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Crispy Coconut, Asparagus and Green Bean Salad | Yotom Ottolenghi

We welcome spring and mother’s day with a crispy coconut, asparagus and green bean salad. The seasonal asparagus has no rival at this time of the…

May 13, 2023

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Blanch/ holidays/ Sauté/ Side

Brussels Sprouts with Chestnuts and Pancetta | Nigella Lawson

Here is another test drive for the Thanksgiving side dishes. I’m making the brussels sprouts with chestnuts and pancetta, a Nigella Lawson’s recipe. It’s all about…

November 23, 2021

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Blanch/ Salad/ Side/ Toss

Sesame Peanut Noodles | Nigella

Before my cooking days, I used to make some version of Nigella’s sesame peanut noodles. Mostly, the recipe comes out of my head and my memory…

August 3, 2021

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5 ingredients or less/ Appetizer/ Blanch/ cheese/ classics/ Ina Garten/ Pantry essentials/ pasta/ Roast/ spring/ Toss

Cacio e Pepe Roasted Asparagus | Ina Garten

Cacio e pepe literally means “cheese and pepper.” It’s a minimalist approach to pasta but not so minimalist when it comes to asparagus. Most of the…

March 19, 2021

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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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Bake/ Blanch/ Dairy free/ King Arthur Flour/ Low fat/ Soup

Ramen Noodle with Kale and Mushroom

I really miss a good old ramen bowl more than anything else during the Covid season. In my fantasy dreaming, I’d be having a bowl of…

May 26, 2020

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Blanch/ Dairy free/ easy everyday/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ my favorites/ Roast/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Roasted Spring Vegetables with Tahini Sauce | Ottolenghi

The roasted spring vegetables is a version of Ottolenghi’s whole roasted cauliflower with tahini sauce inspired by the multi-color cauliflowers I’ve found lately in the market.…

March 9, 2020

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Appetizer/ Blanch

Broad (Fava) Bean Dip | Eat Your Greens

It is not season for broad (or fava) beans, therefore I substitute peas to make the dip. Do you know that fava bean is the primary…

January 15, 2020

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autumn/ Blanch/ holidays/ Ruth Reichl/ Sauté/ Side/ Simmer

Cranberry, Shallot and Dried Cherry Compote

Besides the iconic turkey, another seasonal and classic dish on the Thanksgiving table is the cranberry relish. The gorgeous garnet hue and the intensely tart flavor…

November 30, 2019

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Blanch/ Levain bread/ Ruth Reichl/ Sauté/ sourdough/ whole grain/ whole wheat

Spicy Tuscan Kale & Homemade Bread Crumbs

The spicy Tuscan kale is my top pick from Ruth Reichl’s My Kitchen Year for the pantry gourmet challenge at IHCC. There are not one, or two, pantry…

October 23, 2018

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Appetizer/ Blanch/ Pantry essentials/ Ruth Reichl/ Sauté

Broccoli Rabe Bruschetta | Bitter to Sweet

My kitchen has turned out more bread on a regular basis than any other food items. How many times can you make avocado toasts? Way too…

October 16, 2018

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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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Blanch/ easy everyday/ Side/ Simmer/ summer

Cauliflower Cous Cous with Market Vegetables

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…

June 19, 2018

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Blanch/ Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall/ Seafood

Prosciutto-wrapped Scallops with Pea Purée | IHCC Goodbye Hugh

Between the scallops and the pea, you’d think the scallops will win out to be the people’s choice. In this prosciutto-wrapped scallops with pea purée dish,…

October 1, 2017

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