I have all the ingredients on hand to make the baked ricotta with figs and lavender honey I’ve been eyeing on the Ottolenghi’s site. More than…
When it comes to peanut butter hummus, anything goes as long as there are peanuts in the mix. Unlike the classic hummus, recipe writers and purists…
Before my cooking days, I used to make some version of Nigella’s sesame peanut noodles. Mostly, the recipe comes out of my head and my memory…
I can’t be more grateful to have the minimalist simplest roast chicken among my repertoire of goto recipes for everyday cooking. There are several great roast…
Dorie is surprised how much she enjoys the process of making these oven-charred tomato-stuffed peppers. My surprise has more to do with the reactions from my…
Fish/ Julia Child/ Salad/ Seafood/ Toss
Salade Niçoise | Julia Child’s Mediterranean Combination Salad
This is a composed salad, meaning that you prepare each component of the salad in a separate dish. Season each with dressing and seasonings. When you’re…
The grilled figs with Shaoxing dressing is a variation to the figs with basil, goat cheese and pomegranate vinaigrette. They have so much in common: recipes…
There are a few seasonal ingredients in which we indulge: wild-caught Chilean sea bass and blood oranges. That’s what we have and I put them into…
Dairy free/ easy everyday/ Mark Bittman/ Salad/ Toss
Cabbage Salad with Apple and Walnut | Mark Bittman
This is just one of the many ways to use cabbages, which are in season. Matt Bittman has a recipe presenting cabbage — 12 ways. He…
Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Low fat/ Side/ Soup
Green Goddess Sipper, Soup or Shots | Everyday Dorie
The green goddess sipper, soup or shots remind me of gazpacho, except it’s green rather than red. The green tone comes from the demi-goddess dressing (more…
Is it make-believe chorizo or tofu? The “chorizo” tacos by Mark Bittman are the meatless alternative to the real thing. It might be fake chorizo, but…
As far as cooking perfect rice goes, the method by Ottolenghi in this recipe is unparalleled. I base my comparison against the top-of-the-line highly-rated Zojirushi pressure…
Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Poultry/ Toss
Luang Prabang Chicken-Chili Sandwiches | Everyday Dorie
Dorie takes us to Luang Prabang, Laos, where street vendors in the night market make chicken-chili sandwiches with chutzpah. Basically, these are bamboo-skewered grilled chicken stuffed…
cheese/ Mark Bittman/ Meat/ my favorites/ pasta/ Salad/ summer/ Toss
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…
Tomatoes kissed by the sun are essential for a summer salad. With cucumbers suitable for the great outdoors, you can take the salad outside and they…
There are a few tomato tarts I love on this blog and in New York restaurant (Dirt Candy) simply because they are fantastic and meticulous creations.…
Gluten free/ Side/ Simmer/ Soup/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Soba Noodles with Ginger Broth and Crunchy Ginger | Ottolenghi
Soba noodles have a special place in my kitchen, because it’s made with buckwheat and gluten-free. Although no one in my family has any issue with…
Roast/ Salad/ Seafood/ spring/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Marinated Beet with Egg and Smoked Mackerel | Ottolenghi
Outdoor dining is here to stay. Not only is it safer against Covid infections, I have other reasons. The fact is my fondness for the outdoors…
Layering a chicken chili with a cornbread topping, that’s the essence of a chicken-chili tamale pie. This is my first. It’s very much like the way…
Grill/ Side/ spring/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Peas in the Pod with Wasabi Dressing and Furikake | Ottolenghi
Sugar snap peas are so sweet tasting at this time of the year. I can’t have enough of them. Notably, they don’t need much other than…
Appetizer/ foundation recipe/ mezze (small plates)/ Other Breads/ Roast/ Side/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Oyster Mushrooms Tacos with the Fixin’s | Ottolenghi
The “fixings” is the key word in this oyster mushroom tacos dish in Ottolenghi’s Flavor. What I mean is there is a lot of flexibility when…
I’m curious about Yotam Ottolenghi’s characterization: Vanilla butter and seafood are, to use a dating metaphor, a match made in heaven. Knowing that vanilla and ice…
Berry/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Fruit/ Salad/ spring
Spring Avocado and Berry Salad | Everyday Dorie
If you like berry and cream, the combination of avocado and berry in a salad sounds like a natural extension. Nevertheless, it’s a surprise to see…
Bake/ breakfast/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Pantry essentials/ Side
Western Frittata | Everyday Dorie
“A frittata is a dish that every cook should know how to make,” says Dorie in the opening sentence of the western frittata recipe in Everyday…
Break away from the old while trying something new can be refreshing. It’s like hitting the reset button: recharge, rewire and explore the lesser known. I’m…