Artichokes are produced year round in California and the peak season is from March to May. On the East Coast, I’m starting to see more globe…
David Lebovitz/ Low fat/ Side/ year round
Russet and New Potatoes Cooked in Duck Fat | #DavidLebovitz
Can’t wait for the gentle aroma of warm duck fat filling my kitchen and transforming it into the French country inn of my dream. This is…
breakfast/ Gluten free/ Ina Garten/ Pantry essentials/ Side
Country Omelet | Warm Hearty Breakfast to Jumpstart the Day
I don’t have a list of 2018 resolutions. But I can single out one priority I want to do more often: get a warm hearty breakfast…
“It’s five o’clock somewhere,” the theme of the week at IHCC. It also means it’s time to have a drink and socialize; holidays are here. A…
I bought seasonal Brussels sprouts by the stalks before I left for a vacation. They’ve kept well in the fridge. Then I found the right recipe…
Braise/ Crack/ David Lebovitz/ Gluten free/ Meat/ Side
Buckwheat Polenta with Braised Greens and Poached Eggs
Buckwheat polenta with braised greens and poached eggs is the comfort food David Lebovitz highlighted in his book My Paris Kitchen. To me, eggs are my…
My favorite way of cooking vegetables is roasting them on a sheet pan in the oven. This roasted winter vegetables dish is a no-brainer. Including the…
Appetizer/ Fruit/ quick bread/ Side/ Yeast bread/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Black Grape, Blue Cheese and Thyme Flatbread #YotamOttolenghi
I felt a real connection of place, history and food when I stayed on a farm in Tuscany years ago. That was a place where acres…
Does the Disney film Ratatouille ring the bell? In the movie, the unlikely dish of baked Provencal vegetables, or tian, won over the French food…
Appetizer/ cheese/ classics/ Crack/ David Lebovitz/ easy everyday/ Meat/ Side
Potato, Feta and Basil Tortilla | David Lebovitz
You can find tortillas, or Spanish omelets, served in slices at room temperature in the streets of Paris. In New York city, small plates of tapas…
Baked Provencal vegetables, or tian in French, is full of irony. Mind you, this dish shows up famously in the Disney film Ratatouille. This casserole dish…
classics/ Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall/ mezze (small plates)/ Roast/ Side/ summer
Baba Ganoush | #Eggplant and Tahini
Do you know that botanically speaking, eggplant is a fruit? It is a member of the solanum or nightshade family, like the tomato or potato. First of…
Artisan bread/ breakfast/ Fruit/ Mark Bittman/ Pantry essentials/ Side/ Simmer
Quick Low-Sugar Tomato Jam | #Tomato
I can’t think of a better and enduring way to capture the sunshine of summer than a jar of tomato jam. Spread it on a crusty…
cheese/ easy everyday/ Salad/ Side/ summer/ Toss/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Tomatoes with Wasabi Mascarpone and Pine Nuts #Ottolenghi
When you think you’re running out of new ways to serve tomatoes, consider wasabi mascarpone? Really? That may seem like an odd combination, but wait till…
The variety of eggplant available at the farmers market is astounding: globe or American, Italian, Japanese, and Indian. It’s a good thing. I like choices, except…
easy everyday/ Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall/ Salad/ Side/ summer/ Toss
Riced Cauliflower with Peanuts and Cilantro | In the Raw #IHCC
There are many ways to transform and disguise veggies. You can spiralize zucchini and make veggie noodles. Have you heard about “ricing” cauliflower? What looks like…
This slack batter of flours (chickpea and all-purpose), eggs and milk goes into a little mold into a brazing hot oven and half an hour later,…
Side/ Simmer/ summer/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Mixed Beans with Spices and Lovage in a Curry-like Sauce #Farmersmarket
Sugar snap peas, string beans and fava beans are in abundance at this time of the year. Fresh fava beans are not available except in a…
David Lebovitz/ my favorites/ Pantry essentials/ Side/ Simmer/ Soup/ year round
Vegetable Soup with Basil Puree: Best in Class #Soup
Vegetable soup can be exciting; this recipe is the proof. It can be more than comfort food. This vegetable soup has such depth of flavor that…
easy everyday/ Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall/ Salad/ Sauté/ Side/ Steam/ summer
Leeks with Garden Greens | Outside the Meal Kit Box
From time to time, it helps to take a different spin on the ubiquitous vegetable salad bowls. The usual suspects are good, but may need some…
cheese/ David Lebovitz/ enriched dough/ my favorites/ pasta/ Side
Fresh Herbed Pasta with Lemon and Ricotta | Is #Fresh Pasta Better?
My dough hands love making fresh pasta. The project this week is fresh herbed pasta at Cook-the-Book-Fridays, the online group whose members are making our way…
enriched dough/ Fry/ my favorites/ Pizza/ quick bread/ Roast/ Side/ summer/ Yeast bread/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Lavash Flatbreads with Mint Yogurt and Vegetables | Flat’s the Way
Getting a flatbread recipe to work right, taste great, keep well and a dough that’s foolproof, has been on my list for a long time.…
David Lebovitz/ easy everyday/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ my favorites/ Salad/ Side/ Simmer
Black Lentil Salad with Goat Cheese and Walnuts
There are three bags of lentil in the pantry: black beluga lentil from Canada, brownish lentil from the Pacific Northwest (Bob’s Red Mill) and red split…
Appetizer/ Curtis Stone/ Grill/ Meat/ Side/ Steam/ summer
Ginger Beef Satay with Charred Asian Vegetables
Satays stir my memories of street foods that fill the sights and the air as you walk down the narrow alleys in cities throughout Southeast Asia.…
Working with filo dough is not something I look forward to do. But the idea of making a zucchini filo pie is new and different…