Bell peppers stuffed with rice, beef and fresh herbs are a nutritious and delicious “classic American” weeknight meal that also make great leftovers. But don’t interpret “classic” and “nutritious” to mean old school, boring and tasteless. These are packed with flavor and interesting textures. A half cup of white and wild rice mix is steamed [...]
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Stuffed “Holiday” Bell Peppers
Posted in Recipes, Recommended Meals, tagged bell peppers, cheese, dinner, ground beef, leftovers, meals, parsley, Recipes, rice, stuffed peppers on December 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A Cook-Along With Friends
Posted in Baking, Desserts, Party food, Recipes, Recommended Meals, tagged chocolate, company's coming, cooking class, dessert, grilling, recipe, risotto, shallot, Shrimp, steak on December 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What do you get when you give a bunch of professional journalists sharp knives, a couple bottles of champagne, and instructions to work together to prepare a gourmet meal? An incredibly lively — and dangerously unpredictable! — dinner party that you’ll never forget. Some of the best times among friends are spent in the kitchen, [...]
Stoia “Morning Glory” Bread
Posted in Baking, Breakfast, Fruits and Vegetables, Recipes, tagged Baking, banana, Breakfast, carrots, flaxseed meal, morning glory bread, raisins, Recipes, zucchini on December 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the wonderful world of breakfast bread baking, rarely have I strayed so far into unfamiliar territory as the amalgamation of ingredients in this recipe. Grated zucchini, sweet potato, carrots, banana, nuts, raisins, olive oil…. What on earth was all-star New York Front Runner Chris Stoia thinking when he first folded the entire kitchen garden [...]
Roasted Turkey With Butter, White Wine, Orange Glaze
Posted in Holidays, Recipes, Tips, tagged dinner, lemons, Recipes, roasting, thanksgiving, turkey on November 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Turkey is celebration food. And this weekend I had much to celebrate, including a new kitchen! Beautiful granite countertops, stainless appliances, a gas range — and a dishwasher! — make this a wonderful place to cook a Thanksgiving meal. And my 12-pound, free-range turkey from Whole Foods did not disappoint: the meat was flavorful and [...]
Mom’s Baked Spinach Soufflè
Posted in Breakfast, Recipes, tagged Breakfast, cheddar cheese, eggs, Recipes, souffle, spinach on November 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It’s only early November, but I’m already dreaming of mom’s traditional Christmas morning breakfast: baked spinach and cheese soufflè. This wonderfully delicate, cheesy egg dish is loaded with fresh chopped spinach leaves and sprinkled with coarse cracked black pepper. I love a generous slice — hot out of the oven — with a couple of [...]
Iced Apple Coffee Cake
Posted in Baking, Breakfast, Desserts, Farmers Markets, Fruits and Vegetables, Recipes, tagged apples, Baking, Breakfast, coffee cake, dessert, Eastern Market, farmers market, fruit, Recipes on October 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I haven’t made it out to pick apples this fall, but I did recently endeavor to do the next best thing: picking apples from among the mounds of varieties in wooden crates that line the tents just outside the Eastern Market on weekends. The apples — Gala, Jonagold, Golden Delicious, and Fuji – are trucked in [...]
Buttermilk Chocolate Chip Cake
Posted in Baking, Desserts, Recipes, tagged butter, buttermilk, buttermilk chocolate chip cake, cake, chocolate chips, dessert, loaf pan, pound cake on September 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Buttermilk is one of those ingredients that I usually cook with in streaks: It’s sold in quart or half gallon sizes at the grocery store but I usually end up only needing a little bit to add tang or richness to a particular dish, meaning lots leftover for something else. After playing with buttermilk for [...]
