Eye of Round…not the tenderest cut but one of the least expensive To cook a roast beef during the week has always struck me as quite an accomplishment. Then I discovered the Eye of Round roast at Costco. Now I grant you…
Let’s be honest: Balsamic Vinegar has taken the place of red sauce Italian in terms of being found almost too often. It’s unfortunate too that America’s love affair with this ingredient is so completely antithetical to the way it’s used in Italy. There, it…
I’ve waited all summer for the first cool day to arrive. Not that I don’t love every minute of summer, it’s just that I have been dying to try this gorgeous dish ever since I saw it in House Beautiful. With yet another dire…
Occasionally, I feel like being bad to the bone and cooking something I really should not eat. This particular urge came after weeks of eating completely wisely and well but I succumbed to this Bon Appetit recipe because it looked so darned good. But…
I love to pan sauté steaks. They get a really good caramelized topping and they’re very easy to cook. I realize it may be the height of barbecue season, but it’s really oppressively hot outside. So I bring this recipe to your attention because you…
When I was growing up in Canada, Sunday was almost invariably the day when a giant roast beef would appear at the dinner table surrounded by crisp, brown roasted potatoes. My personal preference was to eat as much rare roast beef as my father would…
Here we are, two days away from Cinco de Mayo and if you’re looking for a way to celebrate, dig into Jorge’s Carne Asada Tacos and feel positively sanctimonious about it. Jorge Cruise is the author of 11 books, almost all of which promise stupendous…
Beats me why anybody would go to California and not head straight to the first In-N-Out Burger you can find. My son tells me it’s really a cult – and he’s not just talking about the food. In-N-Out Burger has the distinction of paying…
As it hits 70 degrees here in New York today, I realized that this recipe is going to be as out of season as your snow boots if I don’t get it out fast. And although I don’t want to be the Grinch…
This is emphatically not your 30 minute dinner. It is one of the great treasures of Italian cuisine. And despite the length of time it takes, this version is not entirely labor-intensive. A great part of the time is the slow simmering…
Lately, we’ve been loving flank steak. What’s not to love about the supremely beefy flavor of this chewy cut of meat—especially when it’s one of the great bargains at the meat counter? It’s currently less than half the price of a New York strip—but…
PONANT EXPLORES THE GLOBE WITH A DECIDEDLY FRENCH ACCENT.
