Grilling a whole fish, complete with head and tail, on a barbecue grill can be tricky. In the YouTube video below, Eric Ripert shows us…
Which amazing salad would hold up against an epic French charcuterie? That’s the spirit when I chose to make the grilled radicchio and sugar snap pea salad…
When you can get the best ingredients, you are half way to a wonderful dish. It’s that simple. In the summer, there are no better…
This is my season’s first crack at watermelon. Love the unique combination of jicama and watermelon. It’s easy to dice and toss these two together to…
This scallops with orzo, tomatoes and ginger recipe comes from Eric Ripert. It feels like I’ve found the roadmap to many delicious everyday seafood dishes—with some…
dessert/ Dorie Greenspan/ Fruit/ my favorites/ summer/ Sweet
Brown Butter Peach Tourte | Tuesdays with Dorie
This brown butter peach tourte came out better and bigger than I’ve expected. The caramelized brown butter makes for a fragrant tourte. Furthermore, I made the…
autumn/ Fruit/ Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall/ Nut/ summer
Peach Apple Crumble for Summer/Autumn Crossover
Now in early September, we’re in the midst of a seasonal crossfire – the waning of summer and the stirring of autumn. This is a delicious…
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…
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…
Bake/ breakfast/ Cream/ dessert/ Fruit/ my favorites/ summer
Stone Fruits Clafoutis or Dutch Baby in a Cast-Iron Pan
Cherries, apricots and peaches are at their seasonal best. They are sweet, juicy and luscious; there is nothing I want to eat more. The season for…
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…
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…
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.…
Gluten free/ Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall/ Salad/ Steam/ summer/ Toss
Herby Peanutty Noodle Salad – Healthy Summer Salad
There are loads of flavor packed in this simple noodle salad. A bright zingy Asian dressing, handfuls of herbs, green beans and crunchy peanuts may seem…
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…
classics/ Dairy free/ David Lebovitz/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Pantry essentials/ quick bread/ Side/ summer/ year round/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Hummus and Aquafaba | the Green Kitchen
The debate on all things hummus can be ferocious and passionate. Where was hummus originated? Who makes the best hummus? When to eat it? To chill…
Grill/ Levain bread/ Side/ sourdough/ sprouted/ summer/ whole grain/ whole wheat/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Pear Crostini with 50% Sprouted Sourdough Bread
This crostini is bringing to the fore the sublime combination of pear and cheese. The smokiness of the sweet-tart pear charred on the grill, and the…
I had this slow-roasted spiced pineapple with yogurt for breakfast. The fork-tender juicy pineapple and the spicy syrup over Greek yogurt is very satisfying. I like…
You won’t think there are easy recipes using simply a handful of ingredients in Ottolenghi’s latest cookbook NOPI, but there are. When you get the best…
Some recipes claim to be easy to make. Others claim to be quick. This recipe is neither. The ingredient list may look long for a bean…
I like to think of gazpacho as a chilled beverage/soup served in a glass to hydrate in the hot weather months, in the spirit…
Fresh figs are available in the summer, but just for a brief few weeks. When I see them in the market, I can’t resist getting a…