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New videos have just been added to my You Tube collection. You can find them here.
New videos from my six seasons of “Sara’s Weeknight Meals” have just been added to my You Tube collection. You can find them here.
Kitchen Shrink: How do you clean burned-on fats from baking pans and keep them clean?
The other day I got a question on my web site from Aletha who is having trouble cleaning burned-on fat from a baking pan. She wondered how to clean the pan and then asked how I keep my pans clean. I’ll answer the second question first. I have had some…
I joined SFA President Phil Kafarakis to announce Sofi Awards winners. Find them here.
On April 19th at noon EST, winners of the 2017 Sofi Awards were announced from One World Observatory at the top of One World Trade Center in New York! I was one of the Judges and joined Specialty Food Association President Phil Kafarakis to announce the Gold, Silver, Bronze, and New Product Winners!…
On the Road: Here’s my Heritage Radio Interview from the Charleston Wine and Food Festival.
While I was at the Charleston Wine and Food Festival from March 3rd to 5th to do a demo and judge the biscuit battle, I was interviewed by Caity Moseman Wadler of Heritage Radio. We talked about “Home Cooking 101,” what I learned from Julia Child, and the changing food world. You can listen here.
Lamb Yiouvesti
Makes 6 servings Hands-on-time: 30 minutes Total preparation time: 1 1/2 hours 18 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped 3 stalks celery, coarsely chopped 2 medium carrots, peeled and coarsely chopped 2 parsnips, peeled and coarsely chopped 2 all-purpose potatoes, peeled and coarsely chopped 2 sweet onions, coarsely chopped Extra virgin olive oil 6 lamb…
Vegetarian Yemista
Makes 5 servings Hands-on-time: 30 minutes Total preparation time: 45 minutes 4 cups short grain white rice 5 Beefsteak tomatoes 5 yellow bell peppers 5 eight-ball squash Extra virgin olive oil 1 1/2 cups cauliflower florets 1 medium sweet onion, chopped 8 porcini mushrooms, chopped 1 medium carrot, chopped 1 stalk celery stalk,…
Yiouvarelakia (Meatball Soup)
Makes 8 Servings Hands-on-time: 30 minutes Total preparation time: 60 minutes 2 quarts chicken or beef stock 5 bay leaves Kosher salt Finely milled black pepper 1 pound loaf country white bread, crusts removed 2 cups whole milk 1 1/2 pounds ground beef 1/2 pound ground pork 2 large eggs 1/4 cup…
Eggplant: How can I select an eggplant that isn’t bitter?
Dolores e-mailed the Kitchen Shrink that many of the meatless main dishes she likes to make for Lent include eggplant and wondered if there was some way to make sure the eggplant won’t be bitter. Eggplants become bitter if they are very mature and full of seeds when harvested or…
Vegetables: Can you suggest some good vegetable main dishes?
Mary Elizabeth e-mailed the Kitchen Shrink saying that she always had a hard time finding good meatless meals to cook during Lent and would love to have some suggestions. Although I enjoy cooking and serving vegetable main dishes all year long, I get most of my requests for vegetarian entrees…
Eggplant Rollatini with Four Cheeses
This recipe improves on the traditional eggplant rollatini by calling for roasted, not fried, eggplant. Consequently, it is easier to prepare (no baby-sitting the slices in the pan) and easier on your waistline (roasting requires far less oil than frying). You’re welcome to stuff the eggplant with cheeses other than…