Dueling Skillets
Chicken breasts with a creamy almond sauce and an accompanying hash of potatoes, morel mushrooms, and fresh fava beans.
Monthly Archives: July 2010
Thai Stuffed Zucchinis
A twist on the standard stuffed zucchini, this dish takes flavor inspiration from a Thai stir-fry of pork and basil, topped off with a fried egg.
Brazilian Chicken and Rice
A one-pot meal of dark-meat chicken braised on a creamy bed of coconut milk, tomato, rice and black-eyed peas.
Bombe Squad
The July 2010 Daring Bakers challenge was a Swiss roll-lined ice cream bombe. I chose to go with an almond and summer fruit theme, making almond cake, boysenberry jam and caramel, and apricot and honey-almond…
Almond Addiction
Addictively sweet and spicy gingered almonds add crunch to silky-smooth honey-almond ice cream, and make a fantastic topping for salads to boot.
Roasted Apricot Frozen Yogurt
Bright, creamy apricot frozen yogurt is just the thing for a hot summer evening.
Not Your Standard Rice Cakes
This recipe makes use of leftover risotto to fry up crispy-creamy risotto cakes, bursting with oozing mozzarella cheese and accompanied with a flavorful yogurt-based dip.
Paydirt
Tucking golden beets into a creamy porcini mushroom risotto with sage-buttered salmon was an excellent way to acclimate my palate to their earthy flavor.
Peas and Carrots
Your standard peas and carrots are transformed into basil-scented pillowy pea gnocchi garnished with crispy shoestring carrots.
Creamy Beany Goodness
Butter-baked wild salmon pairs up with buttery lima bean puree and glazed carrots.
Baghali Polo
A Persian crispy rice dish with creamy lima beans, aromatic dill, and meltingly tender chicken.
Bread Alone
The quintessential sourdough loaf (which I am hoping will come to taste more sour as my starter matures!).
Now That’s a Mouthful
Loukoumathes are tasty little Greek doughnuts drenched in honey and cinnamon, and much easier to make than one might think.
Great Gallopin’ Grapevines, Batman!
Dolmades two ways: an impromptu riff with collard greens and leftover bulgar pilaf, and a more traditional version with fresh grape leaves and a vegetarian filling.
English Muffins for Oscar
Homemade English muffins that are every bit as good as store-bought, if not better!
Clucks and Tostones
A meal inspired by Puerto Rico: simply stewed chicken, yellow rice and beans, and the pièce de résistance, crisp salty tostones (fried plantains).
Three Uses for Yogurt
Several uses for that homemade yogurt, including creamy polenta, tender Greek-style chicken skewers, and cherry-berry fro-yo.
Midsummer Feast
A simple roast of beef with sides of summery vegetables and pesto-infused mashers, remixed into roast beef sandwiches on soft, homemade potato rolls.
