I’ve found a new and exciting way to make crispy and light Brussels sprouts while incorporating them in a grain bowl for a wholesome side or…
Gloriously hued food is good for you, so I think. Those anti-oxidants nutrients are ever present in brightly colored foodstuffs. Nothing more brightly than a vibrantly…
breakfast/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ make ahead/ Pantry essentials/ Side
Tender Biscuits | Baking with Dorie
Tender biscuits may be easy to do, but hard to make perfect — from my experience. The dough comes together by hand in a bowl. No…
Cabbage is such a versatile ingredient. With the right treatment, cabbage can be elevated to something totally unexpected and deeply comforting. Moreover, cabbage is a humble…
breakfast/ cheese/ Dorie Greenspan/ make ahead/ quick bread/ Side
Potato Flake Biscuits | Baking with Dorie
Do I really need potato flakes to make these biscuits? Well, potato flakes are something umfamiliar. I google and see that Bob’s Red Mill sells it…
holidays/ make ahead/ one-pan/ Roast/ Side/ Steam/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Brussels Sprouts, Chestnuts and Grapes | Ottolenghi
The reason for this dish is simple. No holiday meals will be complete without a brussels sprouts side. The combination of brussels sprouts, chestnuts and grapes…
Bake/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Side/ year round
Christiane’s Dinner-Party Terrine | Everyday Dorie
The Christiane’s dinner-party terrine brings me back to the last terrine I made which was a duck terrine with figs. It is hard to compare a…
I made this savory bread pudding as a side for the Thanksgiving dinner. Notably, it stands in for the traditional stuffing along with the roasted turkey.…
easy everyday/ Sauté/ Side/ summer/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Garlicky Chard with Five-Spice Tomatoes | Yotam Ottolenghi
Rainbow chard never fails to catch my attention at the farmers market. It’s colorful, vibrant and always showy, next to mounds of dark-green bundles of kale.…
Bake/ brunch/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Side/ summer
Double-Corn Tomato Crisp | Baking with Dorie
When Dorie starts the recipe description with: There’s a time…, I feel compelled to hear her out in its entirety. (See the quote below.) I can…
Asian/ Madhur Jaffrey/ Sauté/ Side/ vegetarian/ whole grain
Quinoa “Upma” with Corn and Mint | Madhur Jaffrey
Upma: “The Western world has no real equivalent for upma,” Jaffrey writes. She describes these savory pilaf-like dishes as less dense, less heavy, less wet versions…
African/ one-pan/ Paula Wolfert/ Roast/ Side/ summer
Roasted Beet Salad with Cinnamon | Slow Food Culture
Slow food culture is nothing new. It has been the customs and practices grounded in nature’s cycles and rhythms all over the world. Take roasted beet…
cheese/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Italian/ Other Breads/ puff pastry/ Side
Potato-Parm Tart | Baking with Dorie
The potato-parm tart from Baking with Dorie is charming. The slices of potato are so thin they curl up under the heat like potato chips. I…
Bake/ cheese/ holidays/ Ina Garten/ Other Breads/ Side
Mushroom and Gruyère Bread Pudding | Ina Garten
The inspiration comes from sourdough bread crumbs sold by my favorite artisan bakery, Liv Breads. As in all good stuffing, it’s built on a good base.…
Looking for a sweet potato dish as a side for the Thanksgiving spread, here is a recipe to consider. It’s more involved than making a sweet…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…