My superchef sister, Julia Richardson, helped me to orchestrate this shrimp dish. She tried insisting that this wasn’t a recipe, but I beg to differ. She can cook anything, anyhow and make it taste great. No matter how many “lessons” she tries to give me, I always feel like I’m starting from square one. Such…
More than meets the eye – Spicy chickpeas
All foods Indian please my palate. The spices and colours remain exotic and foreign. I’ve tried preparing Indian feasts under my sister’s guidance, but haven’t really adopted the dishes into a regular repertoire. Perhaps it isn’t too late. This very simple recipe is ready in a jiffy. I usually double it as it tastes great leftover….
Parmesan Roasted Fennel and Bean Salad
If stealing great ideas was good enough for Steve Jobs, then it makes me feel much better about what I’m doing with this blog. (“Good artists copy. Great artists steal.” – Pablo Picasso. “We have always been shameless about stealing great ideas.” – Steve Jobs.) Thank you posthumously to Steve Jobs for making technology beyond…
Luscious Lentil Soup – Feeling Groovy
Way back when around 1976 my current buddy and past double-X-sister-in-law, Elizabeth Joffe, taught me how to make lentil soup. Those were the hippie days of our youth and any new recipe I could master was a welcome addition to a very short list. I’ve long since lost that exact rendition but think I may…
Macedonia Fruit Salad – Simply divine and divinely simple
Size does matter. When it comes to cutting up fruit for a macedonia you want perfect tiny cubes of fruit combined in every spoonful. My first macedonia consisted of the simplest fruit, readily available; peeled apple, naked orange and banana, doused with some good quality orange juice. Sounds simple, is simple to make, tastes divine….
Eggplant Parmigiana – Rome wasn’t built in a day!
Having a longstanding connection to all things Italian, eons ago I delved into the language, the culture and the food. Ah, the food. Enough said. We’ve all had eggplant parmigiana. Many of us have a favorite recipe. This recipe may bump yours by a notch or two. The fact that it doesn’t rely on oodles…