Here to Help: The New York Times Recipe for the Best B.L.T. is this one from Clare de Boer. The perfect Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato Sandwich is a flawless combination of salty crunch, creamy mayo, sweet and tangy tomato, and butter lettuce. And Clair de…
How’s your Spanish? You don’t need to speak a word to enjoy this fantastic tuna casserole. What’s in a name? Plenty. Today’s dish is an homage to Spain. But this dish has its roots firmly planted in the US of A. It was a mainstay…
Make the most of the Peach Harvest with this glorious cake. We can’t get enough of this season’s peaches that Andrew has been baking with. They’re incredibly juicy and their texture is heaven. And since there is virtually nothing we like better than great almond…
This Lamb Ragu is a colorful and flavorful introduction to Fall. Chef Micheal Mina’s recipe for Lamb Ragu is a keeper. It starts with a bouquet garni of fennel and cumin seeds, Aleppo pepper, and whole black peppercorns. This gives the dish a hint of…
Call it a Flatbread but this is a Fig, Gorgonzola, and Arugula Pizza. And who doesn’t love pizza? Covered with a thin layer of fig jam, it was then sprinkled abundantly with Gorgonzola, the crumbly Italian Blue Cheese. Gorgonzola packs quite a punch of flavor,…
A New Way to Cook a Favorite Ingredient and an end of Summer Salad to serve alongside. Andrew’s sister Lauren and I have a great time finding comments on recipes that are off the wall. These are from people who cooked an entirely different dish.…
You don’t have to be a Peanut Butter Lover to love this pie…but if you are, you’ll be in heaven. You either love peanut butter or not. Our friend Michael is a devotee of the stuff in any form. Recently he prevailed upon Andrew to…
Come November you can experience St. Bart’s for Free! As many readers know, Andrew and I have spent 29 years heading to St. Barthelemy, F.W.I for our winter break. There’s nowhere on earth like it—this brilliant little jewel of an island is France dropped into…
There’s nothing more luscious than a fresh summer peach. On Long Island, this year’s crop has been even more luscious than usual. Before we switch over to Fall’s Apples, bake this Fresh Peach Cake. It’s from Ina Garten so right off you know it’s going…
I am a sucker for “What to Cook This Week” from the New York Times. Here’s one reason why. Very often this email from the NYTimes is the work of Sam Sifton. Sifton is billed as the founding editor of NYT Cooking. And Sam is…
“Dinner in French”, Melissa Clark’s latest Cookbook is filled with great, easy recipes. Confession time. For some reason, I associate French food with cooler temperatures. Give me Oxtail Bourguignon in October, my first bowl of Onion Soup at first frost. But I’ve been raring to…
The joy of great Barbecued Chicken without a Grill or Barbecue—just an ordinary oven. Let’s face it: Not everyone can enjoy cooking in the great outdoors over Labor Day weekend. Apartment dwellers for instance. To be perfectly honest, there are even people who could grill…
If you love Coleslaw, this version from our local supermarket is well-worth making. What is summer without coleslaw? Who can imagine Fried Chicken without it? As Colonel Sanders himself said, “It’s always a tough decision between that, the Mac and Cheese, and the mashed potatoes,…
Because you can never serve too many tomatoes this time of year. I realize this recipe comes right on the heels of our wildly popular Heirloom Tomato Tart recipe, but we just cannot get enough of this year’s stellar crop of tomatoes. This tart first…
CULINARY CRUISING: RIVERSIDE RAVEL IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE
