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Goat Cheese and Caramelized Onion No-Knead Bread Adapted from Mark Bittman who adapted it from Jim Lahey at Sullivan Street Bakery Notes: If you don’t ...
Romaine Salad with Whiskey Onions, Corn Bread and Buttermilk Dressing Barely adapted from Keys to the Kitchen Serves 4 as main Salad: 12 ounces (340 ...
Banana Cream Pie with Salted Bourbon Caramel Adapted lightly from Bon Appetit, February 2012 Notes: It is so much less stressful and intimidating if you ...
Mother-In-Law’s Pineapple Stuffing Serves 8 1 loaf white sandwich bread, inside slices only 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened 3/4 cup white sugar 1 ...
Chicken and Dumplings Adapted from Mike Lata via Bon Appetit, February 2012 Serves 8 Notes: A lot of people commented on Epicurious that the original ...
Tomato Orange Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons Adapted lightly from Keys to the Kitchen Serves 4 4 tablespoons (55 grams) unsalted butter 1 large shallot ...
Chorizo and White Bean Cassoulet Adapted from Bon Appetit, March 2012 BA uses gigante beans in their version, and as I said above Whole Foods ...
Red Velvet Cheesecake Swirled Brownies Lightly adapted from The Novice Chef Makes about 2 dozen 2 1/2-inch hearts Brownies: 3 1/4 cups all purpose ...
Creamy Chocolate Pudding Cooks Illustrated Serves 6 CI recommends using one of their favorite dark chocolates — Callebaut Intense Dark Chocolate, L-60-40NV (yes, that’s the ...
Meatball Sliders Adapted barely from Joey Campanaro via Bon Appetit Makes about 18 – 20 sliders Meatballs: 1/2 pound ground beef 1/2 pound ground pork ...
Pasta with Broccoli, Pistachios and Meyer Lemon Adapted slightly from Jeff Cerciello via Tasting Table Serves 4 1 cup shelled pistachios Kosher salt plus extra ...
Brown Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookies Adapted slightly from How Sweet It Is Makes about 1 1/2 dozen cookies 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter ...
Kale and Brussles Sprout Salad with Pomegranate and Almonds Barely adapted from Bon Appetit Serves 10 Recipe calls for Tuscan Kale, but I found beautiful ...
Bacon, Mushroom and Potato Strata Adapted heavily from Tasting Table Serves 8 As I mentioned above this, to me, was more of a breakfasty bread ...
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting Adapted from Smitten Kitchen Makes one 2-layer, 8 or 9-inch cake, one 1-layer, 1-inch thick, 9 x 13 cake ...
Cream Biscuits Adapted from Bon Appetit Yields about a dozen 3-inch biscuits 4 cups all-purpose flour plus more 2 tablespoons sugar 1 1/2 tablespoons baking ...
Brown Butter Vanilla Bean Apple Crisp Adapted from Gourmet Serves 6 Topping: 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 cup rolled oats 1 cup whole pecans ...
Coq au Vin Adapted from Anne Burrell Serves 8, which can easily be halved if desired 1 6 to 8-pound chicken, cut into 8 to ...
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins Adapted from Annie’s Eats Makes 2 dozen (24) muffins for us Filling: 8 oz. cream cheese, softened 1 cup confectioners’ sugar ...
Crispy, Smashed Potatoes with Blue Cheese and Chives Adapted from Cooks Illustrated, Nov/Dec 2010 Serves 4 Notes: As you can see in the photos, I ...
The last time I made risotto I was in disbelief at how easy the new born thing was going. I had the swaddle down, knew ...
Greek Pasta Salad Serves 4 1/2 pound of short pasta, cooked 1 medium cucumber, peeled and seeded and chopped 1/2 small red onion, finely chopped, ...
Crostini with Zucchini Pesto Adapted barely from Ken Oringer Serves 6 appetizer-size serving 3 medium zucchini, about 1 pound total 2 teaspoons salt, plus more ...
Tomato Potato Gratin Adapted from Sunday Suppers at Lucques Serves 2 as main course (yes, we’re pigs) or 4 as side dish 5 tablespoons extra-virgin ...
Lobster Burgers Adapted from Michel Richard’s Happy in the Kitchen: The Craft of Cooking, the Art of Eating Makes 4 large burgers or roughly 15ish ...
Peach and Crème Fraîche Tart Adapted from Martha Stewart Crust: 1 1/4 cups flour 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons cornstarch 3 tablespoons granulated sugar Kosher salt ...
Bourbon Peach Crisp Adapted from Guy Fieri Serves 8 Filling: 1/4 cup light brown sugar, scooped not packed 1/4 cup white sugar 3/4 cup all-purpose ...
