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Category Archives: Recipes
A “Rotisserie” Roasted Chicken that Doesn’t Require a Rotisserie
Christopher Hirsheimer and Melissa Hamilton are a culinary dream team. They were among the heavyweights who created Saveur magazine. And in 2006 they launched their own culinary publishing powerhouse: Canal House Cooking, where you’ll find boatloads of great recipes and … Continue reading
Potato Torte Stuffed w/ Pancetta … “I Guarantee You Will Love It”
Napa chef Michael Chiarello combines shredded potatoes, onions, fresh thyme, and crispy pancetta to create this skillet potato cake – a dish he swears you’ll “love.” (Click here to see the recipe.) Chiarello was first served a version of this … Continue reading
Turkish Swordfish Kebabs with Celeriac, Orange and Walnut Salad
Turkey is blessed with loads of fresh seafood. Turks prepare it simply and serve it with an accompaniment that takes little effort to make. The swordfish kebabs featured here do just that. (Click here to see the recipe.) This approach … Continue reading
Adding a Little Taste of the Exotic to Weekday Roasted Potatoes
Two things we love: olive oil-roasted potatoes, and Middle Eastern spices. Combine the two and you get the dish featured here: roasted potatoes amped up with za’atar, a Middle Eastern spice mix, and Aleppo pepper. (Click here to see the … Continue reading
A Wild Mushroom Omelet from the Mountains of Morocco
You like to forage for wild mushrooms. Or you prefer to buy them at your local grocery. Doesn’t matter. This recipe is for mushroom lovers – an herb-infused wild mushroom omelet from the mountains of North Africa. (Click here to … Continue reading
Yotam Ottolenghi’s Roasted Parsnips & Sweet Potatoes w/ Caper Vinaigrette
Yotam Ottolenghi is known for creating vibrant vegetarian dishes. The London chef is even credited with reinventing the salad. Ottolenghi operates four café-delis and a restaurant, and he’s written two best-selling cookbooks. He also pens a vegetarian column for Britain’s … Continue reading
Turkish Vegetarian Comfort Food that’s Perfect for a Fall Evening
The Turkish dish featured here – turluturlu – strikes us as vegetarian comfort food that would take the edge off a chilly fall night. It’s infused with spices. And it combines lots of veggies – winter squash, zucchini, sweet red … Continue reading
A Cuban Black Bean Soup that Features “the Food of the Gods”
Cooler fall temps have us hankering for hearty dishes, like the black bean soup featured here. It hails from Cuba, where many locals consider black beans to be “the food of the gods.” (Click here to see the recipe.) Why … Continue reading
A Bevy of Recipes that Let You Showcase Good Tomatoes
An East Coast friend raved to us over the phone this past weekend about the great case of tomatoes he’d just picked up at the farmers’ market in New York City. He’s been using them to make tomato sauce, gazpacho, … Continue reading
Olive Oil-Fried Eggplant that was Worth Our Getting Lost in Southern Italy
Eggplant is at its seasonal peak – which rekindles good memories of a trip we took a few years back to Puglia (POOL-ya), in southern Italy. There, fruits and veggies grow prolifically in backyard gardens. Fresh produce is so important … Continue reading

