The roasted squash hummus has no chickpeas in it, like the traditional hummus, in any shape or form. The reason why Dorie can still call it…
David Lebovitz/ Pantry essentials/ Salad/ Side/ Toss/ whole wheat
Traditional Tabbouleh | My Paris Kitchen
We made tabbouleh this week at Cook-the-Book-Fridays. This is another raw vegetable dish from My Paris Kitchen by David Lebovitz. He also introduced us to fattoush…
Pantry essentials/ pasta/ Sauté/ Side/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Pappardelle with Harissa, Olives and Capers | Ottolenghi #Simple
Yotam Ottolenghi publishes a new book titled Simple. Yes, just one word, simple, which has layers of meaning. This pappardelle with harissa, olives and capers recipe is…
What attracts me most about the dish is the seasonal squash. David Lebovitz says: “this panade is one of the few dishes I’ve eaten in my…
Bake/ convection steam/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Side/ Steam
Maple Syrup and Mustard Brussels Sprouts | Convection Steam Method | Everyday Dorie
I have a secret weapon in the kitchen when it comes to cooking vegetables, especially those requiring a two-step process. Maple syrup and mustard brussels sprouts,…
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…
Remember the metro station Parmentier in Paris? It is named after the scientist Antoine-Augustin Parmentier. He was credited with staving off a famine in the late 18th century…
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…
No one can tell the story of honeynut squash better than Dan Barber. He made a compelling case for democratizing better seeds, honeynut squash being a…
Dairy free/ Fish/ Gluten free/ my favorites/ Pantry essentials/ Simmer/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Spiced Cod With Spinach and Chickpea Stew
“Yet another way to eat your spinach” is the title of this Yotam Ottolenghi’s article in the New York Times. Then he expands on how a…
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…
What captivates your attention is indicative of your most fervent interest and desire. Your youtube hits can be reviewing on that. For me, lately, it has…
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…
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…
Zucchini blossoms are one of those ingredients you can only get your hands on once a year. I have my sights set on them for a…
Seared salmon is one of the easiest preparations to have fish for a weekday dinner. Adding the freshest pea shoots with a light vinaigrette takes an…
There is so much you can do with the bountiful sweet corn in the summer. Corn cakes, corn chowder, corn bread or polenta made with fresh…
David Lebovitz in My Paris Kitchen calls this recipe baba ganoush aka moutabal, the Arab original. I’ll call it moutabal, in short, not to be confused…
As starters go, this goat cheese parfait with golden beets, apples, potatoes with olive vinaigrette packs a wow factor. Didn’t expect that. This dish won’t catch…
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…
This harissa-spiced tomato and tuna cake is awesome. The cake is not only good for picnic eaten outdoor as originally conceived by Yotam Ottolenghi. I want it…
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…
I like cauliflower. I like it even more when the price drops to less than $2 for a head at the local market. My go-to recipe…