Roasted turkey thighs are an easy, elegant alternative to cooking a whole turkey for Thanksgiving. Recipe below.
A WHOLE TURKEY FOR THANKSGIVING IS DELICIOUSLY TRADITIONAL. It can also be daunting. Stuffing? No stuffing? Tenting the too-quickly-done breast while the legs take their own sweet time to cook. And then the carving. Serving only turkey thighs is a perfect solution. Continue reading “Thanksgiving made easy: Turkey Thighs with Creamy Mushroom Sauce”
Chäschüechli are small, Swiss-German savory tartlets—think mini-quiches—made with Swiss cheese and a mix of other fillings. Recipe below.
WE LOVE CHEESE. A LOT. So when Ammerländer asked if we would like to sample some of their cheeses, we said yes, please! Besides just sampling the cheeses on their own (did we mention we love cheese?), we baked some into these creamy, custardy, savory cheese tartlets. Continue reading “Chäschüechli: Savory Cheese Tartlets”
White Bean Soup with Chicken, Fennel and Mustard Green is comforting, healthy, lively and weeknight quick. Recipe below.
I LOVE WET FOOD. SAUCY PASTAS, GORGEOUS STEWS, BRAISES… If it’s very liquid, I’m already inclined to love it. I’m also puzzled by criticisms of wet food. Years ago, I remember reading a restaurant review that chided the chef for serving an entree that was swimming in a sauce, rather than lightly coated with it. I was at once hurt and indignant. You mean liking a lot of sauce is…. wrong? So as you can guess, I absolutely adore soups. Continue reading “White Bean Soup with Chicken, Fennel and Mustard Greens”
Fresh zucchini brings impressive health benefits to this decadently satisfying bread. Recipe below.
I’M NOT GOING TO GO INTO HOW WE HAPPENED TO COME INTO POSSESSION OF A GIGANTIC ZUCCHINI. A big, fat, smug zucchini the size of a healthy, lively newborn. (A healthy, lively newborn happened to be on hand for comparison.) I just want to say that, when you and your friends are planning your personal gardens next spring, you should collectively agree that only one of you—just one—should be the designated zucchini grower. That will still mean dozens of zucchinis in your culinary future, but at least you won’t end up with more zucchinis than all of you, along with everyone else in your neighborhood, could possibly consume. One delicious way to consume at least some of the zucchini overload is this Zucchini Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips. Continue reading “Hello, healthyish! Zucchini Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips”
Healthy oats and a mix of fresh fruits make a delicious breakfast treat or snack. Recipe below.
OAT FRUIT BARS ARE SWEET, SURPRISINGLY HEALTHY breakfast treats or snacks. Made with an oat crust and your favorite mix of fresh fruits, this easy recipe takes advantage of the beautiful fruits that are so readily available at this time of year. Continue reading “Yummy, healthy Oat Fruit Bars”
A mix of globetrotting Asian ingredients creates a delicious, weeknight-simple meal. Recipe below.
PAN-ASIAN IS KIND OF A CATCH-ALL COOKING TERM. Chefs sometimes use it to refer to an intentional mixing of cuisines and cultures to create something new. But many Asian ingredients are in fact pan-Asian, maybe originating in one country, but crossing borders to be used in kitchens throughout Asia. Pan-Asian Noodles with Ground Chicken falls in the latter camp, using ingredients from China, India, East Asia and Southeast Asia to create a dish that is not distinctly any one cuisine, but is distinctly delicious. Continue reading “Pan-Asian Noodles with Ground Chicken”
Mediterranean-inspired Roasted Eggplant with Butter Beans is a healthy, delicious vegetarian-friendly meal. Recipe below.
EGGPLANT (OR AUBERGINE, DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU CALL HOME) is one of those “actually, it’s a fruit” foods generally treated as a vegetable. If it’s treated at all. Other than as the venerable Eggplant Parmesan, it doesn’t see a lot of action in many home kitchens, and that’s a shame. It’s deliciously creamy, mild and meaty. And it’s chock full of health benefits. Our easy-to-make, easy-to-reheat Roasted Eggplant with Butter Beans ticks all those boxes. Continue reading “Roasted Eggplant with Butter Beans”
Glazed Strawberry Bread comes together easily to create an impressively delicious dessert. Recipe below.
DON’T YOU LOVE IT when a recipe is way easier to make than it tastes? This simple Glazed Strawberry Bread is exactly that. Continue reading “Simple, delicious Glazed Strawberry Bread”
Not really a ramen or pho hack, but a flavorful, satisfying, easy-to-make soup. Recipe below.
RECIPES ARE RIFE WITH HACKS AND CHEATS THESE DAYS, especially online and on social media. We recently succumbed to exploring “ramen cheats” because we love ramen. Was the soup we ended up making ramen? No. Was it a faux pho? Again, no. But what it was was a delicious, comforting, easy Asian Style Soup. Continue reading “Ramen? No. Pho? Not that either—comforting, easy Asian Style Soup”
Modestly sized Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls with a maple cinnamon cream cheese icing pack big flavor. Recipe below.
WHEN IT COMES TO BAKING, MY VERY FAVORITE BLOG IS SALLY’S BAKING, a great site for bakers at every skill level. Want to make mille-feuille, or baked Alaska, or a checkerboard cake? Sally’s got you. Want to make cornbread, or dinner rolls, or pizza dough? She’s got you. She’s also got you if you are completely inexperienced and baking-curious. She and her team explain everything with a friendly clarity and precision and her site, in operation since 2011, is chock full of excellent recipes. I never fail to learn a lot, and all her recipes taste just great. Case in point? These Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls. Continue reading “Small in size, big on taste—Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls”