THIS DUTCH BABY MAKES A PERFECT MEATLESS MEAL. To open the oven door and discover the very simple batter I’d put into a cast iron skillet 20 minutes before had emerged as this beautiful pastry ‘shell’ was a moment of both pride and awe.  Previous…

This Valentine’s Day, we bring you Chicken La Tulipe and Valentine’s advice from one Jonathon Reynolds.  This Valentine’s Day recipe for Chicken La Tulipe is remarkably easy to make. It achieves the crispy-brown perfection of a great roast chicken. That would be good all by…

This Mushroom Stroganoff is as meaty and rich as the original. There’s probably no easier way to go meatless than to cook mushrooms in place of meat.  In today’s Mushroom Stroganoff,  they take center stage replacing beef.  As they cook, they create a deep rich…

Crispy and Creamy– Two Great Textures in one Quick Chicken Dinner This chicken dish made it to the table in about 50 minutes.  It satisfies our credo that the only reason to leave the skin on chicken is to serve it crispy.  And the recipe…

This Chocolate Souffle is a glorious deep dive into dark chocolate With its almost molten center, an aroma of rich chocolate bursts from the dish the moment your spoon breaks its crisp top.  The whipped cream only adds to the sensuality of this dessert.  And…

Julia Child’s Supremes De Volaille Aux Champignons (Chicken Breasts with Mushroom Cream Sauce) Considering how many posts in ChewingTheFat mention Julia Child, it was quite a shock to discover how few are accompanied by a recipe. A friend just sent me news of an incredible…

A great addition to your Thanksgiving Table or any table for that matter… With its earthy mushrooms and sweet leeks, this quiche-like tart is a perfect side or perfect for lunch all by itself.  A weekly pilgrimage to Marilee’s Farmstand in Sagaponack, NY is always…

The goal of our summer kitchen is speed.  Welcome to Stir Fry 101. Sichuan cooking is immediately associated with hot and spicy flavors. Not so here. This dish has a sweet, sour, and salty taste. But it’s not nearly as hot. That makes it a…

Summer Cooking doesn’t get much easier than this. When I saw Sirloin at our supermarket for $2.99 a lb., I couldn’t let it pass by.  When we were on a limited budget, I gravitated towards this cut of beef for its down-to-earth price and great…

If you’re looking for a great plant-based dinner, you’ve come to the right place. This easy, meatless pasta dinner uses only 6 ingredients and takes 30 minutes to make. Every item is store-bought from the pasta itself to jarred marinara sauce. You can use any…

Cooking a complete Plant-based entrée has never been easier. Plant-based eating is a major goal for Andrew and me.  We’re dedicated to trying to find ways to make our meals healthier for both ourselves and the planet.  That doesn’t mean you won’t continue to find…

I confess. I am not the greatest fan of the Grill. The primal urge to grill every piece of meat I come across in the summer isn’t my idea of perfection.  To me, not everything tastes better when it’s emerged from a session with smoke…

A famous Vegetarian Chef shares a great recipe for Mushrooms as a main course. Yotam Ottolenghi’s posts on Chewing The Fat are some of its most popular recipes. The British-Israeli-Italian’s story has been told in great detail in some of them, the links to which…

“To eat well in England, you should eat breakfast three times a day”– Somerset Maugham William Somerset Maugham was an enormously popular playwright, novelist, and short-story writer with a 65-year long career.   Born in the British Embassy in Paris, he spent much of his life…