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Category: Winter Recipes

CHASHUSHULI, A GLORIOUS GEORGIAN BEEF STEW

CHASHUSHULI, A GLORIOUS GEORGIAN BEEF STEW

YOU’LL NEVER FORGET IT ONCE YOU TASTE CHASHUSHULI, A GEORGIAN BEEF STEW. Chashushuli is an extraordinary beef and tomato stew.  There’s a hearty richness from both chuck roast and short ribs. But it’s the broth that separates this recipe from any other beef stew we’ve…

JAMIE OLIVER’S STEAK AND GUINNESS PIE

JAMIE OLIVER’S STEAK AND GUINNESS PIE

A Manly Meal: Jamie Oliver’s Steak and Guinness Pie. In addition to the advertised Steak and Guinness, the filling includes lots of onions, carrots, and celery. But the unmentioned ingredients at the heart of this creation are a rich mélange of meat and mushrooms and…

Ina Garten’s Baked Raclette

Ina Garten’s Baked Raclette

Ina’s Recipe for this decadent potato, sausage and melted cheese dish is a must-make. Over the holidays, I was intrigued to see Raclette, the superb melting cheese from Switzerland, at Trader Joe’s. I thought about making Fondue but lost custody of my Fondue pot in…

Tuscan Bean Soup

Tuscan Bean Soup

This bowl of cold-weather comfort revealed quite a secret. This hearty Tuscan bean soup is a perfect combination of smooth, silky soup topped with crispy, crunchy croutons.  It also fulfills our promise to put more plant-based meals together this year. And we’re not alone.  Americans…

DRUNKEN PORK STEW FROM FINE COOKING

DRUNKEN PORK STEW FROM FINE COOKING

What’s in a name?  Plenty! Drunken Pork Stew Proves it. I have to admit, it was its picture in Fine Cooking–and not its name– that made me want to cook this extraordinarily easy-to-make stew.  Tony Rosenfeld, who wrote “Savory Pork Stews”, says it’s “a quick…

Ina Garten’s Winter Minestrone

Ina Garten’s Winter Minestrone

Soup-making brings memories of home. I love to make soup.  It brings to mind one of my favorite memories of my mother.  Not that she ever made soup.  Her sister, however, was an inveterate soup maker.  She started from scratch and made her own stocks.…

Ropa Vieja, Cuba’s National Dish

Ropa Vieja, Cuba’s National Dish

A great stew is served up with a wonderful story about its origins. This is one of my favorite kinds of recipes.  There’s a story attached to it that’s as interesting as the stew itself.  Cuba’s national dish translates to “Old Clothes”– about as unappetizing…

Tortellini Soup with Spinach, Onions, Carrots and Fennel and how it ended up on our table.

Tortellini Soup with Spinach, Onions, Carrots and Fennel and how it ended up on our table.

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…

Sam Sifton’s Great South Bay Duck Ragù inspired by Chef Dave Pasternack

Sam Sifton’s Great South Bay Duck Ragù inspired by Chef Dave Pasternack

Sam Sifton is the Food Editor at The New York Times.  If you aren’t a subscriber, you’d be astonished at his weekly output.  Sometimes it feels as if his emails come hourly. Daily he extolls the virtue of various recipes that have appeared in the…