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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…

September 11, 2020

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Cream/ dessert/ Fruit/ genius recipes/ my favorites/ Nut/ summer

Fig and Pistachio Frangipane Tartlets | Ottolenghi’s Sweet

These figs and pistachio frangipane tartlets are joy to make and to eat, period. Forgotten how many times we’ve made these tarts since we discovered the…

August 31, 2020

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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

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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

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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

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breakfast/ dessert/ easy everyday/ Fruit/ Nut/ summer

Peach & Sesame Crumble | Bon Appétit

If there is a better way to make a peach crumble, I’m all for it. It’s early August, the height of the peach season. I welcome…

August 7, 2020

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Mark Bittman/ Poultry/ summer

Chicken Kebabs With Turmeric & Chile

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…

August 4, 2020

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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…

July 24, 2020

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Grill/ Seafood/ summer/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Grilled Shrimps and Corn | Ottolenghi

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…

July 21, 2020

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autumn/ Chocolate/ Fruit/ summer/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Warm Fig and Chocolate Sponge Cake

Figs, clafoutis, sponge cake, dark chocolate, Ottolenghi, New York Times… These ideas, taste and images are fantastical and compelling. They jammed into my head space and…

September 29, 2019

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Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Levain bread/ Pantry essentials/ Salad/ summer/ Toss

Tomato and Peach Panzanella | Everyday Dorie

Dorie starts by saying: “panzanella is an Italian salad that has toured the world and picked up ingredients and ingenious additions at every port.” Instead of…

September 13, 2019

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Dairy free/ Gluten free/ Grill/ Low fat/ Salad/ Savory/ summer/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Yellow Pepper and Corn Salad with Turmeric Dressing | Ottolenghi

Which is my favorite summer corn recipe? It’s tough to pick winners among so many. Corn chowder, fritter, polenta, corn bread or corn muffin? Anyway you…

August 31, 2019

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Gluten free/ Low fat/ Mark Bittman/ Salad/ summer/ Toss

Kale and Sugar Snap Pea Salad

Looking for a salad that doesn’t weep, wilt or lose its vibrant color, consider the kale and sugar snap pea salad. This salad can stay on…

August 23, 2019

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Appetizer/ Bake/ Grill/ pasta/ Salad/ Side/ summer/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Grilled Tomatoes and Onions with Feta-Harissa Pine Nuts | Ottolenghi

It may sound far-fetched, but the grilled tomatoes and onions with feta-harissa pine nuts has all the beauty and poetry of “hare in the woods.” Picasso…

August 20, 2019

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Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Gluten free/ Simmer/ Soup/ summer

Fresh-Off-The-Cob Corn Chowder | Everyday Dorie

This is a win-win fresh corn chowder from Everyday Dorie. If you’re concerned about food waste in your own home, this fresh-off-the-cob corn chowder scores a…

August 9, 2019

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Fry/ Gluten free/ Roast/ summer/ Toss/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Roasted Sweet Potatoes & Fresh Figs | Jerusalem

I have been waiting for the seasonal fresh figs to arrive so I can make this dish. Roasted sweet potatoes and fresh figs, combined with chile,…

August 6, 2019

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David Lebovitz/ Salad/ Seafood/ summer/ Toss

Fennel, Radish, Orange and Crab Salad | “My Paris Kitchen”

Fennel, radish, orange and crab salad is not your everyday salad. Chances are you can’t get all the ingredients in one place. Here’s my shopping expedition.…

July 29, 2019

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Fish/ mezze (small plates)/ Seafood/ summer

Frontera Grill’s Now-Classic Ceviche

We might not have beach weather in the soggy June of late. Yet it’s not too early to think about the beach. Slowly, the thoughts of…

June 18, 2019

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Pantry essentials/ Seafood/ summer/ Toss

King Crab Salad Tacos | J for Jalapeño

June starts with the letter J. How many ingredients starting with “J” can I put into a summer dish? That’s the IHCC’S challenge this week. Thanks,…

June 4, 2019

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Bake/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Side/ summer/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Herby Polenta with Corn, Eggs and Feta | One-Pot Game Changer

Polenta is a good ingredient to use as an alternative to pasta or mashed potatoes. Gluten free as well as low carb. Thus there is very…

May 31, 2019

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Grill/ Salad/ Side/ summer

Caesar Romaine Gratin

As summer approaches, our meals are slowly moving out of doors and around the grill. You might be thinking about that steak on the BBQ. But…

May 28, 2019

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easy everyday/ Fish/ kitchen hack/ Meat/ my favorites/ Poultry/ Ruth Reichl/ Salad/ Seafood/ Side/ spring/ summer

Salsa Verde | Comfort Foods with Ruth Reichl

I’m bringing salsa verde this week. Let me explain. I’ve had a phenomenal six months cooking along with Ruth Reichl at IHCC. To me, the comfort…

March 26, 2019

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Appetizer/ Blanch/ classics/ Dairy free/ David Lebovitz/ Gluten free/ Seafood/ summer

Le Grand Aïoli | Garlic Mayonnaise with Accompaniments

Four to five dirty bowls were sitting on the kitchen counter in various states of a broken aïoli—oily and runny and separate. My false starts in…

September 7, 2018

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Appetizer/ Braise/ breakfast/ summer/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Braised Eggs with Zucchini, Feta and Lemon

This dish is striking. I can look and adore the beauty of it all day. The zucchini blossoms open up their interior anatomy for all to…

August 31, 2018

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Dairy free/ David Lebovitz/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Meat/ Roast/ summer

Stuffed Vegetables | David Lebovitz

Imagine having a variety of stuffed vegetables for dinner one night. For the longest time, we’ve been taking stuffed vegetables in small bites — as appetizer…

August 3, 2018

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