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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.…

September 6, 2022

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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…

September 2, 2022

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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…

August 24, 2022

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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…

August 17, 2022

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Asian/ Dorie Greenspan/ Fry/ Seafood/ summer

Shrimp & Vegetables Tempura | Everyday Dorie

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…

August 12, 2022

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Roast/ Side/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Hasselback Beets with Lemon Thyme Butter | Ottolenghi’s Flavor

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…

July 30, 2022

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Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Salad/ Steam

Basta Pasta Potato Salad | Everyday Dorie

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…

July 22, 2022

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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…

July 15, 2022

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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…

July 5, 2022

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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…

June 28, 2022

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Ina Garten/ Roast/ Salad/ Side

Orzo with Roasted Vegetables | Ina Garten

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…

June 21, 2022

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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…

June 17, 2022

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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…

June 10, 2022

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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,…

May 31, 2022

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Bake/ cheese/ puff pastry/ Side/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Spinach and Chermoula Pie | Yotam Ottolenghi

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…

May 20, 2022

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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…

May 13, 2022

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cheese/ classics/ Italian/ Salad/ scalable/ spring

Pasta with Chopped Pesto and Peas

The elusive spring does not dampen my enthusiasm for the growing supply of herbs and vegetables. A new way of experiencing pasta with chopped pesto and…

April 19, 2022

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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…

April 8, 2022

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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,…

April 5, 2022

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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.…

March 25, 2022

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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…

March 21, 2022

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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…

March 16, 2022

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cheese/ Dorie Greenspan/ Side/ Steam/ Vegetable

Carrot-and-Mustard Rillettes | Everyday Dorie

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…

March 11, 2022

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easy everyday/ Fish/ Ina Garten/ Pantry essentials

Herb Roasted Cod Parchment Packet

The appeal of herb roasted cod parchment packet is easy to understand. Like the concept of one-pot or sheet-pan cooking, it’s one-stop preparation. The simplicity of…

March 8, 2022

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Dorie Greenspan/ Fish/ Italian/ pasta

Sicilian Pasta with Sardines | Everyday Dorie

I call this a Sicilian pasta with sardines instead of pasta with sardines, fennel and pine nuts as in Everyday Dorie. I’m in the winter wonderland…

February 11, 2022

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