The source of inspiration comes from a NOPI recipe, the black radish, red endive and apple salad, from Yotam Ottolenghi and Ramael Scully. I adapt the…
If I have to put together a table of meze selections, top on the list are: puréed beets with yogurt and za’atar, baba ganoush, and butternut…
I can’t think of a more appropriate place to deploy the kitchen-sink approach to cooking than the bean and tortilla soup. Besides a long list of…
Shrimps and scallops with tomato and feta has the depth of flavor that very few seafood dishes can match. I found that out when I made…
Low fat/ mezze (small plates)/ Roast/ Side/ Sugar free/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Butternut Squash and Tahini Spread | Jerusalem
When you think roast butternut squash can’t get any better, take an extra step and pulse it in the food processor. Something magical happens when the…
autumn/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Pantry essentials/ Roast/ Side
Miso-Maple-Jammed and Glazed Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes are showing up in droves in the CSA boxes recently. Hence, I’ve been making sweet potatoes with miso-maple two ways: as a jam and…
Ottolenghi and Tamimi explain in their cookbook Jerusalem that the dish, pan-fried sea bass with harissa and rose originates from Bizerte, the northernmost city in Africa.…
I feel like hitting a jackpot with the one-pan crispy spaghetti and chicken recipe published by Yotam Ottolenghi in the New York Times a few weeks…
The smoky black beans are a quick version of my favorite vegetarian chili. You might not be ready to make a big pot of chili, as…
Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Pantry essentials/ Salad/ Sauté/ Seafood/ summer
Miso Corn and Squid | Everyday Dorie
Dorie writes about her encounter with the mythical Kyoto corn and the other Japanese culinary wizardry. That stirs up the sensational memory of my solo trip…
The many uses of cauliflower continue to surprise me. I put cauliflower in pizza, pasta and salad. There are the easy choices of roasting and steaming.…
The abundance of the seasonal Jersey white corn gets me thinking about a summer vegetable succotash. “We’ll wager that for as long as there have been…
cheese/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Pantry essentials/ Side/ summer
Ricotta Spoonable | Everyday Dorie
The idea of having a ricotta spoonable to go with almost anything is appealing. I serve the spoonable with some steamed yellow beans and crabmeat. I’m…
Mary Berry’s retro crab cocktail is the answer to the popular shrimp cocktail. What makes it retro is the cocktail sauce. It uses the common condiments…
Taco night is complete with chicken kebabs and greens and beans with red chile. The chicken kebabs is a Mark Bittman recipe published on the New…
Dairy free/ easy everyday/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Nigel Slater/ Pantry essentials/ Side/ Simmer
Squash, Butter beans and Thyme | Heirloom Beans
What Nigel Slater calls butter beans is the same as white lima beans in the US. Butter beans generally refer to the mature flat, white lima…
Blanch/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Low fat/ Salad/ Sugar free/ summer/ Toss
Ginger-Beet Salad | Everyday Dorie
Beets have been showing up regularly in my CSA box in the last few weeks now. Making a seasonal beet salad, layered with a harissa vinaigrette…
The grilled shrimp and corn evokes the fond memory of the annual July 4 celebration, which was cancelled this year due to the pandemic. This dish…
breakfast/ Crack/ easy everyday/ Gluten free/ Meat/ Pantry essentials
Potato & Chorizo Breakfast Hash | Jamie Oliver
It’s a cloudy rainy summer morning when I made the potato & chorizo breakfast hash. The stillness of the soft egg yolk in the pool of…
breakfast/ cheese/ classics/ Other Breads/ quick bread/ Ruth Reichl/ Side
Cheddar Scallion Drop Biscuits for Breakfast
Biscuits are a classic breakfast bread in the American South and buttermilk is a classic baking staple. I can confidently say that the store-bought biscuits are…
Appetizer/ Bake/ Dorie Greenspan/ Fish/ my favorites/ pastry/ Seafood
Lower East Side Brunch Tart | Everyday Dorie
The Lower East Side brunch tart is Cook-the-Book-Friday community project to pay tribute to a fellow member Chez Nana/Ro who passed away in June. Ro was…
cheese/ easy everyday/ Fry/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Mark Bittman/ Side/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Mushrooms and Herb Polenta | Two Methods in Cooking Polenta
I have been making different versions of the mushrooms and herb polenta —depending on the kind of mushrooms and herbs I have on hand. So take…
Dairy free/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Pantry essentials/ Sauté/ Side/ Simmer
Garlic & Chili Baked Beans | Jamie Oliver
When the external conditions are grim, don’t despair, be prepared. Faced with a pandemic with an uncertain end point, let’s get our food supply in order.…
This is a savory version of the popular French fruit and frangipane tart. I wouldn’t have thought about the combination of tomato, almond paste and puff…
I really miss a good old ramen bowl more than anything else during the Covid season. In my fantasy dreaming, I’d be having a bowl of…