I do believe these can be saved. It just needs some help — less flour or more liquid, some extra kicks to help out the ...
Spaghetti with Shrimp, Bacon and Scallions Notes: I used fresh shrimp as it is widely available here, but if you have frozen on hand I ...
Key Lime Pie Ice Pops Adapted from Paletas Notes: If you can’t find key limes regular limes can be used instead, but please, please, please, ...
Grilled Kielbasa and Pierogi with Mustard Vinaigrette Heavily adapted and inspired from Emeril Lagasse and the Food Network Magazine Serves 4 Notes: To speeding things ...
Salted Bourbon Caramel Sauce Adapted from Bon Appetit Feb 2012 I’ve learned that there are two different methods to making caramel: the dry method (throwing ...
Rob Chalmer’s Infamous Coleslaw Adapted from Sunday Suppers at Lucques 1/2 cup red wine vinegar 1 tablespoon honey 1/2 small head red cabbage, about 1 ...
Mint Chocolate Chip Icebox Cupcakes Notes: Bakers — if this seems like a cop out, I’ve seen several good and reliable recipes for chocolate wafers ...
Peanut Butter and Brown Butter Crispy Treats Adapted from Joy the Baker Cookbook Makes 16 2-inch squares 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, plus more ...
Spaghetti with Shaved Asparagus and Parmesan Adapted from Martha Stewart Serves 4 8 ounces spaghetti, we used whole wheat 1 pound asparagus, tough ends removed, and shaved with a vegetable peeler Zest of 1 lemon 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 4 tablespoons butter 1 ounce parmesan, shaved with a vegetable peeler Bring a large pot [...]
Spaghetti with Shaved Asparagus and Parmesan Adapted from Martha Stewart Serves 4 8 ounces spaghetti, we used whole wheat 1 pound asparagus, tough ends removed, ...
Rhubarb Salad with Fennel and Walnuts Adapted slightly from Everyday Food, May 2009 This salad, as with typical salad is in every way easy and ...
Rhubarb Salad with Fennel and Walnuts Adapted slightly from Everyday Food, May 2009 This salad, as with typical salad is in every way easy and perfect for warmer weather. The rhubarb adds a nice tart bite that we both enjoyed, without being too sweet after a quick roast in honey. As for the dressing — [...]
Simple Pound Cake From Jacques Pepin via Food and Wine This is a perfect, simple pound cake as is, but I think it would be ...
Simple Pound Cake From Jacques Pepin via Food and Wine Makes 1 1-pound loaf 2 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened 1 1/4 cups sugar 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon salt 6 large eggs 2 1/2 cups cake flour Preheat the oven to 325°F. Butter a 10-by-5-inch loaf pan. (Mine is a 1-pound 9×5 [...]
Quiche Lorraine Adapted from the Le Pain Quotidien via The LA Times The last time I made quiche (two years ago!) I had the same revelation I’m having now. Quiche is perfect at any time, for any occasion. This was a late lunch/early dinner for us and thus paired with a small side salad of [...]
Quiche Lorraine Adapted from the Le Pain Quotidien via The LA Times The last time I made quiche (two years ago!) I had the same ...
Pickled Radishes Adpated from several sources 1 pound radishes, scrubbed clean, and sliced* 1 cup water 1 cup white distilled vinegar 2 teaspoons sea salt ...
Pickled Radishes Adpated from several sources 1 pound radishes, scrubbed clean, and sliced* 1 cup water 1 cup white distilled vinegar 2 teaspoons sea salt 2 teaspoons sugar 1 teaspoons peppercorns 1 clove garlic In a medium saucepan bring the water, vinegar, salt, and sugar to a boil until the sugar and salt are dissolved. [...]
To begin, you must pre-heat your grill — something that can take you over an hour if your names are Josh and/or Meg and you are working in unison against the wind with every possible weapon to get it to light, but failing miserably. But that’s just us. I’ll assume all you grill masters know [...]
To begin, you must pre-heat your grill — something that can take you over an hour if your names are Josh and/or Meg and you ...
Simple Potato Salad with Lemon Dijon Vinaigrette Serves 8 Notes: This is perhaps one of the more simple potato salads you will find, and fitting ...
Simple Potato Salad with Lemon Dijon Vinaigrette Serves 8 Notes: This is perhaps one of the more simple potato salads you will find, and fitting every label of quick, easy and budget friendly being made up of just potatoes with herbs and shallots and a dressing made from normal pantry ingredients. Here I used a [...]
Anything Goes Oatmeal Cookies (In this case: Salted Cranberry Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies) Adapted from the people who should know, Quaker Oats Makes about 4 dozen 1/2 cup (1 stick) plus 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened 1 1/4 cup dark brown sugar 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 [...]