Chicken, Olive, Orange, and Rye Bread Tray Bake
Really Really Good. And So Easy! Tray bake, sheet pan meal, single pan dinner. Whatever you call them, if you cook, you probably have at least a couple of these easy meals on standby for when you’re short on time and energy, or just don’t feel like spending much time in the kitchen. I’ve been […]
Boetticher Family Cornbread
A Cornbread Recipe Like No Other. Anyone who’s been following me for any length of time has heard me championing the beans from Rancho Gordo for years. Whether here in my blog, or in my Facebook posts in the Milk Street Community, I’ve explained how and why I love their beans. Their heirloom beans and […]
Halvah Berry Bread Pudding with Tahini Drizzle
A Superb Recipe from an Outstanding Cookbook! I am lucky enough to have a wonderful family who showers me with new cookbooks every Christmas. It has become a tradition and I spend the new year carefully combing through the books. I treat new cookbooks like novels. I start at the beginning and read everything […]
Lemon and Poppy Seed Olive Oil Cake with Crème Fraîche
I Now Have the Simple Lemon Cake I’ve Always Wanted. As with my orange cake, I had a situation where I’ve never been perfectly satisfied with any lemon cake I’ve ever made. Typically, they don’t have enough lemon flavor or they’re a little dry or the crumb is not what I want. I decided it […]
Lamb Meatballs in Beet and Pomegranate Sauce
There are Meatballs, and Then There are These Meatballs. I mentioned in my tahdig recipe post, that when I make tahdig I like to give it my full attention and have whatever else I’m serving either warming up in the oven or being grilled by someone else. In this case, I made this lamb meatball […]
Mixed Citrus Cream Tart with Almond Crust
This One Truly Does Melt-In-Your-Mouth. Here’s a tart that’s perfect for the holiday season. It’s colorful, the crust, filling, and toppings can be made the day before, and oh, man, is it delicious. I wanted an almond crust because I love the combination of citrus with almonds. But I didn’t want to use almond flour. […]
Pecorino Chicken Cutlets
Crisp, golden brown chicken cutlets that are loaded with flavor from the pecorino. I think fried chicken may be the most universally loved of all foodstuffs. And I make it in all kinds of ways. But every once in awhile I get a serious craving for crispy chicken cutlets and I have to satisfy that […]
Bacon and 3 Onion Quiche
So Creamy It Melts in Your Mouth. After making my Potatoes Au Gratin the other day, I still had a big chunk of Comté cheese left over and decided to bake a quiche. Even after eating quiche for so many years, it still feels special. A well made quiche is truly a thing of beauty. […]