Posts by moulton
Three Melon Soup (Two Ways)
This soup, a real showstopper, is as much fun to look at as it is refreshing to eat. The key, though, is to start with the ripest and most fragrant fruits available. In the case of the cantaloupes and honeydews, the first move is to smell the stem end to…
Giverny in April
The Husband and I went on a trip to France this last April (a trip postponed 3 times due to covid!) and we got to visit Monet’s home/art studio, Giverny in Northern France. Here are the famous water lilies that he painted larger than life on continuous panels. And here…
“Current” has posted an article about the team behind “Sara’s Weeknight Meals”
But I also want to mention a very important member of the team who makes a lot of the behind the scenes magic happen and that is my good buddy (and excellent film maker in her own right), Adrienne Hammel. https://current.org/2023/06/friendships-forged-on-tv-cooking-sets-keep-saras-weeknight-meals-on-the-air/
Butter Steamed Broccoli with Soy Sauce
This is a quick and easy way to cook broccoli in a large skillet. Try this method with any of your favorite vegetables. Makes 4 servings Hands-on time: 10 minutes Total preparation time: 16 minutes 1 large head broccoli 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 tablespoon soy sauce Kosher salt and…
The view through the window of a miniature hunting lodge.
And where is that miniature hunting lodge? In the Musee de la Chasse et de la Nature, in the Marais section of Paris:https://www.chassenature.org/ The husband and I checked it out when were were visiting in April. Here is the bunk room: and the outside: cozy, don’t you think?
Milk Street Radio: Dining Disasters and Crazy Chefs
This week, we share stories from the world of fine dining. Maître d’ Michael Cecchi-Azzolina has encounters with mobsters, fainting celebrities and unruly guests at New York’s top restaurants and reveals the secrets to great service. Writer Geraldine DeRuiter sits down for the world’s strangest Michelin-starred meal: She eats rancid…
Fried Pizza? Oh Yes!!!!!
One of the places we visited when we were shooting Season 12 of Sara’s Weeknight Meals was Naples and what do you eat when you are in Naples? Pizza of course. It is the home of pizza. But, I had never tasted this fried version and I have to say…
Smoked Trout on Grilled Bread
This is a substantial hors d’oeuvre which can play the role of entrée if you combine it with a few other hors d’oeuvre or side dishes. And the best part is that it only takes 15 minutes to make. Make 4 servings, a scant 2 cups Hands-on time: 15 minutes…
Milk Street Radio: Tomato Sauce Cooked One Thousand Times
Literary scholar Rebecca May Johnson earned her PhD studying Homer’s Odyssey, but now she’s analyzing a new kind of text: Marcella Hazan’s tomato sauce recipe. Johnson reveals how studying a recipe isn’t all that different from studying Ancient Greek, and what you can learn from cooking the same recipe a…
Here is a Cool Hack I Learned
When I was aboard Vista, Oceania’s newest ship, taking one of their very excellent cooking classes, I learned this little trick: when you are making an individual cake in a ramekin, butter the ramekin well, line it with two long strips of parchment so they are sticking out and then,…