dinner
Baked Asparagus Bacon Gnocchetti
Small gnocchetti baked with asparagus and bacon, a one-dish spring dinner.
Read MorePuff Pastry Tacos
A playful upside-down take on tacos, built from puff pastry instead of a tortilla shell.
Read MoreCarbonara
According to food historian Luca Cesari, carbonara is an American dish born in Italy at the end of WWII, made with the eggs and bacon from soldiers’ rations.
Read MoreAhi Tuna Poke
Raw tuna marinated in soy, sesame oil and rice vinegar, piled over warm rice with cucumber, tomato, avocado and spring onion, finished with fresh dill and mint.
Read MorePastitsio (Greek Lasagna)
A Greek-style lasagna with roots in 16th-century Italy. Cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg in the meat sauce are what make it come alive.
Read MoreDhal
My first dhal was in Hong Kong in 1998, at an Indian restaurant in Wan Chai. A thick, economical lentil stew and a great introduction to Indian cooking.
Read MoreFish Pasta
I don’t usually like leftover fish, but this changed my mind. Inspired by cacio e pepe, with flaked fish and capers, ready as fast as the pasta cooks.
Read MoreCreamy Baked Spaghetti with Leeks and Anchovies
A one-pot pasta so good I made it two days in a row. The anchovy cream adds depth and umami, even if you think you don’t like anchovies.
Read MoreCabbage Rolls
An old-world dish my great-great-grandmother brought from Bohemia in 1892. Savoy cabbage, with its crinkled, loose leaves, makes the prep so much easier.
Read Morestuffed peppers using leftovers
Hi there! I’m back from what seems eons since I last posted or even thought of posting. How did August get so crazy that I only posted once? Well, for starters our house went on the market in June and in the first week of August we received an offer (yay!). The catch, though, was…
Read Morefish wellington – a dinner party hit!
We have Julia Child to thank for making beef Wellington popular. The dish was aired in 1965 on a New Year’s day broadcast. I have eaten it maybe two or three times during my adult life; I enjoyed it but sometimes the meat was overcooked and when buying in a restauarnt, it isn’t cheap. It…
Read Morelime & cashew fish rolls
This is the second time I’ve made this dish. The first was the week of the new year and I was in search of something different from the food I usually make during the holidays. Lime and cashew paste smeared over the fish sounded so good – it was delicious! But…I struggled with the rice…
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