Tart Rhubarb, the sweetness of Strawberries, the tang of Crème Fraiche and the warmth of brown sugar in every bite. In the annals of Chewing the Fat, no cake comes close to having a name as long as this one. However, I could write a…
Here’s a brunch, lunch or light dinner dish that comes together on a single sheet pan. Melissa Clark’s been at it again. This time she’s used fresh asparagus I can’t get enough of and paired it with Parmesan-flavored French toast. She could have stopped right…
Montreal Bagels are handmade and always baked in a wood-fired oven and boy, are they good. Imagine being from Montreal, one Bagel heaven, and living in New York another Bagel Heaven. Bagels were brought to both cities by Jewish immigrants from Poland and Eastern Europe.…
Add a rich new element to your Summer Grilling Last weekend in honor of 30 years of friendship, a group of us got together for our first Grill of the season. And like way back then, we all cooked something bringing it with us to…
This incredibly easy salad is the perfect hot weather kick-off. As the temperature rises, and we look for ways to make both cooking and eating a breeze, Crab Louis (or Louie) is high on our list. The most seasonal of vegetables and sweet crab meat…
Now is the perfect moment for making these rustic pastries. Last weekend, Andrew was delighted to be back baking after a long winter hiatus. And the first thing he baked was a stone fruit galette. It brought back memories of the individual galettes he had…
This One Pan wonder checks all the boxes… This is really a spectacular pairing. It’s a classic combination of lemon and garlic which the shrimp marinate in very briefly along with diced shallots and plenty of chives. Fresh local asparagus shares the plate with cherry…
I can’t believe we’re doing two Melissa Clark recipes in one week… But it was high time we did something wonderful to grill this weekend. Apparently, our Supermarket thought so too as they cut the price on Flank steak to 7.99 a lb. It was…
Asparagus is here! Let’s make the most of it. I am almost as fond of Melissa Clark as I am of the arrival of Asparagus season. That’s why there are no fewer than 27 of her recipes on Chewing The Fat. This makes it 28.…
Summer and Salad Days are on the way…but in the meantime. Confession time: We’d been looking at a lot of very beige posts on Chewing The Fat. So when this glorious-looking salad appeared in Food and Wine, we had to make it. It’s from a…
This Caviar Amuse Bouche was the opening act at an all-new restaurant from one of the world’s great Chefs It was followed by two other dishes that were simply extraordinary… A King Crab Salad as a starter… A Loup de Mer Entree with Za’atar… All…
America’s Salute to Mexico has graced Chewing The Fat for years… Right after today’s story, you can read all about Cinco de Mayo. This year we’re making it easier than ever to celebrate. Here are 4 ready-eat recipes that Cinco and every Taco Tuesday a…
“Sometimes you want chicken to taste like chicken” So wrote J.T. of Madison Wisconsin of this wonderful recipe when it appeared in Bon Appetit. Here all you do is salt and pepper bone-in skin on, chicken thighs and cook them for 16 to 23 minutes. …
April 15th would have been Marcella Hazan’s 98th Birthday And what a celebration that would have been on Chewing The Fat! I am traveling again and missed celebrating a woman who did so much to me. Marcella, considered the Doyenne of Italian Cuisine, credited with…
My latest article for CruisingJournal has just been published…
Lyon, one beautiful city Three years ago, my friend Kimberly moved to Europe from Montclair, New Jersey. Her husband had been assigned by his American company to run their European division which has its headquarters in the third largest city in France: Lyon. Kimberly, Peter…
Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa, married her husband Jeffrey when she was 20 years old. Jeffrey Garten was all of 22. A few years ago, Ina published a cookbook called “Cooking for Jeffrey (A barefoot contessa cookbook, Clarkson Potter 2016). It was her tenth and…
This incredibly easy salad is the perfect hot weather kick-off. As the temperature rises, and we look for ways to make both cooking and eating a breeze, Crab Louis (or Louie) is high on our list. The most seasonal of vegetables and sweet crab meat…
Asparagus is here! Let’s make the most of it. I am almost as fond of Melissa Clark as I am of the arrival of Asparagus season. That’s why there are no fewer than 27 of her recipes on Chewing The Fat. This makes it 28.…
These tarts with their fall-apart flaky crust and perfect custard filling are one reason to go back to Portugal again and again. I’m just back from my third trip to Portugal. It’s a magical country with a fairytale world quality I find irresistible! On this…
Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa, married her husband Jeffrey when she was 20 years old. Jeffrey Garten was all of 22. A few years ago, Ina published a cookbook called “Cooking for Jeffrey (A barefoot contessa cookbook, Clarkson Potter 2016). It was her tenth and…
Today we thought we’d take you along on a Wine Tour in Tuscany, bring Guanciale home and make the best Carbonara ever! “Hot pasta tossed with a creamy sauce of raw beaten eggs, accentuated with crisp bits of Guanciale and finished with a shower of…
