Fried Asaparagus with Spicy Cilantro Yogurt Sauce
On a recent pilgrimage to one of Portland, Oregon's newest eateries, Bollywood Theater, the dish we couldn't stop talking about (or eating) was Chef Troy MacLarty's fried okra. The restaurant concept...
View ArticleMaple Granola
The world would go right on spinning without yet another granola recipe. Everytime I see one published I think it can't possibly be that different from the last. After all, isn't every granola recipe...
View ArticleProsciutto Wrapped Asparagus with Saba
It's asparagus season! In February and March I find myself moping in front of the produce at the market, lusting for a perky green vegetable to pull me out of the roots, beans, and dark, leafy greens...
View ArticleFresh Mozzarella, Strawberries, Mint & Saba
I couldn't have imagined that these ingredients would be so well-suited. The combination was spontaneous — one of those, 'cook with what you've got' scenarios. Having just picked up strawberries from...
View ArticleCarolina-Style Deviled Crab
Deviled crab is a popular Lowcountry dish, especially in South Carolina. Deviled refers to spicing up a dish with one or two ingredients, such as hot sauce, mustard, or red pepper flakes. We've used a...
View ArticleSpaghetti In Tuna Sauce With Spicy Breadcrumbs
You may not recognize this dish. Look closely -- canned tuna, pasta, crispy bits on top -- it's starting to come into focus now, isn't it? No matter the amount of kitchen wisdom gathered throughout the...
View ArticlePoppy Seed Angel Food Cake with Saba Soaked Strawberries
Few kitchen tasks give me greater satisfaction than whipping shapeless egg whites into glossy peaks. It's the ultimate food transformation - molecular gastronomy at an elemental level. But when it...
View ArticleRoasted Tomato Farro Salad
I hesitate to encourage a variation on the classic caprese salad. Despite the fact that a quality insalata caprese is more dependent on a keen eye and savvy shopping than actual culinary technique, I...
View ArticleSpicy Miso Butter Corn
Have you ever noticed that white miso paste tastes a little bit like Parmigiano-Reggiano? Mix it with butter and magical things happen -- like this recipe for crisp corn on the cob slicked in a mildly...
View ArticleSoy Sauce Egg with Charred Green Onion Sauce
I love the mellow pungency, gentle sweetness, and smoky edge of charred green onions when they appear on beef skewers, chopped up in tacos, or whole on a platter of grilled summer veggies with a bowl...
View ArticleSweet Corn Ice Cream with Salted Caramel
This recipe is ice cream ad lib at its best — caramel corn deconstructed. Who doesn't love the flavors of sweet nutty corn and buttery, creamy burnt sugar combined? The inspiration set in after...
View ArticleFried Okra
During state fair season, fried food always assumes its exalted status in the culinary world: Tempting otherwise healthy eaters with crunchy textures and nutty aromas. Or, making headlines with the...
View ArticleCoffee Jello
Alongside the classic Italian coffee desserts like tiramisu and affogato, Coffee Jello looks fantastically goofy. An American original, this witty little dessert was dreamed up by once proprietor,...
View ArticleGreen Gazpacho
I've always considered gazpacho a hot weather respite. Yet, as that warm weather turns cold, there remain a lot of green tomatoes tugging at the branch, deprived of summer's dog days. Lucky for us,...
View ArticleWalnut Cream Tart with Saba Soaked Grapes
We recently spotted a stunning walnut cream tart that was topped with grapes, silently stealing the show in the pastry case at one of our favorite local cafes, and we were instantly smitten with the...
View ArticlePumpkin Soup with Creme Fraiche and Hazelnut Gremolata
The duo behind this recipe, Barb Foulke, owner of Freddy Guys Hazelnuts and Vitaly Paley, chef & owner of Paley's Place have worked together for years. Together, they were profiled in Harvest to...
View ArticleWarm Farro Salad
Combining olive oil, anchovies, fennel, pine nuts, golden raisins and saffron is a classic Italian move. A couple of really talented Italian cooks introduced it to my world years ago and I've made...
View ArticleDilly Bread
Years ago, I would've shared this recipe with you thinking it was from our family vault. It is, in a way. We've made it for decades, through generations, starting with my Nana. Then, a year or so ago,...
View ArticleLacinto Kale Salad with Chorizo, Pecorino & Smoked Paprika
Kale is one of the brightest seasonal ingredients of winter - especially lacinato or black kale. While tubers, onions and potatoes stare you back in the vegetable aisle, lacinato kale shimmers a...
View ArticleCold Claret Punch
In The Punch Bowl, by Dan Searing, Chapter 5 features wine punches, both hot and cold. We like that wine punches are appropriate year-round depending on what base wine you begin with -- think sweet...
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