy’s finest ingredients: pasta, olive, lemon. This is an Ottolenghi recipe, inspired by…
Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Seafood
Portuguese-Style Sea Bass & Beans En Papillote | Everyday Dorie
We eat fish regularly and having more ways to cook fish is wonderful. First of all, en papillote is French for “in a pouch,” or sealing…
5 ingredients or less/ Fish/ Mark Bittman/ Pantry essentials
The Minimalist Wild Salmon in a Hot Pan | Mark Bittman
On a lazy summer day when you don’t feel like making a production, the minimalist wild salmon in a hot pan is an excellent choice. Meanwhile,…
A puff-pastry pie shell filled with spinach and feta is “approachable” and “crowd-pleasing”; “healthy” and “hearty”; “unpretentious,” with a bit of a built-in “wow.” That’s the…
Dorie Greenspan/ mezze (small plates)/ Pantry essentials/ Side/ Toss
Black Bean Chipotle Dip | Everyday Dorie
With a can of black bean, a few other ingredients and a food processor, you’d get the black bean chipotle dip in just a matter of…
Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Seafood/ Side
Double-Stuffed Deviled Eggs with Crab | Everyday Dorie
Who says deviled eggs are easy to make? The double-stuffed deviled eggs does not mean doubling in complexity, although definitely more work. This is an easy…
Fish/ Mediterranean/ my favorites/ Roast/ Sauté/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Cod with Sweet and Sour Pepper | Yotam Ottolengi
When I see this recipe in Ottolenghi’s Jerusalem, one other cod dish comes to mind. It’s the cod Basquaise from Eric Ripert. The ingredients are similar,…
classics/ Dorie Greenspan/ Meat/ my favorites/ pasta/ spring
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.…
Salad/ spring/ whole grain/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Avocado, Quinoa and Fava Bean Salad | Ottolenghi’s Plenty
Slow braise cooking of late is gradually giving way to the lighter fare of a spring salad as the outside temperature rises. A simple salad of…
Mediterranean/ my favorites/ Paula Wolfert/ Poultry
Chicken Tagine with Prunes & Almonds | The Food of Morocco
I resolve to dig deeper into Moroccan cooking inspired by Dorie’s chicken and winter squash tagine. Dorie is a five-time James Beard Award winner. Most…
Rillette is “a preservation method similar to confit where meat is seasoned then slow cooked submerged in fat for several hours” — some say forever, according…