1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter at room temperature, or 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil, plus 1 pat butter or teaspoon olive oil for greasing 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder 1 teaspoon baking soda Read on!
Meatballs: 1 pound ground pork 1 lemongrass stalk, bottom 5 inches only, smashed with rolling pin, then minced 1/4 cup chopped shallots 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro 2 tablespoons fish sauce (such as nam pla or nuoc nam) 2 garlic Read on!
For the filling: 5-6 peaches, cur into wedges (I do not peel them) 1/3 c. sugar juice of 1/2 lemon pinch each of cinnamon and nutmeg For the crumble: 1 c. plus 2 Tbs flour 1/4 c. sugar 1/3 c. Read on!
3 slices bacon, roughly chopped (or substitute 3 Tbsp. olive oil or butter) 1 medium white or yellow onion, chopped 1 large celery rib, chopped 1 large carrot, chopped Salt 1 lb. white fish fillets, roughly chopped 2 plum tomatoes, Read on!
Thoughts on cooking real food from one of my favorite writers, Nigel Slater: I passionately believe that anyone can make themselves something good to eat. Cooking is a whole lot easier than many people think. Good cooking–real cooking–is within the Read on!
1 cup purple jasmine rice (substitute regular jasmine rice if desired) 1 1/4 cups water 1 1/2 teaspoons coriander seeds, toasted 1 pound cucumbers quartered lengthwise and sliced crosswise 1/4 inch thick 1 bunch scallions, thinly sliced 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive Read on!
Roasted Corn Guacamole Kernels from 3 ears fresh corn 1 tablespoon olive oil Salt and black pepper 1 tablespoon finely chopped red onion 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, finely chopped 1 lime, finely grated zest and juice 1 jalapeño, stemmed and Read on!
12 slices ciabatta bread 1 ripe peach 1 tablespoon fresh ricotta (preferably sheep’s milk) Freshly ground black pepper 4 thin slices of prosciutto Honey Grill bread slices. Halve, pit, and thinly slice peach. Spoon about 1 tablespoon ricotta onto each Read on!
You can use zucchini, yellow summer squash, pattypan, or just about any other tender summer squash you can get your hands on in this recipe. 1 lb. new potatoes 3 tbs. butter, plus more for greasing 2/3 c. parmesan cheese, Read on!