Recipes
Chicken Tagine with Three Sauces
Here is one of the recipes featured on Episode 1402 of “Sara’s Weeknight Meals,” courtesy of Chef Kathryn Kelly: Serves 6 1 teaspoon each turmeric, allspice, ground white pepper, cinnamon, ground ginger, 2 large chicken breasts, bone in, skin on and halved crosswise 6 chicken thighs, bone in, skin on…
Salt Crusted Sea Bream
Serves 4 – 6 2 pounds whole Sea Bream, cleaned but not scaled 1 cup parsley leaves 1 cup coarsely chopped dill 1 cup coarsely chopped scallions 2 pounds kosher salt 1 pound rock salt 2 pounds table salt 8 large egg whites, stiffly beaten Ground black pepper to…
Chicken Tagine with Dried Apricots and Three Sauces
Serves 6 1 teaspoon each turmeric, allspice, ground white pepper, cinnamon, ground ginger, 2 large chicken breasts, bone in, skin on and halved crosswise 6 chicken thighs, bone in, skin on ¼ cup butter 2 cups sliced onions 2 bay leaves ½ cup fresh orange juice 1 cup cooked chickpeas…
Turkish Steamed Sea Bass
Serves 4 -6 2 large tomatoes, diced 1 large russet potato, peeled and boiled until a knife barely goes through, and cut crosswise into 1/3-inch slices 1 large onion, sliced 5 small green peppers, sliced ½ bunch parsley, chopped 4 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced 1 teaspoon chili flakes 1…
Arugula and Mint Salad
Serves 4 – 6 3 cups arugula 2 cups mint leaves ½ cup sliced red onion 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon sumac 1 teaspoon chili flakes In a salad bowl combine the arugula, mint and onion. In a small jar combine the lemon…
Spiced Lamb and Hummus Pita Pizzas with Herb Salad
Start to finish: 35 minutes Hands-on time: 20 minutes Servings: 4 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for brushing the pitas 8 ounces ground lamb, beef, pork or turkey Kosher salt 1/2 cup finely chopped onion 1 cup chopped plum tomatoes, with the juice and seeds 1 tablespoon minced…
White Bean and Red Onion Salad
Servings: 6-8 portions (as a side dish) 1 cup dry white beans 2 small red onions, sliced thin Zest and juice of ½-1 lemon or to taste 1 bunch parsley, finely chopped (about 1 cup) About ¼ cup extra- virgin olive oil or to taste Salt Pepper In a large…
Zucchini Pie
¼ cup olive oil plus extra for brushing the filo 2 cups sliced scallions 3 large eggs beaten 12 ounces feta, crumbled ½ cup ricotta cheese 5 medium zucchini, grated on the course side of a grater and drained for 1 ½ hours (or grated, lightly salted and drained in…
Toasted Pumpkin Seeds – Plain or Spicy
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, right? In the same vein, I propose that when fall gives us pumpkins, we should make toasted pumpkin seeds. We have to scoop them out anyway when we cook the squash itself, so why not turn them into something delicious instead of tossing…
My Kind of Dessert: Peach and Blueberry Crostata
We made this with local peaches and blueberries while we were on vacation at the family farm a few weeks ago. It is a recipe from “Cucina Simpatica,” the Al Forno Restaurant cookbook and couldn’t be simpler – you make 9-10 ounces of pie dough, let it rest for an…
Warm Steak and Potato Chip Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing
Start to finish: 1 hour 40 minutes (40 hands on) Servings: 6 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil plus extra for brushing on the potato slices 1 large russet potato (about 12 ounces), scrubbed but not peeled Kosher salt 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon Worcestershire…
Green Chile Cheese Portobello Burger
Some of the greatest chiles you’ll ever eat hail from New Mexico’s Hatch Valley, which is why – naturally enough – tiny Hatch, New Mexico is known as “The Chile Capital of the World.” This being the season for Hatch chiles, I thought it might be fun to showcase them…
Crispy Tomato Salad
Even though fresh local tomatoes start popping up at the market in July, they don’t really hit their peak until August – and that’s when I get happy. The tomato is absolutely my favorite vegetable (even if it is technically a berry). This crispy tomato salad combines cooked tomatoes and…
Blueberry Streusel Tart
If you happen to be one of those folks who’s daunted by the mechanics of pie-making – all that rolling out and crimping! –then this may be the tart of your dreams. The tin used here boasts a fluted edge, which means there’s no fancy crimp work required of y-o-u. …
Three Melon Soup
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…
The Negresco! A Very Special Cocktail
In the early eighties I worked at a restaurant called La Tulipe on west 13th Street in New York City. It was a fine dining establishment, awarded 3 stars by the New York Times. Every part of the menu was well thought out including the house cocktail called the Negresco.…
Tomato Mozzarella and Basil Tart
There are very few things more delicious than tomatoes in season. Sure you can buy them all year round, but these imports tend to be mealy and flavorless, so why bother? This tart is a celebration of the tomato at the peak of its perfection, namely right now. One important…
Fresh Corn Spoonbread with Cheddar and Chiles
Start to finish: 1 hour 10 minutes (45 active) Servings: 6 2 cups fresh corn kernels 2 cups buttermilk 2/3 cup fine yellow cornmeal 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon cayenne, optional 4 ounces extra sharp Cheddar cheese, coarsely grated one 4.5 ounce can chopped green…
Grilled Caesar Salad Steak
Let’s say you wanted to land a luxurious rib-eye steak at the center of your Fourth of July picnic, but worried about being able to afford it. Here’s a simple way to make it happen: Instead of serving every guest a huge slab of steak, slice up a smaller portion,…
Stuffed Fried Zucchini Blossoms
Zucchini are marquee items at your grocery stores right about now, but zucchini blossoms – which are generally not for sale at a standard grocery — are a different story. So this recipe is aimed at home gardeners, who know two things for sure. First, like caterpillars to a butterfly,…
Leftover Chops Turned into Spinach Feta Burgers with Cucumber Yogurt Sauce
Leftovers! Some folks love them, others happily scrape them into the trash. Me, I’m on the love team. Leftovers speak to me. I’d always rather start a meal with a fridge full of tasty bits of this and that than have to confront a blank canvas of raw…
Five Ingredient Cheesy Pork Steaks
The appeal of a dish consisting of just five ingredients is pretty obvious – it’s easy to make and it takes almost no time at all to land on the table. Even so, it helps to start with a quick-cooking and naturally tender protein such as the pork tenderloin at…
Smoked Salmon, Hearts of Palm and Watercress Salad with Buttermilk Dressing
This recipe works because the richness of the salmon is beautifully offset by the pepperiness of the watercress, the heat of the chiles, and the acidity of the lemon and buttermilk. Makes 4 servings Hands-on time: 30 minutes Total preparation time: 30 minutes 2 large hard boiled eggs 6 small…
Stuffed Strawberries
I’m a big fan of the wonderful Italian pastry called cannoli – especially the filling of fresh ricotta, candied zest and chocolate. My dessert swaps the cannoli’s crunchy cylinder of deep-fried dough for a large succulent strawberry. I’ve also replaced the ricotta in the filling with low-fat cream cheese, because…