Defying Description
These little pork meatballs, served in pitas with an aromatic yogurt sauce, keep defying my descriptions, but their vaguely Middle Eastern/Mediterranean flavors had me salivating nonetheless.
Category Archives: World Cuisines
B’stilla My Heart
An unusual and impressive dish, I have been working up the courage to make a Moroccan chicken b'stilla for years now. The process was not as intimidating as I would have guessed, and it is…
Brava
Almond-crusted halibut and patatas bravas over a quick romesco sauce---the whole meal was good, but the potatoes were revelatory.
Rotolo
An incredibly labor-intensive dish, fresh pasta (my own egg-free version with garbanzo beans!) is filled jelly-roll style with ricotta, kale and ham, boiled like a sausage, and then sliced and baked with a rich tomato…
Monsieur Monte
Call it what you will, this sandwich is exploding with flavor from Gruyere, prosciutto, herbes de Provence, Dijon mustard and Parmesan.
How the Grinch Stollen Christmas
The December 2010 Daring Bakers challenge was stollen, a traditional German Christmas bread. Mine contained dried cherries, pistachios, and candied ginger, and was shaped into two different varieties of wreaths.
Enter the Samosa
Our first try making samosas was a rousing success---beef, potato and peas in a crispy shell, served with homemade apple chutney.
Pierogish
One of my favorite dumplings of all time, the humble pierogi. Make enough to freeze some for unexpected cravings!
Lamb Dumplings with Yogurt Sauce
An unusual recipe for lamb dumplings in a scorched yogurt sauce, more tasty than it sounds.
Bourani
A Greek side dish to go with all those gyros: bourani, a baked rice dish fragrant with tomato and cinnamon.
My Hero, the Gyro
One of my more successful at-home versions of a restaurant dish: lamb gyros with tzatziki in pillowy rounds of pita.
Do Not Adjust Your Screen
Moroccan stewed chicken with peas, almonds, and butternut squash, served over purple cauliflower couscous---a rainbow of a meal for a dreary autumn day.
Flor de Calabaza
Mexican roasted chicken is a foil for some sides that use up end-of-season vegetables: green tomato rice and quesadillas full of squash blossoms, made using homemade corn tortillas.
Spice-Rubbed Chops and Scarlet Runner Stew
Crusted with North African spices, these pork chops nestle down between mashed potatoes and a warmly fragrant stew of tomato and scarlet runner beans.
Changing Allegiances? (Part 1)
A review of SpicesInc products and service---I think I have a new primary spice vendor!
Outlandish
Our neighbor Marcia was kind enough to gift me with some Asian pears from her tree. These unusual autumn fruits taste like pears but maintain a crunch more like an apple, and while they ripened…
I ♥ Chanterelles
In honor of LiveSTRONG Day 2010, I prepared a yellow menu full of hearts: luscious golden chanterelle soup and spiraled pesto rolls using daikon greens and flaxseed.
Romeo and Veronique
Almond-crusted salmon with two options for saucing: a veronique sauce with green grapes and cream, or a Moroccan tomato coulis scented with cinnamon and honey.
Pomegranate Salmon and Turkish Pilaf
A Pacific Northwest meal inspired by the flavors of Greece and Turkey: Salmon marinated in pomegranate molasses, honey and garlic, served over a bulgur pilaf studded with purple hull peas, radish greens and golden cherry…