Celebrating Julia Child With Succulent Ossobucco
Julia Child and I became good friends late in her life, when I moved to Boston and met her in person for the first time. Of course, I had known about her for a very long time — she was the first...
View ArticleFestive Pot Pies Celebrate Thanksgiving Leftovers
The only part of Thanksgiving better than the dinner itself is the next day, when we feast on leftovers. Sandwiches made with sliced turkey and cranberry sauce. Turkey soup. Turkey salad. When I was in...
View ArticleGreek Classics For A Special Dinner At Home
Greek food is one that is festive, healthy, simple and delicious, and Greek restaurants are always fun to go to. Greek food is easy to cook at home too, as long as you have the basic staples — none of...
View ArticleSweet, Crispy Pork Ribs; Cooked Low And Slow
The summertime debate is on. What is the easiest way to cook pork ribs? Boil, roast or grill? High heat, low heat, wet sauce or dry rub? I’ve tried them all. Now the question is settled, at least for...
View ArticleGive Christmas A Sicilian Spin With Hearty Tummàla
Families all seem to have their own Christmas classics — roast turkey, baked ham, crown roast or pork, or prime rib. Many Italian-Americans will have lasagna or a feast of seven fishes. One spectacular...
View ArticleCalifornia Wine Country Chef Prepares A Fall Feast
Paso Robles, California, is gaining as much recognition of late for its cuisine as for the region’s celebrated wines, with chefs drawn to the bounty of the state’s Central Coast. Downtown Paso Robles,...
View ArticleThe Trick To One-Pot Halloween Dinners
Outside of the candy that the kids collect, Halloween may be the only American holiday that is not associated with a particular feast or recipe. In fact, I didn’t know until recently that Halloween...
View Article4 Red-Hot Grilling Surprises For July Fourth
July Fourth begs for a magnificent grill party. It’s summer, it’s a great celebration of the nation’s birth and everyone is outdoors and in party mode. Why hold back on July Fourth? Why not grill...
View ArticleGuinness For Irish Stew — In The Pot And On The Table
Not so long ago, most Americans’ idea of how to enjoy beef was to dig into a slab of steak as big as the plate it was served on. Thankfully, culinary fashions have changed. Today, the so-called lesser...
View ArticlePeanuts Add West African Flair To Dinner
Africa. What a complicated and enormous continent it is, comprising more than 50 countries, all different, all with their own culinary specialties. In this, the first in a series of articles about the...
View ArticleNordic Chef’s Fresh Take On Lamb Fillet
Nordic chef Poul Andrias Ziska offers a fresh way from the Faroe Islands to prepare spring lamb. The tangy carrots give the lamb a nice lift. Ziska, of KOKS restaurant, in the Foroyar Hotel, above...
View ArticleMeatballs! What Goes Around Comes Around
Yes, meatballs are here again, those eternally returning spheres of gastronomic delight. Not high on anyone’s culinary sophistication list, meatballs have an earthy attraction that seems to come and go...
View Article5 Fall Recipes Celebrate Best Of Italy’s Piedmont
Di Carroll always knew she wanted to live in Italy. Brought up in Cheshire, North West England, she felt an overwhelming affinity toward all things Italian from an early age, studied Italian at...
View ArticleBeef Tzimmes Makes Rosh Hashana Even More Special
I look forward to Rosh Hashana every year. It should be because it is the beginning of another new year, shimmering with possibilities. Or because each year I give myself permission to buy a new,...
View ArticleAfter 200 Years, Has English Mustard Lost Its Bite?
I treasure a blue ceramic pot, the size of a pigeon’s egg, inscribed Colman’s. It has survived decades of kitchen clear-outs and is still used to mix and serve freshly mixed Original English Mustard....
View ArticleThe Heavenly Variations That Mission Figs Make
Fig season is here! Farmers markets and grocery stores have baskets of plump, juicy figs, drops of sweet sugary nectar often found oozing from them. Living in California has many advantages, including...
View ArticleTake A 4-Course Meal Outdoors With A Grill Party
Grilling takes effort. Lots of coal goes into building the fire; you wait for the coals to get hot; and the food cooks in about 15 minutes, if you’re having steaks, burgers, vegetables or hot dogs. And...
View ArticleGrilled Braciole For An Italian-American Fourth
You just can’t escape a barbecue grill on the Fourth of July. The holiday demands outdoor cooking followed by fireworks. And the curious thing about Americans’ Independence Day food traditions is that...
View ArticleHow To Find The Flavor Du Jour In The Hills Of Provence
High in the hills of Provence, France, in early summer, far from the crowds of the Cote d’Azur, when the lavender fields are in bloom and the mountains are fragrant with rosemary and thyme, the markets...
View ArticlePomegranate Brings Mythic Touch To Spring Dishes
With Persephone’s return, comes the spring. But there’s a catch. Starving and unimpressed with Hades’ attempts to woo her, Persephone ate six pomegranate seeds while in the underworld. Those six seeds...
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