Christmas 2014
My parents came to spend the day with us on Christmas Eve and take me grocery shopping for the holiday meals. I was pretty exhausted from a night of very little sleep between the boys’…
Tag Archives: potato
Knuckle Sandwich
Fresh pork hocks are braised and then broiled over tart cabbage, and served with fluffy German potato dumplings.
A Day on My Plate, 4-9-14
A summary of my meals on April 9, 2014: Mediterranean eggs and polenta, salade Nicoise, and roast beef with grain-free Yorkshire puddings.
Thanksgiving Recap 2011
A recounting of our 2011 Thanksgiving dinner, and a few of the best recipes from it.
Digging for Gold
A (pretty nearly) final gardening update for the 2011 growing season: carrots, beets, and potatoes!
Tomato Bisque
Roasted tomato bisque with potato latke melts and pickled peppers, a warming autumn meal.
Walk the Plank
Cedar-planked salmon with a flavorful glaze of mustard, maple syrup, rosemary, and lemon zest is a great send-off for the summer salmon season.
Smoky Barbecue & Potato-Beet Gratin
Succulent smoky chicken with peach barbecue sauce on the grill still can't hold a candle to my potato-beet gratin, believe it or not!
Butternut-Potato Blinis
Adorable little potato pancakes not only use up leftovers, but sneak healthy butternut squash into your persnickety eater's diet! An incredibly versatile recipe.
Butternut-Oatmeal Bread
An excellent soft, mild sandwich bread fortified with butternut squash, molasses, and oatmeal.
Erin Go Bragh
My first experiment with pickling meat---corned beef brisket, to be exact! This recipe is nitrate-free.
Brava
Almond-crusted halibut and patatas bravas over a quick romesco sauce---the whole meal was good, but the potatoes were revelatory.
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!
The Potato Eaters
Homemade pizza topped with sauted mushrooms and onion, bacon, and thinly sliced red potato.
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner
Chicken legs oven-braised with lentils and radicchio---and the leftovers make a fantastic lentil salad for lunch!
Playing in the Kitchen
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…
Doubting Moussaka
A loving rendition of the classic Greek casserole, moussaka, served with a light cabbage-carrot salad called lahanosalata.
An Early Ode to Fall
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.
A Fusion Fricassee
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!