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Milk Street Radio: Best Cookbooks 2023
This week, Pierre Thiam will change the way you cook with his secrets for mafé (peanut sauce), Senegalese barbecue and his favorite ingredient, fonio. Plus, journalist Jen Doll helps explain a puzzling new trend of dinner party hosts charging their friends; Adam Gopnik and Christopher Kimball reveal their favorite food…
Look What I Discovered
I have decided to give away my cookbook collection to a small cooking school here in NYC and in the process of going through my 1500 (!!!!) titles I have come across gems like this. For ten years, 1986-1996, I did all the prep for guest chefs and cookbook authors…
Episode 1210 Starts Airing Today!
The best ever (and quickest) jambalaya, plus fried catfish and rice puppies. https://saramoulton.com/show/saras-weeknight-meals-season-12/episode-1210-southern-secrets/
Milk Street Radio: The Baker Who Made Julia Cry
Nancy Silverton is here to make you a better baker. She tells the story about the time she made Julia Child cry on TV and the very best way to make cornbread, angel food cake and more classic desserts. Plus, Joan De Jesus explains the wine world’s biggest trend right…
Fried Rice Puppies
1 cup long grain white rice 2 cups water 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon cayenne 1/2 cup diced green bell pepper 1 can (10.5 ounce) French onion soup 1 tablespoon butter 2 large eggs, lightly beaten 1 cup dry bread crumbs oil for frying, preferably rice bran oil In a…
Fried Catfish
Yield: 6 servings Rice bran oil for frying the fish (or any high heat oil) 6 (7 to 9-ounce) US farm-raised catfish fillets 2 cups buttermilk 1 recipe fish fry mix (recipe below) Heat the rice bran oil in a 5-quart Dutch oven over high heat until it reaches 350…
Chef Airis Johnson’s Jambalaya
NOTE: This recipe can be cut in half and all proteins don’t have to be used (i.e. shrimp can be omitted) but are highly recommended.Serves 6 to 8 2 tablespoons butter 1 small onion, diced 3 celery stalks, diced 1 small green bell pepper, diced 4 garlic cloves, minced 1…
Episode 2009 Starts Airing Today!
It features two Spanish recipes, a quick Sauteed Fish with Gazpacho Vinaigrette perfect for a weeknight and a show stopping Paella, made by a pro who competes in Paella competitions in Valencia, a.k.a. paella central. https://saramoulton.com/show/saras-weeknight-meals-season-12/episode-1209-sketches-of-spain/
Sauteed Fish with Gazpacho Vinaigrette
Fish needs a little acid, even just a squeeze of lemon to perk it up. I have gone a little further here with a gazpacho vinaigrette. Gazpacho is a Spanish soup with many variations but the basic one as we know it is a cold chunky tomato vegetable soup. I…
