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’…
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’…
Fresh pork hocks are braised and then broiled over tart cabbage, and served with fluffy German potato dumplings.
A summary of my meals on April 9, 2014: Mediterranean eggs and polenta, salade Nicoise, and roast beef with grain-free Yorkshire puddings.
A recounting of our 2011 Thanksgiving dinner, and a few of the best recipes from it.
A (pretty nearly) final gardening update for the 2011 growing season: carrots, beets, and potatoes!
Roasted tomato bisque with potato latke melts and pickled peppers, a warming autumn meal.
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.
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!
Adorable little potato pancakes not only use up leftovers, but sneak healthy butternut squash into your persnickety eater's diet! An incredibly versatile recipe.
An excellent soft, mild sandwich bread fortified with butternut squash, molasses, and oatmeal.
My first experiment with pickling meat---corned beef brisket, to be exact! This recipe is nitrate-free.
Almond-crusted halibut and patatas bravas over a quick romesco sauce---the whole meal was good, but the potatoes were revelatory.
Our first try making samosas was a rousing success---beef, potato and peas in a crispy shell, served with homemade apple chutney.
One of my favorite dumplings of all time, the humble pierogi. Make enough to freeze some for unexpected cravings!
Homemade pizza topped with sauted mushrooms and onion, bacon, and thinly sliced red potato.
Chicken legs oven-braised with lentils and radicchio---and the leftovers make a fantastic lentil salad for lunch!
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…
A loving rendition of the classic Greek casserole, moussaka, served with a light cabbage-carrot salad called lahanosalata.
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!