weeknight meals
Quick Asparagus Lasagna
This is a recipe for spring, even though you can buy asparagus from South America out of season. Asparagus is tastier if you buy it locally and in season. All the thicknesses are fine with me; from pencil-thin spears to thick stalks. However, I recommend that if the asparagus is…
Seared Beef in Autumn Broth with Wasabi Cream
Makes 4 Servings Hands-on time: 15 minutes Total preparation time: 33 minutes This dish began as a variation on a French recipe called boeuf a la ficelle (literally “beef on a string), which requires the cook to tie a string around some filet mignon and lower it into a pot…
Chicken Stock
Makes about 8 cups Hands-on time: 10 minutes Total preparation time: 3 1/2 hours I understand that most people are going to reach for a can of chicken stock on a weeknight (and yes, let’s be honest, even on a weekend) but I am hoping that one weekend, when you…
Middle Eastern Meatball Sandwiches with Cucumber Yogurt Sauce
Photo by Jessica Leibowitz My favorite meat for these meatball sandwiches is lamb but if you are not a lamb fan go with beef or even turkey for the leanest option. Makes 4 servings Hands-on time: 20 minutes Total preparation time: 35 minutes 4-inch piece seedless (English) cucumber…
Fried Clam Sandwich
Makes 6 servings Hands-on time: 35 minutes Total preparation time: 45 minutes I just love fried clams. Let me back up here – I actually love anything fried, but you can’t always justify it from the mess and caloric point of view. Clams were made to be fried. Anybody who…
Pressed Smoked Salmon or Turkey Reubens
Makes 4 sandwiches Hands-on time: 15 minutes Total preparation time: 27 minutes Built of corned beef, melted Swiss cheese, and Russian dressing, the Reuben sandwich is a masterpiece of heart-stopping excess, huge not only in flavor but in size. Indeed, as my father-in-law might say, the typical Reuben sandwich is…