This is an adaptation of a recipe in Natalie Dupree’s New Southern Cooking. This was a hit at a couple of family dinner parties. A nice feature is that it can be easily made in advance and warmed for serving. 2 lbs. green beans, ends removed and cut into 2-3 inch pieces 1 Tbs, white Read More …
This is the second bread which I have made from The Hot Bread Kitchen Cookbook, and like the other (Albanian Cheese Triangles) it turned out very well. I generally like making flat breads since they cook quickly and do not require any special effort in shaping the loaves. Like pita, naan is also fun to Read More …
A cardboard box oven works by trapping the heat which rises from hot charcoal briquettes. It is very useful for car camping, but is not suitable for backpacking. I learned about cardboard box ovens about 20 years ago from Julie Fukuda, a legendary Scout leader who has been a long term inspiration to me and Read More …
Shakshuka (or Shakshouka) is a popular Israeli brunch or breakfast dish which seems to be everywhere these days, including in Yotam Ottolenghi’s very popular Jerusalem: A Cookbook, which my sister-in-law Patricia gave me for my birthday. It looked like a good dish for Fridays in Lent, so I made it last night. This is one Read More …
When I lived in Japan, I ate a lot of excellent grilled fish, but there was one type of grilled fish which I thought was exceptionally good. That turned out to be fish which had been marinated in miso and mirin. The salt in the miso and the sugar in the mirin lightly cured the Read More …
I am a great fan of dishes which combine bread with a filling (dumplings, calzone, empanadas, etc.) or with a topping (pizza, etc.) This is a slightly unusual variation on the Greek feta triangles made with phyllo, which are called Tiropites. These use a home-made dough, olive oil instead of butter, are less rich, and are adapted from Read More …
Last week’s NY Times had an article on an extremely simple slow cooker recipe which had been viewed over 1 million times on the internet. Here is a link to a Good Morning America segment containing the recipe: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/recipe/mississippi-roast-robin-chapman-36577072 Sam Sifton of the NY Times wrote about this internet phenomenon, expressing his view that the Read More …