Side

Bake/ Pantry essentials/ Side/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Spicy Roast Potatoes with Tahini and Soy | Ottolenghi

The spicy roast potatoes with tahini and soy recipe is easy and spicy, as promised by Yotam Ottolenghi. The kick comes from rose harissa, a staple…

January 29, 2021

3

Roast/ Side/ Toss/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Brown Rice and Mushroom Congee | Ottolenghi

We are building an arsenal of flavor bombs inspired by Ottolenghi’s Flavor, a new cookbook. Using brown rice congee as a blank canvas, we add pickled…

January 19, 2021

0

autumn/ Braise/ Dorie Greenspan/ Side

Butter-Glazed Gilfeather Turnips | Everyday Dorie

I found these gilfeather turnips, huge and prominently displayed, in a farm in Vermont. A few years ago, the gilfeather Turnips became Vermont’s state vegetable, tracing…

January 8, 2021

5

Dairy free/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Side/ Simmer/ Steam/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Celebration Vegan Sticky Rice Cake | Ottolenghi

Twenty-twenty is a year like no others, notably in breathtaking losses. Hardest of all is the loss of my dad in early Jan. I made Ottolenghi’s…

December 29, 2020

1

holidays/ kitchen hack/ Roast/ Side

Perfect Roasted Potatoes | Nigella Lawson

How should I approach a recipe which is supposed to be perfect, by a chef who is openly an anti-perfectionist? The recipe in question is perfect…

December 15, 2020

3

easy everyday/ holidays/ Ina Garten/ Pantry essentials/ Roast/ Side

Charred Carrots with Orange and Balsamic

I have to find ways to use up all the carrots from the recent CSA deliveries. Ina Garten’s recipe of charred carrots with orange and balsamic…

November 20, 2020

2

autumn/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ holidays/ Roast/ Side

Roasted Acorn Squash Wedges | Everyday Dorie

We might not be able to gather in a big way for Thanksgiving this year. However, it shouldn’t stop us from putting together a spectacular spread…

November 13, 2020

7

autumn/ Roast/ Side/ Simmer/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Sweet Potato in Tomato, Lime and Cardamom Sauce | Ottolenghi’s Flavor

Pairing sweet potato with a sauce made with tomato, lime and cardamom is a case study in how great flavor is delivered in a dish. Roasting…

November 10, 2020

1

mezze (small plates)/ Roast/ Side/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Puréed Beets with Yogurt & Za’atar | Jerusalem

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…

October 28, 2020

5

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…

October 13, 2020

2

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…

October 9, 2020

7

Side/ Simmer

Smoky Black Beans | The Gourmet Cookbook

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…

September 14, 2020

1

easy everyday/ Ina Garten/ Levain bread/ Roast/ Side

Cauliflower Toasts | Cooking Like a Pro

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.…

September 8, 2020

2

easy everyday/ Pantry essentials/ Ruth Reichl/ Sauté/ Side/ summer

Summer Vegetable Succotash

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…

August 26, 2020

1

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…

August 14, 2020

6

Seafood/ Side/ summer/ Toss

Mary Berry’s Retro Crab Cocktail

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…

August 12, 2020

1

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…

July 28, 2020

3

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…

July 14, 2020

1

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…

June 30, 2020

2

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.…

June 19, 2020

2

cheese/ puff pastry/ Side/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Tomato and Almond Tart | Ottolenghi

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…

June 9, 2020

1

Appetizer/ Bake/ cheese/ foundation recipe/ puff pastry/ Side

Leek and Onion Quiche | Ottolenghi’s Plenty More

Quiche is popular with take-out menus. My favorite recipe of all times is the membrillo and stilton quiche which I posted quite some time ago. The…

May 6, 2020

1

easy everyday/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Pantry essentials/ Sauté/ Side/ Simmer/ spring/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Herby Zucchini and Peas with Semolina Porridge | Ottolenghi’s “Simple”

In lockdown, nights roll into mornings, mornings into days, and days upon days with no defined schedules or boundaries. Likewise, it seems to me our appetite…

April 28, 2020

1

Bake/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Pantry essentials/ Pizza/ Side

Cauliflower Pizza | Gluten-free

What does a bread baker do with all the time on her hands amid the lockdown? Well, my focus has been to bake breads that require…

April 14, 2020

2

Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ enriched dough/ my favorites/ Pantry essentials/ pasta/ Side

Butter-Poached Corn with Squid-Ink Pasta | Everyday Dorie

Three weeks into the lockdown, we can cook anything we want for the coronavirus edition at Cook-the-Book-Friday. I choose the butter-poached corn with egg noodles since…

April 10, 2020

12