Irish Soda Bread Irish soda bread is great to have in your arsenal. It it is leavened with baking soda and buttermilk instead of yeast,…
These little rolls of roasted eggplant with a ricotta filling and a simple sauce are minimal work and make a satisfying appetizer or side dish.…
As fall closes in on winter, the cold weather greens and warm, filling grains figure more in our cooking. A lazy weekend day meant I…
Farro salad with chanterelles, fennel, apples and parmesan This is my second take on chanterelles and farro. The first one was a hot entree, with…
Farro, chanterelles, and King apples Chanterelle mushrooms are one of those magical ingredients which speak of fall, like asparagus in spring, or tomatoes in late…
Pumpkin ravioli with a simple vegetable broth and white beans I made these pumpkin-filled ravioli after reading Paul Bertolli’s astounding Cooking By Hand (which I…
Spaghetti with lobster mushroom I found this enormous lobster mushroom at our neighborhood co-op last week. You can see it in the picture at the…
Peeled cherry tomatoes are the star of this show Ever since I read Shuna’s post about peeling cherry tomatoes, the idea has been lodged in…
Scrambled eggs with epazote and poblanos Epazote is an absolutely common, everyday herb in many parts of Mexico, Central and South America, but it is…
Indian-style cabbage you can make in 5 minutes This cabbage side dish is great to have in your arsenal, because it comes together in 5…