Tibetan Ratatouille
adapted from Beyond the Great Wall, Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid 4 Asian eggplants 2 medium tomatoes 4 green onions 2 T toasted sesame oil 1 T minced garlic 1 T grated ginger 2 t salt 1/2-1 c homemade chicken Read on!
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Honey Brined Grilled Chicken with Romesco & A Rustic Apple Cake
Food just tastes better outdoors. Breathing fresh air, drunk on sunshine and a slight breeze . . . I love a picnic. An al fresco repast can be as simple as cheese, bread & charcuterie, but if I can find Read on!
Warm Chicken Salad with Peppers, Pears & Toasted Pinenuts
Summer might call to mind lazy afternoons by the swimming hole, the creaky slam of a screen door, and the distant sound of children running through sprinklers, but for those of us involved in the business of food, there’s a Read on!
Real Pimiento Cheese with Roasted Peppers and Toasted Pecans
In the days when I cooked for a living, people often asked, “Where did you go to cooking school?” They were always disappointed to hear that instead of attending the Culinary Institute of America side-by-side with Anthony Bourdain and Mario Read on!
Melon & Cucumber Salad with Crispy Shallots, Peanuts and Thai Vinaigrette
Late-summer crops are always full of memories. Perhaps because I spent so much of my childhood summers in Louisiana with my grandparents, or perhaps just because summer cooking took over my grandmother’s life and filled her house with the steamy Read on!
Okra Fritters with Shrimp & Peach Salsa
Farming runs in Katie Kraemer and David Pitre’s blood. Katie’s father was a citrus farmer in California, and she says now, “I used to be so proud to write ‘farmer’ for my parents’ occupation when I had to fill out Read on!
Cherry Tomato Caprese Salad
1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved 1 bunch basil 8 oz. fresh mozzarella, cut into cubes olive oil salt & pepper Combine tomatoes, mozzarella & basil. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with a little red Read on!
Panzanella
I was going to make panzanella, and I wanted plump, voluptuous, vine-ripe tomatoes, warm from the sun, with winey juices and the sweet-tart flavors that only good soil, careful tending and hours of sunlight can create. Unfortunately, in the summer Read on!
Summer Fruit Pavlova
I have a lot of cookbooks. Some people might consider that an understatement, especially my husband, who has hauled them from house to house a ridiculous number of times, but I feel like I can never have enough. I sleep Read on!