This pretty plum tart was made by my nephew Patrick’s fiancée, Sarah, using the recipe in a cookbook I gave them, Canal House Cooking (Vol. 1). These two are “living the dream” on the Upper West Side, with Fairway Market not too far away, along with plenty of other good food destinations. It’s so exciting … Continue reading
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Oven-Fried Eggplant
When I attended a Suppers Program dinner for a recent recipe column, one of the dishes served that evening was delicious oven-fried eggplant. Thinly sliced, it was drizzed with olive oil and baked at very high heat on shallow baking sheets. Maybe it was flipped once, but thin as it was, might not have needed … Continue reading
Hail Caesar!
Yum! This is my version of the Caesar salad in my June 18 In The Kitchen column for the Packet. It’s from Canal House Cooking, and what they’ve done is to make the croutons with anchovy and garlic, you “melt” the anchovies and garlic in olive oil, then add the cubed bread and toss together … Continue reading
Indian Lamb (vegetarians, avert your eyes)
It all started when I accidentally bought two containers of Trader Joe’s very good raita, that yogurt-based Indian sauce. It happens. When I got home and realized my mistake, I figured I’d better cook a lot of Indian food that week. First I cooked boneless chicken thighs in Seeds of Change‘s Jalfrezi simmer sauce. (The bottle and … Continue reading
Sausage Gravy on Sweet Potato Biscuit
Okay, it looks a mess, because, as is often the case, I didn’t think of taking the photo until I’d had a couple bites. This was one of my last cool morning weekend breakfasts of early spring. Every now and then I just have to have sausage gravy on a biscuit. And I’d found these little bags … Continue reading
Edamame hummus
I keep meaning to post this little piece about the good edamame hummus I’ve bought at Trader Joe’s. It tastes as bright and fresh as that pretty green color would imply. And I’m not a fan of edamame normally (doesn’t taste bad, just not so interesting to me). The baba ganoush to the left of … Continue reading
Meringue & Marjolaine
The kid in me loves meringue. This big one, with cocoa in it, is from Whole Foods Market; they often have them in the bakery, and I can see splitting them and topping them with berries for a summer dessert, much like a Pavlova. (Sometimes Rory Philipson at Blue Bottle Cafe in Hopewell has a Pavlova … Continue reading
Roasted Spring Onions
I wrote about this recipe, from the new edition of Canal House Cooking (Vol. No. 3), a few weeks ago. In that post, I said I’d be haunting the produce section of Whole Earth Center to find these young onions, and, sure enough, when I remembered to check one day, they had gorgeous red ones. … Continue reading
Poussin From Griggstown Quail Farm
This is half a roasted poussin from Griggstown Quail Farm Market. I buy them pre-marinated in herbs (there’s also a soy-ginger version), and they are reliably tender and juicy. I often keep one in my freezer, and it’s enough for 2 servings. I roast the poussin for about an hour (to 165°) on a bed of … Continue reading
Tonkatsu
I spied some nice thinly sliced pork cutlet at the market recently, and thought of making Japanese tonkatsu. (You could make this with chicken too.) I dipped the pieces into egg, then Japanese panko bread crumbs, and sautéed them briefly in hot peanut oil. I “rigged up” my own tonkatsu sauce based on the version below (it has … Continue reading
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