I don’t really even know what to call these, and I’ll be the first to admit that is one sloppy plate. I was just hell-bent on trying out an idea, and since we have a new baby and aren’t getting much sleep, sometimes all I can do is to try and make an approximation and …
I'm calling this a Thai-style salad, but it could just as easily be Vietnamese or Cambodian. It was ultra-refreshing, and because the dressing is oil-free, very low calorie as well. This kind of salad can work either as part of a larger Southeast Asian spread, or by itself as a light meal.
I've seen watermelon used …
Madeleine cookies – or really, teacakes
My goal for this post is to write about madeleines without mentioning Proust (again).
Mini-me is obsessed with those little packets of three madeleines sold at the Starbucks’ register, so I asked if she’d like to make them at home some day. Of course the answer was yes. Remembering that Heidi …
“Rings of Saturn” – Saturn peach with French Toast
I recently learned that donut peaches and Saturn peaches are the same thing. I picked up some beautiful specimens at Central Market the other day, perfectly ripe and sweet. They lack the acid backbone of most other varieties. Pure, addictive, three-bite candy.
Of course those names got me …
Have you ever been at a party and started talking about, say, your new-found appreciation of painting, only to find out that the conversation partner who has been politely humoring you is the curator of the Met? That’s a little bit how I felt reading Paul Bertolli’s Cooking by Hand, which I learned about from …
Non-traditional vegetarian antipasto
Is it hot in your house? Don’t feel like cooking? How about a non-traditional, vegetarian antipasto for dinner?
There is something so gracious and gratifying about a big generous platter of the good things from your refrigerator and cabinet, preferably served outdoors with a glass of wine or a cold one.
I can’t explain …
Summery risotto with corn, zucchini, and tomato oil
One of the great things about risotto is that it is a blank canvas on which you can paint the produce of any place and season. Restaurants tend to make the same stereotyped combinations over and over again, but don't let that limit your options!
I needed a light …
