This baked penne is a nice alternative to macaroni and cheese. It is jam-packed with mushrooms and spinach. Because it is made with melted cheese instead of a béchamel sauce, the flavors of the mushroom and spinach …
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Although black rice is an Asian ingredient, I think it reminded me in some oblique way of pumpernickel, which inspired me to deploy a favorite set of Eastern European flavors: caraway, horseradish, mustard. Those are a …
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Kimchi jigae is classic Korean home cooking that is simple enough to make for a weeknight dinner. The body of the stew comes from chopped kimchi, spiked with chili paste (kochujang, also spelled gochujang) and miso. …
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The eggplants in this recipe are halved and then each half is cut so that there is a “pocket” to rub with Chermoula (a sort of North African pesto, ). The chermoula bakes into the creamy flesh, seasoning it. Then you …
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I’ve had rigatoni on the brain recently. KitchenAid was kind enough to send me this pasta-extruder attachment for review and I had in mind to use it to make saffron rigatoni and then serve it with cauliflower in several …
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Piroshki (not to be confused with pierogi) are individual yeast buns that are popular in Russia and all over Eastern Europe. They can be filled with anything from potatoes and cabbage to cottage cheese and jam. In …
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