Winner Winner Chicken Dinner
Chicken legs oven-braised with lentils and radicchio---and the leftovers make a fantastic lentil salad for lunch!
Chicken legs oven-braised with lentils and radicchio---and the leftovers make a fantastic lentil salad for lunch!
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…
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.
Balsamic-roasted radicchio is the anchor for this dish: its tender-crispy texture and tangy-bitter flavor with hints of rosemary and garlic elevate a Parmesan-crusted fillet of rockfish on a bed of silky black-eyed pea puree.
In honor of the inaugural Kitchen Play Progressive Party, I cooked up the main course recipe of Manzo alla Panna, a beef roast studded with Parmesan cheese, serving it up with braised kohlrabi greens and…
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.
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…
A loving rendition of the classic Greek casserole, moussaka, served with a light cabbage-carrot salad called lahanosalata.
Hitting the farmer's market in the rain, and a stir-fry of ground pork, green beans, and peppery radishes.
A savory crostata of ricotta and Parmesan cheeses, sauteed beet greens and leeks, and a rustic, flaky crust.
A comforting dish of fluffy dumplings cooked alongside shredded chicken and vegetables in a luxurious gravy---at once satisfying and very economical.
A whole chicken braised with pears and rosemary until sweet and succulent, served between creamy mashed potatoes and tender balsamic-glazed pears---the perfect dish to welcome autumn with open arms.
Fricassurry? Curricassee? Whatever you want to call this curried chicken fricassee with tender apples and salt-roasted fingerling potatoes, it makes a delicious autumn meal. Amazing where some collard greens can take you!
Purple potatoes are a colorful take on starch; plus, rockfish fillets braised quickly in a rich sauce of tomato, silky leeks, and creamy hull peas.
My introduction to purple hull peas, braised with bacon and onions for a Southern-style side, and steeped into purple-tinged jelly.
Baja-style fish tacos with crispy rockfish and a side of fragrant black beans laced with onion, peppers, and blackberry compote (of all things!).
Tuna corks with shredded carrot salad, and a svelte apple tart for dessert---a French-style dinner perfect for the transition to fall.
A short discussion of farmer's market meat options and how it led to a meal of braised oxtail ragu, homemade gnocchi, and more importantly, some sublime roasted dragon beans.
All sorts of homemade fixings to pair up with hamburgers, from fries to coleslaw to onion rings, and even microwave potato chips!
A satisfying meal for a rainy summer evening, these Moroccan meatballs, called kofta, are paired with a vegetable-packed tabbouleh-style bulgur pilaf and a nutty yogurt sauce.