I’m not going to lie to you: This is not health food but oh my, is it good. We all have them: foods that are somehow irresistible—even if their ingredients are sometimes questionable like the “Cheese” in Cheesesteaks or the quality of the beef that’s…
If your ambitions for this week included baking great bread, this is for you. Breadmaking has become wildly popular. All over Instagram our friends are posting glorious photos of all kinds of sourdough boules, baguettes, Irish brown bread, and the inevitable pizza dough. To say…
A Meat Lover’s Dream recipe…Mushroom Bourguignon from Melissa Clark As New Year’s resolutions go, the one about eating less meat in 2020 has a lot of traction. And for good reason. Not only is it good for you, but it’s also good for the planet. …
One of the World’s Favorite Desserts is this Crowd Pleaser from Boston. Cook’s Illustrated is located right in Boston so you’d think they’d know about how to bake the best Boston Cream Pie. And they do. This recipe is phenomenally good. The cake is light…
A Passion for Asian Flavors takes us to…Australia! Ever since I went to Vietnam two years ago, through Singapore and Hong Kong, I’ve been on the lookout for Asian recipes. I love the combination of flavors, the ease of a stir-fry and the speed with…
Chicken Cacciatore, that Italian classic Chicken Stew, seems an odd choice for a summer meal. However, not too long ago, I was craving it and having just loaded up on Chicken thighs and with 8 people coming to dinner, I went with my craving and…
As I was leafing through Food and Wine Magazine from October 2018, I stopped at an article focused on Richard Olney. In the words of Wikipedia, “Richard Olney (April 12, 1927 – August 3, 1999) was an American painter, cook, food writer, editor, and memoirist…
Asparagus season is coming and here’s a great way to celebrate its arrival. While a frittata sounds rather fancy, it’s a very easy dish to make. Far simpler than flipping an omelette, it’s wildly versatile too. For this version, I added shallots and cremini mushrooms…
Ah, Ribollita…the Tuscan soup that’s a perfect antidote to winter. Hearty and robust, it’s packed with vegetables and day-old bread making it far more a stew than a soup. Its origins are precise. Its roots are in the peasant foods of Tuscany particularly in the…
I’ve been working on Chewing The Fat’s first book. It’s a compendium of Andrew’s masterful baking. The very last recipe was for homemade Granola. The mere thought of it brought back memories of just how good it was. It was so far superior to any…
If you live in the East, you’re experiencing an arctic blast of obscenely low temperatures. We’re so bundled up against the cold, not even the runners are out these mornings. There is a cure for the cold. And that of course, is a bowl of…
I am mad for Lasagna. Those layers and layers of pasta and cheese and luscious fillings with hints of rich tomato sauce are some of my favorite things to eat. That explains why there are no less than four recipes on the subject, links which…
“Ovenly” is a bakery that was started in, where else, Brooklyn. It was the love child of two self-taught cooks, Agatha Kulaga and Erin Patinkin. The pair are given to experimentation which has resulted in out-the-door lines of people waiting to buy items like their…
When Andrew and I plan a dinner party, the menu starts to percolate once the RSVPs have been received. We try to think of our audience and we try to make things interesting. Generally that means doing something completely new. We have a fair amount…
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