CROATIA’S “SOPARNIK” CHARD PIE AND THE BALKAN’S “AJVAR” ROASTED PEPPER DIP I just returned from a Silversea Cruises Culinary Adventure. Today I’m sharing two delicious souvenirs from Croatia. These simple dishes were truly eye-openers. “Soparnik” is a crispy, garlic-scented hand pie filled…
SPICE UP YOUR BURGER REPERTOIRE WITH THIS CRUNCHY, VIBRANTLY-FLAVORED SPICED LAMB BURGER. “ This is one of my favorite Bon Appetit recipes of all time. I make it every summer — the lamb fat seeps into the pita (in a GOOD way) so it gets…
This Toasted Veggie Sandwich makes a great Meatless Monday Meal The colors of this bountiful sandwich alone made it irresistible. Grilled Bell Peppers, Red Onions, Broccolini, Melted Cheese, and a slather of Chile Lime Mayo with Capers make this toasted baguette sandwich simply irresistible. But…
Claire Saffitz’ new cookbook may be called “Dessert Person” but the first thing Andrew baked were these melt-in-your-mouth Sour Cream and Chive Dinner rolls. The classic Parker House rolls inspired this recipe. In all honesty, they’re even better—more pillow-like and tender than the originals. Then…
The Great British Baking Show Contestants could have used this recipe for Babke. Andrew and I are great devotées of this wildly popular British TV series, now in its 11th season. Judges and Co-Hosts have come and gone but we’ve never strayed. We have had…
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…
ONE OF SPAIN’S MOST FAMOUS TAPAS, PAN CON TOMATE IS EASY TO MAKE After our ten-day trip through Portugal in July, it seemed a shame to be just an hour and a half by air from Barcelona and not go there—especially since Andrew had only…
If necessity is the Mother of Invention, Chef Einat Mazor’s daughter’s celiac disease is responsible for a truly wonderful break-through in Gluten-Free baking. The aptly named Extra White Gold Flours were a result of the Georgia-based Mazor’s child’s suffering and her determination to bring the…
Going through some files as I settle in to our new apartment, I came across a picture that stopped me in my tracks. It’s the main illustration for this page courtesy of Epicurious. Here were these crispy halves of great French bread topped with a…
When you live in a food town like New York, you discover places all over the city that are worth a detour anytime you’re close to them. A recent doctor’s visit put me within two long blocks of the Sullivan Street Bakery. I am so…
I fell in love with this recipe in a heartbeat. It just looked so fresh, so complex and yet so simple to make. It’s the invention of Molly Baz who is a Senior Associate Food Editor at Bon Appetit. She took her farmer’s market finds…
I love pasta in all its forms and I serve it at least once a week. Since I seem to be incapable of making two servings of sauce, inevitably we end up with a freezer full of single portions. I do not always label these.…
What I love about this recipe, which is from Bon Appetit Magazine, is that it’s the perfect escape from winter. The dish looks like it was made in high summer with its cherry tomatoes, pickled red onion and fistful of parsley leaves. Then there’s the…
If you’ve spent any time reading this blog, you know I am a huge fan of Trader Joe’s and not just because there happens to be one just three blocks from our place in the city. I will suffer the crowds for the convenience and…
CRUISE ALONG WITH ME, AS WE MAKE OUR WAY ACROSS ALL 5 GREAT LAKES
