The concept of a one-pot chicken is appealing. The process of having a whole chicken, fennel, lemon and garlic nestled in a Dutch oven and roast…
classics/ easy everyday/ French/ Side/ Simmer/ vegetarian
Red Lentils with Garlic and Thyme | Nigella Lawson
A bag of organic red lentils has been residing in the pantry for quite a while. You can’t really ignore it because of its bright color.…
Alice Waters/ classics/ foundation recipe/ my favorites/ Poultry/ Simmer/ Soup
Basic Chicken Noodle Soup with Dill | Alice Waters
What do you look for in a basic chicken noodle soup? There are regional variations in chicken noodle soup. The matzah ball soup is a traditional…
This tomato tart takes advantage of the summer bounty of tomatoes and herbs. It put tomatoes of all colors and sizes on prominent display in a…
Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ pasta/ Simmer/ summer
Butter-Poached Corn with Egg Noodles | Everyday Dorie
There are some recipes which are so good you’ll vary it, reinvent it over and over again. This is one of them: the butter-poached corn with…
Fish/ foundation recipe/ holidays/ Roast/ Salad/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Centerpiece Salmon with Basil and Browned Butter | Ottolenghi
The dish is called centerpiece salmon with basil and browned butter because it’s intended to be a main course for a special celebratory meal. Yotam Ottolenghi…
The intent was to make the shrimp-mousse squash blossoms. It didn’t materialize because I couldn’t find squash blossoms at the last minute. It shouldn’t be hard…
easy everyday/ Grill/ summer/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Grilled Corn with Avocado Butter, Grilled Limes and Aleppo Chili
Jersey Fresh produce, homegrown sweet corn, tomatoes, squash, eggplant, green beans are bountiful and glorious. I have to find new ways to take advantage of the…
When farm fresh broccolini shows up in the market, it’s imperative to get a bunch. Roast it in the oven; treat it simply and minimally with…
Hasselback beets are the logical next-step as well as the vegetable alternative to hasselback potatoes. The beets fan out along the thin slices cut crosswise, but…
When heat advisory is the order of the day, I want to avoid any unnecessary shopping. To make the Basta Pasta potato salad, you need mostly…
Grill/ Italian/ Side/ summer/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Grilled Cucumbers with Tomato-Cardamom Dressing and Burrata | Yotam Ottolenghi
The destination wedding in Italy we attended a few months ago is still fresh in our minds. The happy couple, loving families and friends in attendance…
Sauté/ Side/ summer/ vegetarian/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Rainbow Chard with Tomatoes and Green Olives | Ottolenghi’s Flavor
The fresh and bountiful farmers market produce inspires this dish. I came across the rainbow chard with tomatoes and green olives recipe in Ottolenghi’s Flavor. A…
Asian/ Madhur Jaffrey/ Roast/ vegetarian
Roasted Cauliflower with Punjabi Seasonings | Madhur Jeffrey
Roasting vegetables is best in any season because you can leave the oven to do the job. Meanwhile you have the option to remove yourself from…
Bake/ Berry/ dessert/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ spring/ summer
Strawberry & Rhubarb Tart | Everyday Dorie
“They grow together, ripen at about the same time,” Dorie refers to rhubarb and strawberries in Everyday Dorie. When you see the giant stalks of rhubarb…
Orzo with roasted vegetables shows up in one of Ina Garten’s entertaining outdoor menus on her website. With it are a rack of lamb, a cheese…
There are so many ways to cook eggs. Here is another method — unconventional, to say the least. The soy-sauce eggs with sushi rice recipe comes…
A puff-pastry pie shell filled with spinach and feta is “approachable” and “crowd-pleasing”; “healthy” and “hearty”; “unpretentious,” with a bit of a built-in “wow.” That’s the…
Dorie Greenspan/ mezze (small plates)/ Pantry essentials/ Side/ Toss
Black Bean Chipotle Dip | Everyday Dorie
With a can of black bean, a few other ingredients and a food processor, you’d get the black bean chipotle dip in just a matter of…
Bake/ breakfast/ brunch/ Dorie Greenspan/ my favorites/ puff pastry/ spring
Asparagus-Lemon Quiche | Baking with Dorie
Spring 2022 is such a contrast in mood and activities as compared to that of the last two years. The changes can’t be more dramatic!…
Charmoula is most famous as a marinade for fish or a sauce for vegetables. It’s the foundation for many Moroccan and North-African fish dishes. Paula Wolfert…
mezze (small plates)/ spring/ Toss/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Yogurty Butter Beans with Pistachio | Yotam Ottolenghi
This is the kind of mezze that welcomes spring when the days are getting longer and our appetite is getting lighter. Grab a can of…
Fish/ Mediterranean/ my favorites/ Roast/ Sauté/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Cod with Sweet and Sour Pepper | Yotam Ottolengi
When I see this recipe in Ottolenghi’s Jerusalem, one other cod dish comes to mind. It’s the cod Basquaise from Eric Ripert. The ingredients are similar,…
Rillette is “a preservation method similar to confit where meat is seasoned then slow cooked submerged in fat for several hours” — some say forever, according…
foundation recipe/ genius recipes/ Roast/ vegetarian/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Oven Fries with Tahini Yogurt and Smoky-Sweet Nuts
To make the loaded fries, there are three elements to consider. They are the fries, gooey cheesy sauce and bacon bites. The genius of this Ottolenghi’s…