Sara’s Weeknight Meals
Fried Chicken Salad
Makes 4 servings Hands-on time: 15 minutes Total preparation time: 40 minutes The chicken in this salad isn’t really fried. It’s soaked in buttermilk, breaded, and sauteed. It is, however, evocative of fried chicken. It’s juicy. It’s crispy. It’s delicious – and it’s much less caloric than actual fried chicken. I learned…
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…
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…
Risotto Terrazzo-man Style
Makes 6 servings Hands-on time: 15 minutes Total preparation time: 25 minutes This recipe is an ode to the Bertin side of my family – my father’s mother’s family. The Bertin’s were traditional terrazzo artisans – my Dad is one of the last. They were hard-working guys from Friuli who could do beautiful…
Giant Stuffed Mushrooms
Makes 4 servings Hands-on time: 15 minutes Total preparation time: 25 minutes When I was growing up, one of the more exotic items in my mom’s culinary repertoire was stuffed mushrooms. She would make them with cultivated white mushrooms, which were considered very elegant at the time, and stuff them simply with…
Grilled Southwestern Pizza
Makes 2 medium pizzas Hands-on time: 15 minutes Total preparation time: 30 minutes plus rising time 1 recipe Food Processor Pizza Dough, divided into 3 balls Olive oil for brushing and drizzling 3 cups grated Monterey Jack cheese 3 scallions, white and 1 inch of the green parts, thinly sliced 1 fresh or…
Middle Eastern Pizza
Makes 4 servings Hands-on time: 15 minutes Total preparation time: 35 minutes plus rising time 1 recipe Food Processor Pizza Dough 1/4 cup pine nuts 3/4 pound ground lamb or beef 1 small onion, finely chopped (about 1/2 cup) 1 medium plum tomato, seeded and finely chopped (about 1/3 cup) 1/4medium green…
Cataplana
Makes 4 servings Hands-on time: 10 minutes Total preparation time: 30 minutes 8 whole allspice berries 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 large or 4 small dried bay leaves 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 6 cloves garlic, sliced 1 small onion (3 to 4 ounces), cut into 1/4-inch dice 1 small to medium…