This recipe appeared over at Dean & Deluca but I want to share the vinaigrette recipe with you because I love how it turned out: tangy, sweet and garlic-y. You can certainly make the salad I created for Dean & Deluca or better yet, serve the dressing simply over your favorite greens with dinner tonight. [...]
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Cod stew with tomatoes + saffron
Although this stew contains cod, it’s actually hearty with the addition of potatoes and chickpeas. I spiced it up with some cayenne pepper. I actually added more than the recipe requires, and you can do the same if you like it hot + spicy. One thing I love about stews is that you can add [...]
Burrata cheese with fresh figs, red onions, black olives, mint, basil and parsley salad
Burrata, fresh figs, a variety fresh herbs…there’s hardly a better warm weather salad. I enjoyed this a few weeks ago at Wall & Water, located in the Andaz Hotel on Wall Street. (You can read about the restaurant in my Q&A with Chef Maximo in Hauteliving.com) I also tasted the grilled stone fruit salad, the [...]
White asparagus soup from ’21′ Club
White asparagus stalks are sprouting up at the Greenmarkets around the city. What do do with them? Why not turn them into this elegant soup that’s served at NYC’s most iconic restaurant: ’21′ Club. You can easily make a meal out of the soup, with bread, salad and wine. But at ’21′ Club you can [...]
Hamachi green papaya salad with Thai bird chile vinaigrette
This is one of those dishes to make after the kids go to bed, as it serves two, plus raw hamachi isn’t exactly something your children will like. (Double or triple the recipe for your next dinner party.) Chef Jasper Schneider serves this at Hudson Hall, that modern, collegiate-like dining hall in Hell’s Kitchen. Find [...]
Dinner Ideas from A Bird in the Oven and Then Some
Chicken is a go-to dinner choice for many home cooks. But if you’re burnt out from the same recipes you keep making, turn to A Bird in the Oven and Then Some: 20 Ways to Roast the Perfect Chicken Plus 80 Delectable Recipes Author Mindy Fox has created 20 chicken recipes plus side dishes + [...]
Slice open a pomegranate…
When you slice open a pomegranate, you’ll find the most gorgeous red seeds. Eat them on their own or do what I did, and toss them in a salad and make a vinaigrette out of them. Impress your dinner guests or make this salad for an easy everyday meal. Get the recipe for Pomegranate Vinaigrette [...]
Caesar salad recipe
Once you see how easy it is to make your own Caesar dressing, you’ll be spoiled and won’t enjoy the ubiquitous, bland restaurant versions. I make my own zesty croutons, too (made with cayenne), so they’re nice and warm when I serve this. This is such a hearty salad that I only make it once [...]
Fennel, red onion, orange salad
This is one of my favorite warm weather salads. Thinly shaved fennel paired with red onion, and balanced with orange segments…it’s crunchy, sweet and savory at the same time. You can certainly slice the fennel and onion thinly with a very sharp knife, but here is a better idea: using a mandolin. you’ll get those [...]
Chicken galangal coconut soup
Have you ever cooked with galangal? I’d love to hear what you’ve made. I added a few slices of it to this Thai-inspired soup. The galangal, combined with some of the key ingredients—lime, coconut, lemongrass—gave the soup a tangy, fragrant flavor. Check out my chicken galangal coconut soup recipe in Dean & Deluca.
