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Pastrami on Rye Pizza
I had originally planned a very pared back pizza, where the interest would stem from three simple flavors coming together beautifully: a...
Oct 6, 2018


Easy Baking Powder Naan
These lack the slightly chewy pillowiness inherent in proper naan prepared with yeast and allowed to prove but, once dunked in curry...
Sep 17, 2018


Homemade Saffron Pasta
I recently acquired a pasta rolling pin which, when glided over the surface of a sheet of pasta dough, was supposed to leave rows of...
Sep 12, 2018


Pikelets Redux
Last night L., my mother and I were talking about the best things I have ever cooked. I feel that this week's corn soup was right up...
Sep 6, 2018


Corn Fritters with Sage, Lardons, Avocado and Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
I have to admit that, with the temperature in the 80s and the humidity at 75%, I was loathe to turn on the oven this evening. Instead, I...
Jun 19, 2018


Ramp and Morel “White” Pizza with Poached Egg
There is no real recipe to transcribe here, not really. Roll out a ball of pizza dough, either homemade or from your local pizza delivery...
May 1, 2018


Bonus Recipe: Chickpea Pancakes
I have made chickpea flatbreads in the past, with great success, so decided to make these this week - the inspiration recipe below made...
Apr 30, 2018


Carrot and Carrot Green Pizza
My aunt recently sent me a recipe for a carrot pizza (original recipe and her notes attached below) and, while I was intrigued by the...
Apr 6, 2018


Mochiko Muffins
I read the recipe for these in the NYT, along the lines of "oh please, give me a break" but the idea stayed with me. Since I love...
Mar 31, 2018


Bonus Recipe: Spinach and Artichoke Dip Pizza
This is what you make when your child is hungry on a Saturday afternoon and both of you are too lazy to go out in the sphincter puckering...
Feb 3, 2018


Bonus Recipe: Cornish Saffron Buns
Each year I make a few proper British Christmas cakes and mail them out to the friends who request them, having sampled them in prior...
Oct 12, 2017


Beef "Pasties" with Garlic Cream, Roquefort Short Crust
I have been reading a fair few British novels these days and I guess Cornish pasties and Welsh oggies have been on my mind. The above is...
Oct 3, 2017


Recipe: Mushroom Crêpes with Duck Prosciutto
I have had some duck prosciutto in the fridge for a few weeks now. We enjoyed curls of it with some chopped cornichons on buttered...
Mar 21, 2016


Recipe: Flatbreads with Dukkah
I like using whole wheat flour when making bread and I like making flatbreads because they are quick, especially the ones below which use...
Mar 17, 2016


Recipe: Broccoli Rabe, Artichoke and Anchovy Calzone
Obviously, calzone is really just glorified pizza. For some reason folding the dough over and crimping it into a little package makes...
Mar 16, 2016


Bonus Recipe: No Bake Almond Butter Granola Bars
It is very strange - I love almond butter and marzipan but can't stand almonds. That said, I don't love almond butter enough to spoon it...
Jan 6, 2016


Recipe: Cinnamon Rolls
These are amazingly easy to make and make your house smell incredibly good while you are doing so. Admittedly, though they are a force...
Dec 21, 2015

Recipe: Parsnip Biscuits (with Saint Marcellin)
Right before Thanksgiving I was researching recipes that would be a bit out of the ordinary while using autumn ingredients, and the...
Dec 17, 2015


Recipe: Pikelets
These pancakey treats are what I believe one would call drop scones in the UK. They are also delicious made with 1/2 regular flour and...
Nov 26, 2015
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