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Looking for a show stopping drink for your holiday? Look right here.
The secret to Amanda Cohen’s (of @dirtcandy) Kentucky Lemonade is 1. Roast your lemons and 2. Bourbon. And how does it get that unusual color? Well you’ll just have to check out the recipe.
Check out my visit with Mashama Bailey of Savannah’s The Grey.
Here’s a throwback to Episode 608, Girl Power, where I got to cook with a new star in the food world, Mashama Bailey of Savannah’s The Grey, a hot new restaurant in that city’s former Greyhound Station. Learn more here. Watch the show here.
New Yorkers, it’s time to support your local small restaurants!
New Yorkers, you need to support your local small restaurants as they reopen. Here is Guacamole made to order, and a Mango Margarita with jalapeño (it was a rough job but someone had to drink it!), delivered, along with Fish Tacos for me and Duck Mole for The Husband, from one of…
Just wanted to share the inspiring video of my friend Janette Beckman’s recent photos of New York’s Black Lives Matter protests.
Here is the inspiring video of my friend Janette Beckman’s recent photos of New York’s Black Lives Matter protests. It is set to a song written and sung by José James entitled “When They See Us.”
On Sunday, June 7th, I returned to Beat Bobby Flay as a Judge!
On Sunday, June 7th, at 10 pm ET I was one of the Judges on Beat Bobby Flay along with Michael Psilakis and Jeremy Salamon. The Show, Episode 2 of Season 25, was called “Gives You Goosebumps,” and the star ingredient gives everyone goosebumps, including Chopped’s Scott Conant and comedic actress…
I have been challenging myself to new baking projects and just made Gougeres from Dorie Greenspan’s recipe.
I, like you, have been challenging myself to new baking projects and here is one which made me enormously happy – Gougeres – totally addictive French cheese puffs. And it gets better – I learned from Dorie Greenspan’s recipe, gougeres can be frozen in the raw state and then just popped…
Comfort from your Kitchen: Recipes for Pandemic Times
Earlier in the year I shared a collection of recipes that you might find helpful during these stressful times. You can find them here as comfort can often be found in the kitchen. There are comforting soups, pantry based recipes, a variety of entrees, breads and a few easy desserts.…
Check out my interview on Heritage Radio’s “Inside Julia’s Kitchen.”
I did an interview with the Julia Child Foundation for the show Inside Julia’s Kitchen on the Heritage Radio Network. We talked about what JC would have done during coronavirus times, among many other things. I hope you tune in! The episode aired Thursday, May 14th and the podcast version can be…
I have a chapter in a new book,”One Last Lunch.” It is the perfect read for right now.
Erica Heller asked 48 people to imagine a lunch with someone they had lost. The premise – If you could have one last lunch – maybe there was something you wanted to ask or say. I chose Julia. But there are many fascinating stories in there from across the board.…
Check out “Dishing with Julia.”
Julia Child was one of the funniest people I ever spent time with, and now, when you really need some fun in your life, PBS has produced a new series starring the grand lady, called “Dishing with Julia.” They invited chefs around the country to view episodes of “The French Chef”…
Breakfast of Champions, or Dagwood Omelet? The Husband took items from last night’s meal and turned them into this!
Breakfast of Champions, or Dagwood Omelet? The Husband took items from last night’s meal and turned them into this – the omelet is stuffed with leftover chicken and snow peas, augmented with sharp cheddar, sprinkled with sesame seeds (quite random) and served with leftover roasted potatoes and a popover (it reheated…
Det Burgers
Here I am with some buddies outside the Del Rio, the bar where we worked in the mid seventies. Right now, it reminds me of a very peaceful uncomplicated time in my life. The Del Rio was famous for (among many things) – the Det Burger, the perfect recipe for these…
Happy Easter!!
These are eggs we (me and the kids, and assorted friends), decorated many years ago. Every year I pull them out and they make me happy (especially this year!) Happy Easter!!
If you want to learn how to paint like this, go to myblueprint.com.
If you want to learn how to paint like this (I did this watercolor pear), you should check out mybluprint.com. I took online classes with Kateri Ewing and she’s a fantastic teacher. But they offer all kinds of crafts – sewing, crocheting, quilting, pattern making, coronavirus mask making… and are offering…
If you want an entertaining distraction from these crazy times, here’s Julia Child doing her first ever cooking episode.
In December I went to Washington to contribute to a PBS series about Julia Child. If you want an entertaining distraction from these crazy times, please watch this video. It is about Julia doing her first ever cooking episode – Boeuf Bourguignon – with commentary by me and Carla Hall…
If you want a box of gorgeous tasty produce delivered to your door, you must check out this new opportunity.
The Chefs Garden, a huge farm in Huron, Ohio, has been supplying chefs around the country with delicious produce for many years. Now that most restaurants are closed and produce is sitting in the field, Lee Jones, the founder of chef’s garden (a friend, and a guest many years ago…
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,…
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.
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…