When it became absolutely clear that we were not going to be going anywhere for Thanksgiving back in November, I wasted no time in planning a good meal for us that would be a combination of our favorite foods: roasted duck legs, green bean casserole (for Michael), roasted mushroom soup (for me), tortellini, a Basque-style…
Txangurro (deviled crab gratin), or the Basque take on Baltimore crab dip via The Basque Book.
If you’re not from the Mid-Atlantic region, then the idea of crab dip is probably one you are familiar with in a meaningful way. My mom makes it as a cold dip, mixing canned crab, diced onion, and cream cheese into a ball and then smothering it in cocktail sauce, but here in Baltimore it’s…
On croque monsieur pizza and finding inspiration in unexpected places.
Inspiration comes from weird places sometimes. While scrolling through Instagram recently I noticed someone trying to pass off something as a croque monsieur that was anything but, and following some stewing over it, I was inspired to dedicate one of our upcoming Friday night pizzas to adapting a croque monsieur to a pie. I’ve written…
Tender chickpea stew with a little help from Koita almond milk, a pressure cooker, and a fourteenth-century Catalonian cookbook.
Disclosure: I was sent a case of Koita Foods almond milk and almond-coconut milk to sample and review, and all opinions are my own. One of my favorite bits from any episode of Nigella Lawson’s many cooking shows is when she takes a moment to stand in front of her wall-to-wall bookcase teeming with cookbooks….
Snowy day flaky biscuits and chile-lime mango jam from Carla Hall’s Soul Food.
Years ago, back in my college days, a Popeye’s stood at the corner of 54th Street and City Ave in Philadelphia, right at the then-edge of Saint Joseph’s University campus. Early in my first semester, I ended up walking with a classmate over to the restaurant because she was in the mood for some biscuits…
Crêpes with lemon curd and mixed berry and thyme compote, inspired by Rachel Khoo and Alton Brown.
When we can travel safely again, one of the cities I’m really looking forward to going back to is Miami and going to all of the great restaurants found around town. One of the true hidden gems can be found tucked back towards the end of the lovely Espanola Way, a Mediterranean-styled section of Miami…
Recreating my favorite preflight ritual at home with a breakfast burrito and a Flying Dog Raging Bitch.
<p class="has-drop-cap" value="<amp-fit-text layout="fixed-height" min-font-size="6" max-font-size="72" height="80">Of all of the silly things I miss from the pre-pandemic times, the one I might miss the most is getting up early, heading over to BWI for a morning flight, and sidling up to the bar at Flying Dog Tap Room in Terminal A for a pre-flight breakfast…
Sipping on a Bicyclette while looking forward to 2021 and planning my cooking projects.
I thought we should start this book with something to lead you into your indulgence, a cleansing glass to get the juices going. It’s known in Italy as a bicyclette, as old men drink it and then wobble home on their bikes. Interesting, Harry’s Bar in Venice refuses to serve this concoction, rather as if…
Brunch bites: José Andrés’s quail eggs in toast with yogurt sauce and fish roe.
The first time I ever encountered the concept of fried eggs cooked in a piece of toast was the season two episode of Top Chef in which Sam Talbot makes “toad in a hole” for a bunch of hungry surfers on the beach. Growing up, the only egg dishes that existed at my house were…
Nigella Lawson’s garlic mushrooms with chili and lemon with fettuccine.
In this season of gratitude and comfort food, I have to say that I’m so thankful for Nigella Lawson. Much like Ina Garten, her presence exudes comfort, and flipping through her recipes and reading her headnotes always has a way to soothe any frazzled nerves. I don’t have many of her books due to the…