Pasta With Broccoli, Lemon, & Breadcrumbs
What to do with an over-abundance of broccoli? This ridiculously simple dish is so good you won’t believe it. Cut the broccoli into pieces, and saute them in olive oil with salt and pepper until slightly browned. Add the juice of one lemon, and when the juice is cooked out add some [...]
Secret Ingredient: Morel Mushrooms
I love most mushrooms, but some of them are so crazy expensive that it’s hard to justify buying them. These morels cost about $25 per pound, but they looked so good I just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to try them out. The reason they are so expensive is that they are a [...]
Easy Tomato Gratin
Here’s a quick and easy recipe that’s perfect for late summer. I started with a disposable aluminum pie pan, and poured a little olive oil on the bottom. Then I arranged slices of roma tomatoes in a circle around the pan, with two small pieces in the center. I drizzled some more [...]
Linguini with Roma Tomatoes
I know that conventional wisodm says that you shouldn’t cook a perfectly ripe tomato, but I couldn’t resist. I wanted to make a light, simple pasta dish for lunch, and I had some perfectly ripe roma tomatoes from the market, and this is what I came up with.
While the pasta boils, saute some thinly [...]
Carottes Râpées
carottes râpées
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My sister, who lives in Wisconsin, found herself with an over-abundance of carrots and asked me for suggestions for what to do with them. I remembered an article I’d seen about carrotes râpées, which is apparently a popular dish in France, linked from the Amateur Gourmet. Here are [...]
Army Of Bacon Wrapped Enoki
I know bacon wrapped anything is good but my favorite has to be bacon wrapped enoki mushroom. The first time I had this was at Oh! Taisho in the East Village. The mushroom basically acts as the comfort, the comfort that I’m still eating something “healthy” even though it’s wrapped in bacon.
So when [...]
