There is no way to welcome in the colder weather like the penetrating aroma and warmth of fresh bread baking in your oven. It brings new meaning to ‘comfort’ and ‘home’. Jim Lahey of The Sullivan Street Bakery, shared his recipe for No-Knead Bread with Mark Bittman of the NY Times. Inspired by my [...]
Entries from October 2007
October 8, 2007
Fresh Pesto
Until I get my hands on the Poupolo Family recipe for Pesto, I will have to improvise. And luckily, our passion for cooking leaves us comfortable with improv. Add some nice white wine to the mixture, a splash of fresh lemon, ground pepper – and walnuts with the toasted pine nuts.
Ingredients
2 cups fresh basil [...]
October 7, 2007
Idit’s Red Rice
This rice reminds me of my grandmother’s rice – but don’t tell- Idit’s is better.
Ingredients
2 cups long grain rice
1 tsp. salt
little bit of sunflower/canola oil
2 cups water (can use 1/2 water and 1/2 orange juice)
2 heaping tbsp. of tomato paste
cumin – to taste
ground black pepper – to taste
2 medium cooking onions – diced
Directions
Soak [...]
October 6, 2007
Homemade Banana Bread
As I sip my Saturday morning coffee and ponder the healthy food options for breakfast, I can’t help but crave a small slice of a velvety smooth robust banana bread. Just a tiny taste to compliment my coffee… Here’s a simple easy recipe from Leites Culinaria Website (which is, by the way, amazing) – a [...]
October 5, 2007
Beet Ravioli with Butter and Poppy Seeds (Casunziei)
Al di La Trattoria – a great Italian restaurant here in Park Slope – has an amazing Beet Ravioli dish that is hands down, the best around. Check out NY Times’ Marc Bittman’s Recipe.
The combination of these flavors – especially the subtleness of the poppy seeds – will please the palate. It’s a great [...]
October 5, 2007
Video: Kibbi Mishiya
Until we get Doda Jannet’s recipe up here enjoy this quick video. The only difference is, we wouldn’t serve the kibbe with yogurt – but other than that, I think it’s pretty much right on.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=TNYvBYtRsiI
October 5, 2007
Eli’s “Thunder & Lightning”
Kitschy it may sound – but trust me – it is simply divine. This dish is an Eli Shem-Tov original (I think he adapted it from a Rose Reisman cookbook, but not sure) from back in his bachelor days on 118 Albany. The dish has gotten better and more sophisticated over the years – but [...]
October 4, 2007
Arugula Salad with Walnuts, Pears & Goat Cheese
Great fast autumn salad. You could do apples instead of pears (but why? pears are SO good!), or pecans instead of walnuts (but walnuts are SO healthy for you) and feta instead of goat cheese (but – don’t – goat cheese is just…yum). I’m not so into the whole cranberry thing – but I could [...]
October 4, 2007
Jacques Pepin’s Brown Rice
Love him. Just love Jacques Pepin. Delicious and unpretentious. Here’s his recipe for a great Brown Rice. A whole grain, brown rice has greater nutritional value over the dreaded “white rice.” It’s a good source of fiber and some B vitamins – and “allows better digestion” (which is code for saying – it won’t [...]
