The Cat’s Away
A week's worth of dinners cooked in my mom's absence, mostly with a Mexican influence; and a recipe for watermelon salsa.
A week's worth of dinners cooked in my mom's absence, mostly with a Mexican influence; and a recipe for watermelon salsa.
Greek meatballs with beef and bulgur, simmered in tomato sauce and served with baba ghanoush in freshly made pita---the perfect post-grape harvesting dinner!
My first order from Rancho Gordo and a classic recipe for hummus.
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.
Chile colorado stuffed in homemade flour tortillas is a perfect way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. This beef is meltingly tender and richly flavored, but not spicy.
This method transforms all your leftover fish (even fish and chips!) into crisp-outside, tender-inside fishcakes.
My son's first birthday party, celebrated with homemade breadsticks and hummus, stuffed peppers, and a fabulously messy devil's food white-out cake.
These crisp fritters transform eggplant into a vehicle for dipping in spicy muhammara; Moroccan chicken skewers round out the meal.
The September 2008 Daring Bakers challenge featured crunchy lavash crackers, decorated with Middle Eastern spices and sesame seeds. I served mine at a going-away party with muhammara, a roasted-red pepper dip thickened with walnuts and…
An overview of some of the food I prepared for a friend's going-away party: Spreads with fresh bread, roasted chickpeas, fried zucchini roll-ups, and watermelonade.
These grilled shrimp skewers, served over spinach salad with feta and tzatziki dip, were bursting with flavor but in need of some tweaks in presentation.
My introduction to the fresh fava bean, an earthy legume with a double jacket and a perfect addition to your early summer table.
I was planning on making soup for dinner last night, but when I walked in the door, red pepper-bean dip with carrot sticks was what sounded good. So I cracked open a can of cannellini…