Everything that goes into this soup contributes flavor. You can vary the vegetables according to your taste and what is available in your supermarket. Makes 4 servings Hands-on time: about 15 minutes Total preparation time: 33 minutes 2 medium carrots 2 medium parsnips 2 small turnips 2…
This is a recipe that I remember my mother and my aunt making frequently—it is a good choice for anyone who doesn’t feel he or she has the time to make homemade dough. I’ve adapted it from my aunt Jean’s recipe where she uses “homemade-style” white bread as a stand-in…
Photo by Jessica Leibowitz If you don’t count the salt (and you shouldn’t), you might wonder how the heck anyone can make a delicious apple crisp with just three ingredients. The answer is by starting with granola, which comes equipped with oats, nuts, sugar, and dried fruit. (Is this cheating? …
A kind of carbo-licious porridge made from dried and coarsely ground corn, grits are to Southern cuisine what potatoes are to Northern cuisine – a deeply satisfying staple. These days we’re starting to see grits all over the country. Oftentimes, they’ll show up at breakfast seasoned with salt and pepper,…
Cooked hard-shell clams are an unbeatable two-for-the price-of-one delight – you get the clams themselves and the clam liquid they give off as they cook, which creates an instant sauce with astonishing depth of flavor. And it’s simple. You just combine the clams with some liquid (and aromatics, if you…
The Chefs Garden, a huge farm in Huron, Ohio, has been supplying chefs around the country with delicious produce for many years. Now that most restaurants are closed and produce is sitting in the field, Lee Jones, the founder of chef’s garden (a friend, and a guest many years ago…
Inspired by the produce in my box from Chefs Garden, I made one of Julia Child’s favorite salads – Salade Niçoise. Anytime she invited people over for lunch she made this salad. You can see both the fresh baby lettuces and also a mix of micro greens, micro herbs (those…
When I was a kid and we visited Cambridge, my parents used to take me to an old-fashioned ice cream parlor in Harvard Square. They served a butterscotch sundae made of coffee ice cream, hot butterscotch sauce, and whipped cream. Boy it was good! This pudding cake reminds me of…
Here is another sneak peek at one of the recipes from my new book, “Sara Moulton’s Home Cooking 101: How to Make Everything Taste Better,” that is coming out on March 8th. Each week in this spot we will feature one of the recipes from the book that has appeared on…
If you would like a sneak peek at some of the recipes from my new book, “Sara Moulton’s Home Cooking 101: How to Make Everything Taste Better,” that is coming out on March 8th, keep an eye right here. Each week we will feature one of the recipes from the book…