A stick of cinnamon, crushed cardamom pods and whole peppercorns add terrific flavor to this golden pilaf. Instead of adding them directly to the rice, tie them up in a piece of cheesecloth, so you can easily remove them once they've added their terrific seasonings to the dish.
Although the D word isn't part of my New Year's vocabulary, this zesty soup is light enough to qualify for one. It is super fast and aside from a poblano chili pepper, you probably have the other ingredients in your fridge or pantry.
You don't need to buy an expensive champagne to make this refreshingly light and effervescent punch.
When I served it at a dinner party recently, not a leaf of arugula was left on a plate. It looks great arranged on individual plates or on a large platter for a buffet.
Each bite of this fragrant tart encapsulates the beauty of Fall and nostalgia of Thanksgiving. Assembling it is a little more complicated than most of my recipes, but if you take it a step at a time, you will have great success.
When my 4 children were in elementary school and I had just begun teaching cooking in my home, I liked to try new recipes on them and their dad for dinner. On this particular week, I was working on a pumpkin soup recipe for a Thanksgiving class.
Toasting cumin seeds in a skillet and then blending them into a smokey vinaigrette makes an unforgettable dressing. Corn, apples, tomatoes and avocados add flavor. Tortilla chips and pepitas add crunch.
These scrumptious shrimp are so easy to make that with a little extra effort, you can increase the recipe for 2 to serve 22.
It takes very few ingredients to create an heirloom tomato salad worthy of applause.. This one has a touch of balsamic and olive oil, a couple of fresh herbs and crumbles of cheese to enhance the tomatoes' sublime sweetness.
Here's an amazingly fresh-tasting jam that doesn't need cooking, takes less than 20 minutes to prepare and can be frozen up to one year. I was never a jam maker before I discovered instant pectin, but now I have a freezer full of the most delicious strawberry jam imaginable.
Sweet, spicy, smooth, crunchy, delectable chilled soup. It gives tomato gazpacho some stiff competition.
This was such a hit at a San Francisco Chronicle holiday party that Thomas Keller of the French Laundry was so impressed he asked to meet me.
A bowl, a wooden spoon and a microwave is all the equipment you need to make these amazing brownies. They are so rich and fudgy and leave you with such a delicious lingering chocolate taste that it’s hard to stop eating them. Once you taste brownies with peanut butter chips, you may never go back to using nuts again.
In the winter, fennel is one of my favorite veggies to use in salads. With its licorice flavor, it blends beautifully with oranges, especially navels that are also a cold weather favorite.
I don't know whether I am more excited about the taste of these rich, sophisticated cookies or the easy technique I've discovered for rolling and cutting them.
If you keep the ingredients for this tasty soup in your pantry, fridge or freezer, you can quickly combine them in a saucepan and have dinner on the table in less than 30 minutes. Serve with crusty bread or rolls.
Deeply browned, crisp-tender asparagus spears, sprinkled with garlic breadcrumbs, is a vegetable dish that brightens almost any entree from grilled to braised.
Gruyere Gougères(ɡooˈZHer) You may not be able to pronounce them. but these cheese filled cream puffs are one of the most delicious French hors d'oeuvre ever. Follow my step-by-step directions and you will have beautiful golden cheese puffs to impress your friends. They are a little time consuming to make, but they freeze beautifully before they are baked. .
