Posts by joanne
Here is my column from the Spring 2020 edition of the U of M alumni magazine.
Hope you’ll take a look at my new column in the Spring 2020 edition of the University of Michigan alumni magazine. In it I happily share a list of small, go-to gadgets—complete with recommendations on where to find them online. Get ready to have them change your culinary life. You…
Here is the show I did with Floyd Cardoz in 2011.
Here is the show I did with Floyd Cardoz in 2011. He was one of our favorite guests, a great chef and lovely human being. We will miss him. (Pictured here -next to Floyd, my producer partner, Natalie Gustafson, and next to her Adrienne Hammel, the assistant producer). You can see it…
RIP Floyd Cardoz, 1960-2020: A great chef and lovely human being. We will miss him.
RIP Floyd Cardoz, 1960-2020: A great chef and lovely human being. We will miss him! Cardoz, the creative force behind NYC restaurants Tabla and Bombay Bread Bar, died in New York this week from complications related to COVID-19.
Check out this Philadelphia Inquirer article about keeping your kitchen organized during the coronavirus shutdown.
Hope you will take a look at “Plan meals and keep your kitchen organized throughout the coronavirus shutdown” by Bonnie S. Benwick in The Philadelphia Inquirer. It includes lots of useful information as well as a link to some very easy recipes on my site. You can find it here.
Too much time on your hands? Make slow-rise Rosemary Walnut Whole Wheat Bread!
What to do when you have too much time on your hands? Make slow-rise Rosemary Walnut Whole Wheat Bread – of course. Trouble is the instant yeast in the freezer is 3 years old, my whole wheat flour expired in 2016 and I don’t have any bread flour in house. Sooo,…
Tuscan Spinach and Ricotta Dumplings
Start to finish: 1 1/4 hours Servings: 4 1 ½ tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 8 ounces baby spinach 1 cup whole milk ricotta 1 large egg, beaten lightly ½ ounce grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, plus extra to garnish the finished dish 1 ½ teaspoons grated lemon zest ¼ teaspoon kosher salt ¼…
When life gives you zested dried out lemons . . . read more here.
When life gives you zested dried out lemons . . . juice them and make frozen lemon cubes to add to all those soups and stews you might be making while you are stuck at home.
Decided to go back to my online art class. Here is my latest.
Decided to go back to my online art class since I have all this time (indoors) on my hands right now. Here is my latest.
Although their Annual Founders Benefit Dinner was cancelled, the Jacques Pépin Foundation continues their critical work for the food service industry. Learn how you can help here.
This happy photo of me, Jacques, and Rick Moonen was taken last June, in Newport, RI where the Jacques Pépin Foundation co-hosted a dinner in collaboration with the community kitchen at the RI Food Bank. Although the Third Annual Founders Benefit Dinner for the JPF, which was to be held at The Yale…
You must check out this new movie called “A Fine Line,” about women chefs.
You must check out this new movie called “A Fine Line.” Opening with the quote, “It is easier for a woman to become a CEO than a Head Chef,” it shows women chefs who have succeeded in the male dominated industry and tells their stories. Find the trailer here. The movie…