A few weeks ago, I visited Shauna and Dan on Vashon to shoot a video about the sabich recipe in my cookbook. Sabich is an absurdly delicious Iraqi-Jewish eggplant sandwich with fried eggplant, Israeli salad, hummus, …
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Here’s a simple, delicious and surprising salad. Oh, one thing - it is only worth doing if you have spectacular heirloom tomatoes and nectarines. It will be completely tasteless and sad if you make it with hard pink …
Read MoreHarissa is the classic spice paste of North Africa, used in stews, as a rub, and as a condiment at the table. Oil infused with harissa is terrific for grilling vegetables, and I also like it drizzled on soups, such as …
Read MoreThere is nothing wrong with making curries using pre-packaged pastes, but making curry paste from scratch is addictive; the volatile aroma and flavor is at a completely different level. This version of a red curry …
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I’m often asked “where do you get your inspiration for the recipes?” I love this question because it gives me a chance to talk about all of the different places that ideas come from, but often in generalities. So today, …
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Homemade breadcrumbs are a completely different ballgame from the canned grocery store stuff. It is a very easy thing to grate dried-out bread in the food processor and then toast the crumbs with a little olive oil in …
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