Recipes

Brown Butter Cornbread - Recipe
Baking

Brown Butter Cornbread - Recipe

Since we talked about vegetarian chili last week, I’ve got to hook you up with the best cornbread recipe ever to go with it. It is moist without being cake-like with an intense corn flavor. The butter is browned before …

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Grape, Honey, Yogurt - Recipe
Desserts

Grape, Honey, Yogurt - Recipe

Driving home from work the other day, I was musing about whether I could make a plate with cheese and grapes swapping forms. I figured I could make an agar gel of the grapes and spherify a triple-cream cheese. I still …

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Asparagus and Tofu with Guilin Chili Sauce
Main Courses

Asparagus and Tofu with Guilin Chili Sauce

Asparagus and Tofu with Guilin Chili Sauce I love to stir-fry asparagus. I most often serve it in a Chinese fermented black bean sauce. The slightly funky saltiness of the preserved beans seems to be a perfect …

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Pan-Fried Potato Gnocchi with Arugula - Recipe
Main Courses

Pan-Fried Potato Gnocchi with Arugula - Recipe

Pan-Fried Potato Gnocchi with Baby Arugula and Pecorino Romano I made gnocchi the other day, and yes my daughter helped. We ate most of them with a simple tomato sauce. They were good but a bit on the heavy side. I …

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Challah French Toast Bread Pudding Goodness - Recipe
Baking

Challah French Toast Bread Pudding Goodness - Recipe

I remembered reading about a variation of French toast where you slice the bread, soak it in the custard in a casserole or on a baking sheet, and then simply throw it in the over instead of cooking on a griddle. This is …

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