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Milk Street Radio: Ancient Recipes with Sohla El-Waylly
We are traveling back in time with chef Sohla El-Waylly, host of “Ancient Recipes with Sohla.” We learn how to make Roman cheesecake, fish head aspic and Mary Todd Lincoln’s white almond cake. Plus, Maggie Hennessy breaks down the hottest trends in restaurant names, from animals to ampersands; Lynn Clark…
Grilled Lamb and Onion Kabobs with Olive Aioli
Lemon, olive oil, rosemary, and garlic – this is my favorite marinade for lamb, whether I am cooking a roast or skewering kabobs. They work well together because both the marinade and the lamb are products of the Mediterranean. The sauce, made of garlic and olive-flavored mayonnaise, is also…
Blueberry Pot Stickers
I have always been a huge fan of the Chinese dumplings known as pot stickers. They’re wonton wrappers filled with pork or shrimp, crisped up in a pan, steamed, re-crisped, then served with a dipping sauce. Yum! Thinking about pot stickers recently, it occurred to me that if you swapped…
Milk Street Radio: Ranch Cooking 101
Cowboys work hard—which means they need to be fed well. This week, hear how ranch cook Kent Rollins feeds cowboys out of his chuck wagon, serving up his famous coffee, steaks and “burger dogs.” Plus, Tove Danovich introduces us to Mike the Headless Chicken, as well as her brood…
Two Versions of the Giverny Water Lilies
Here are the actual water lilies which I got to visit when I was in France in April: And here is my very rustic watercolor version of them:
Smoked Salmon, Hearts of Palm, and Watercress Salad with Buttermilk Dressing
Photo by Jessica Leibowitz 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 eggs…
Chorizo Chicken Wings
Makes 6 to 8 servings Suggested accompaniments crudités, blue cheese dip, olives Ingredients 2 pounds chicken wings 1 T extra virgin olive oil 2 1/2 oz chorizo sausage, casing removed and very finely chopped 2 c Rice Krispies 1/4 c freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano 2 t sweet or hot paprika 1…
Creamy Lime Corn Soup with Cumin Salted Tortilla Strips
Here is a luxuriously thick soup that is very low in calories, especially if you leave out the tortilla chips. You really boost the corn flavor by adding cobs to the broth. Indeed, anytime you have leftover cobs kicking around, especially at the end of the summer, you might want…
Fried Green Tomatoes with Ranch Dressing and Yellow Cherry Tomato Salad
Tomato lovers, it doesn’t get much better than this. In this easy summer time recipe from Sara Moulton Cooks at Home you start with a base of breaded and fried green tomato slices, top it off with a little salad of cherry tomatoes, and spoon on some homemade ranch dressing. Done. Just…
Milk Street Radio: Sam Fore, the chef behind the pop-up Tuk Tuk Sri Lankan Bites.
Photo by Dennis +Cahlo Sam tells us about the similarities between Sri Lankan and Southern cuisine. Plus, Analiese Gregory teaches us how to hunt and forage in the wilds of Tasmania, Dan Pashman tells us about his mission to create a new pasta shape, and we learn how to make…