Once in awhile, something comes along and knocks your socks off and you have no idea it’s coming. This is how I feel about this dish:…
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Garlic & Chili Baked Beans | Jamie Oliver
When the external conditions are grim, don’t despair, be prepared. Faced with a pandemic with an uncertain end point, let’s get our food supply in order.…
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Three-Pepper Veggie Burgers | Everyday Dorie
I make a three pepper veggie burger instead of a conventional beef burger because we generally prefer a plant-based diet. Now the challenge becomes whether I…
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Farro Risotto with Marinated Feta | Ottolenghi
Unlike the proper Italian risotto, the farro risotto with marinated feta does not require the precision and meticulous preparations. So when I run out of Arborio…
Besides flour, it seems like beans of all kinds are in high demand during the lockdown phase. Beans will keep for a while in the pantry;…
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…
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Roasted Butternut Squash Soup | Everyday Dorie
I love a butternut squash soup. This is the last of the bunch of butternut squash I stowed away before the lockdown. So I have to…
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Leek and Onion Quiche | Ottolenghi’s Plenty More
Quiche is popular with take-out menus. My favorite recipe of all times is the membrillo and stilton quiche which I posted quite some time ago. The…
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Herby Zucchini and Peas with Semolina Porridge | Ottolenghi’s “Simple”
In lockdown, nights roll into mornings, mornings into days, and days upon days with no defined schedules or boundaries. Likewise, it seems to me our appetite…
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Braised Lamb Shanks with Tomatoes and Olives | Everyday Dorie
Do you remember the last restaurant meal you had before the lockdown? Yes, it was in a restaurant in Vermont on one of our ski weekends…
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Buckwheat and Haricots Verts Salad | Ottolenghi’s Simple
How do we make it through another day? Exercise our ingenuity and steel our resolve to combat the virus day by day. It’s going to be…
What does a bread baker do with all the time on her hands amid the lockdown? Well, my focus has been to bake breads that require…
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Bulgur with Mushrooms and Feta | Ottolenghi’s Simple
An efficient and well-sourced pantry of everyday ingredients my family loves to eat has taken me years to establish. The pantry inspires the wellspring of ideas…
The shelter-in-place order is less of an interruption of daily life than I thought. I use the unique opportunity of being home to clean out my…
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Ginger Fried Rice | Everyday Dorie
Dorie Greenspan in Everyday Dorie shows us how to use ginger to make fried rice taste fantastically fresh and enlivened. This turns out far better than…
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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.…
I finally get a hang of the Indian curry after taking a deep dive in Madhur Jeffrey’s baked chicken curry recipe a few days ago. The…
Beef Stroganoff, created in Russia, has been around over a hundred years. Due to the popularity of this dish, there have been many renditions around the…
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Pasta with Cabbage and Winter Squash | Everyday Dorie
“Some dishes just pop into your head while you’re fretting that there’s nothing in the house for dinner,” quoting Dorie Greenspan’s in Everyday Dorie. We all…
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…
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Pasta with Shrimp, Zucchini, Lemon and Herbs | Everyday Dorie
This is another play-around recipe from Everyday Dorie. Pasta and shrimp are the backbone for this dish. Vegetables can be anything from zucchini, spinach, kale to…
To combat food waste in the home kitchen, it’s best to to recycle throw-aways that can be repurposed. Remaining stalks and greens from vegetables can be…
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Pasta with Roasted Cauliflower | Veggies Forward
My new year resolution is to continue the healthy trend of a plant-based plan. The minimalist approach of pasta with cauliflower is originally derived from a…
Smoked paprika, also known as pimentón, is the magic behind the sweet and smoky roasted carrots recipe from Everyday Dorie. At first, I automatically think liquid…