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Roasted Veggies Three Ways
Note: for all three recipes cut up the vegetables as described (you will need double the amounts raw, to end up with the amount cooked) and roast, tossed with a little olive oil and spread in one layer in a 400 F oven for 15 minutes or until golden and…
Celery Root Pizza
Hands on time: 30 minutes Total Prep time: 60 minutes About 10 servings 80 grams (about 2/3 cup) all-purpose flour 80 grams (about 1 cup ) grated pecorino cheese 10 grams (about 2 ¼ teaspoons) baking powder 5 gr (1 1/4 teaspoons) salt 300 grams (about 10 1/2 ounces) peeled,…
Milk Street Radio: Thanksgiving 2025!
How do you carve a turkey without losing the crispy skin? What kind of pie should you make if you’re sick of apple? And what’s the world’s easiest pie crust? This week, chefs Jet Tila and Dominique Ansel join Chris Kimball to answer your Thanksgiving cooking questions. Plus chef Jesse…
Tips for Getting Ready for Thanksgiving
How much food should you buy? How much turkey? 1 to 1 1/2 pounds turkey per person (depending on whether you want leftovers). Keep in mind that smaller birds have less meat so you might want to go with that higher ratio. How much stuffing should you make? About ¾…
Episode 1408 Starts Airing Today: Classics Reborn!
In this episode eggs and eggplant are the base of some tasty recipes with a twist. First I deconstruct Eggplant Parmesan to make lighter, individual versions – Inside Out Eggplant Parmesan Roll Ups. In Vancouver, Canada, I go to Chinatown to make an ancient version of hard-boiled eggs – Tea Smoked Eggs.…
Milk Street Radio: Thanksgiving Throwback
We’re putting the finishing touches on our 2025 Thanksgiving special, but in the meantime we have a special treat: We’re re-releasing our first-ever Thanksgiving episode from 2017! Reporter Sandip Roy desperately seeks turkey in Calcutta; Kenji López-Alt reveals his secrets to make-ahead mashed potatoes; Dan Pashman spins the wheel of…
Baked Eggs in Ham Cups Two Ways
Note: On the show we baked only 6 of each kind of eggs in ham cups but the recipes below make 12 total per recipe Recipe #1 Eggs Baked in Ham Cups with Smashed Beans and Salsa Serves 6 For the smashed beans: 2 tablespoons vegetable oil ½ cup finely…
Tea Smoked Eggs
Makes: 6 to 8 eggs 6 cups water 3 pieces star anise 3 bay leaves 3 garlic cloves 1 cinnamon stalk 1 cup regular soy sauce 2 tablespoon dark soy sauce ½ tablespoon citron peppercorn 1 ½ teaspoons five spice powder ¼ cup Yunnan Mountain Black tea 3 pieces dried…
Inside-Out Eggplant Parmesan Roll Ups
Servings: 6 2 slices large homemade-style white or whole-wheat bread, crusts discarded and bread cut into 1/4-inch cubes (about 1 3/4 cups) 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil Kosher salt 2 pounds large eggplant Olive oil spray 1/2 cup finely chopped roasted red pepper 4 ounces mozzarella, cut into 1/4-inch cubes*…
Episode 1407 Starts Airing this Week – It’s a Pasta Contest!
A Florida grandmother, Jean DesBarres, shows two fast pantry favorites: Pasta with Tuna and Capers and Easy French Bread she freezes to pop in the oven for unexpected company. Then we learn about more grandmothers, but this time in Italy, as we follow a woman determined to save the recipes of Italian grandmothers who…