Parsley-Caper Sauce
I came up with this sauce because I had a huge amount of parsley to use, but I will remember it for next winter when it is cold and grey...
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Feb 25, 2021
Bonus Recipe: Preserved Lemon Paste
I used preserved lemons all the time, and today I had a Eureka! moment. I blitzed a jar of them in the blender with some olive oil and...
Feb 11, 2021
Whole Baked Branzino with Hot Ginger, Scallion and Chili Oil
This is a very low maintenance dish. You bake the fish, having first sprinkled it with a little salt inside and out. When the fish comes...
Feb 4, 2021
Mint-Mustard Sauce
This was lovely, and came together in under five minutes. It bears no relation to the sweet, minty sauce served with lamb; this is an...
Jan 19, 2021
Multi-Veggie Tomato Sauce
This Tomato Sauce recipe remains my favorite, but I upgraded it a bit because I am trying to add more fiber to my diet. I made the recipe...
Jan 13, 2021
Preserved Lemon and Scallion Salsa
This is the easiest thing in the world to make, and is absolutely delicious, elevating any plain fish course or roast chicken to sublime...
Dec 2, 2020
Steak au Poivre
I used beef tournedos for this but any kind of steak will work. For a minimum amount of work, you get an excellent dinner that tastes as...
Dec 1, 2020
Fresh Pasta with Mushroom and Winter Squash Ragu
Despite the title, bear with me - does this not look yummy? The mushrooms tasted meaty and delicious, the kale added a wonderful silky...
Nov 4, 2020
Candied Apples
This was delicious as a topping for the buttermilk custard of last night's dinner, with the added bonus of a pint jar of fantastic salted...
Nov 3, 2020
Beet Salad with a Lemongrass-Lavender Dressing
I happen to love beets. I love them in salads, I love them roasted with soft cheeses, I love them in Borscht. Too often however, their...
Oct 23, 2020
Dried Limes
You can find dried limes in specialty spice stores and online. Traditional dried limes are first boiled in a salt brine and then left to...
Oct 11, 2020
Miso-Blue Cheese Sauce
A version of this sauce has been on my radar for years, and I have attached it below as the inspiration recipe. That being said, I did...
Sep 27, 2020
Bonus Recipe: Applesauce
I haven't made this for a while. I used to make weekly vats when L. was little, originally because it is excellent and healthy baby...
Sep 24, 2020
Veggie Loaded Tomato Sauce for Bolognese/An Excellent Base for Autumn Soup
I had a lot of tomatoes and a fair amount of carrots that I wanted to use up, and I planned on adding a bunch of kale to the mix as well,...
Sep 23, 2020
Bonus Recipe: Cayenne Syrup for Ice Cream
I must give Nigella Lawson credit for this recipe. I read about this a few years back in one of her cookbooks and have wanted to try it...
Sep 19, 2020
Bonus Recipe: Cowboy Candy Hot Sauce
I recently read an article about food in the Mid West which mentioned Cowboy Candy. Since I had never heard of it, I did a little...
Sep 3, 2020
Tomatillo-Mint Salsa
I made this with mint rather than the usual coriander one finds in salsa because mint looked better at the store than coriander, but this...
Aug 21, 2020
Chinese Red Cabbage and Carrot Salad
This could also be called Asian fridge clear out coleslaw. I used much more red cabbage and grated carrot in the recipe than the photo...
Aug 11, 2020
Pasta Alla Vecchia Bettola
OMG, as the "yung uns" say today. Or maybe they said it yesterday and I am no longer au courant...L. is of the opinion that all tomato...
Aug 4, 2020
Carrot-Miso Cream Sauce
This doesn't look like much but it was delicious. I had leftover ham, and a whole mess of vegetables that I added to the pasta but, next...
Aug 4, 2020
Rhubarb BBQ Sauce (with Roasted Pork Chops and Carrot Couscous)
Contrary to many BBQ sauces which need to simmer away, reduce until ready, and be brushed on the meat multiple times, this is a pretty...
Jul 12, 2020
Bonus Recipe: Quick Pickled Cherries
I was just gifted some fresh foie gras. I happened to have a bag of cherries in the fridge and, since seared foie gras requires some...
Jul 3, 2020
L.'s "Put It On Everything" Avocado and Arugula Dressing
Another recipe that was greater than the sum of its parts. You wouldn't think that this would be anything but a pleasant little sauce but...
May 24, 2020
Bonus Recipe: Allium "Paste"
I mentioned this in passing in last week's menu preview and hadn't planned on posting the recipe however just the mention triggered 2...
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