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seafood paella with Maine lobster
The first time I ate homemade paella was at our charming friend, Cesar Rennert’s, beautiful beach house in Remsenburg, on Long Island, NY, many summers ago. He prepared it himself, which was already...
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vegetarian bi-bim-bap
I’ve wanted to make bi-bim-bap at home forever but have always been put off by the amount of work involved. All that chopping, individually cooking everything then assembling the dish seemed...
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chilled summer couscous
I didn’t make this recipe in the summertime, which was a mistake. It comes from David Rocco’s Made in Italy cookbook. I was completely attracted to the dish because of its delightful combination of...
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Fall-inspired kabocha and parsnip ratatouille
This dish was my first attempt at Ottolenghi’s “Tamara’s Ratatouille” from his marvelous book, Plenty. He promises that by following all the steps, the veggies will retain their shape and when done the...
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fettuccine in black pepper chardonnay cashew nut sauce with asparagus, red...
black pepper fettuccine in chardonnay cashew nut sauce with asparagus, red bell pepper and spinach I spotted this recipe in the latest edition of Vegetarian Times magazine. The recipe is part of a...
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moqueca baiana AKA Bahian fish stew
Moqueca is a delicious fish stew traditional to the beautiful and sunny state of Bahia in Brazil. Seafood there is of excellent quality. In Bahia this dish is named moqueca but outside we call it...
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sweet and sour tofu
This recipe comes from an enjoyable blog that we’ve recently begun following, almost veg. Sweet and sour sauce is a classic that’s often popular with kids, as it is so yummy and not particularly spicy....
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Portuguese businessman’s salt cod aka bacalhau à Gomes de Sá
Portuguese businessman’s salt cod aka bacalhau à Gomes de Sá This is another Portuguese salt cod recipe which I adore. Legend says that it was created by a businessman from the northern city of Porto,...
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ravioli filled with sun-dried tomato and red bell pepper tapenade and mozzarella
Until just this week when the rain finally hit with a vengeance, I’ve been feeling that light joyful mood that I always have in spring-like weather, you know: energetic, hopeful and hungry for...
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vegetable paella
Yottam Ottolenghi’s Plenty attacks again! His vegetable paella is divine. It is full of color and flavors. If pilaf and paella have the same linguistic root, then I think this vegetable paella must be...
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