Bringing our family together over brunch to celebrate a double birthday (grandpa, 92; eldest grandchild, 41) requires a few “musts.” You must serve bagels. You must have something wonderful to put on said bagels — cream cheese, goat cheese and smoked salmon, for example. You must serve something wonderful for dessert. Layered Roasted Veggie Quiche is not…
Baked Sweet Corn Niblets
Eating engages all of our senses. We devour with our eyes and noses even before we taste. We hear slurp, crunch, mmmmm. And what about touch? The tongue senses, too — succulent or granular, slippery or crispy. New word: rheology. What do you know about the science of mouthfeel? Every time you bite into these Baked…
Baked Corn Off the Cob
There are some childhood tasks that linger in memory: husking sweet corn, among my favorites. I’d be sent outside with a bag to strip each cob and collect the torn off leaves and silky hairs. We ate our piping hot corn with butter and salt — two or three per man, woman or child. There was…
Zebra Farfalle Roasted Veggies with Montamore
I love ordinary pasta. Even plain old spaghetti makes me happy and I’ve rarely met a noodle that didn’t satisfy me. But just like it’s fun to dress up for special occasions, it’s equally fun to use these elegant and dramatic zebra farfalle — or any of the decorative pastas from Desirs de Provence‘s unusual selections. Zebra Farfalle…
Herb Rice with Yogurt – Plenty of Yum
When you are an adult with a busy social life, making new friends is unexpectedly fun. And making new foodie friends is the best. While in a Pasta-Matta You class at Whole Foods Market, Ellen Pollack and I discovered each other, and she filled me in on a cookbook club that meets once a month at our local library. Plenty, by Yotam Ottolenghi, is…
Roasted Smashed New Potatoes – Golden Nuggets
Potatoes are nature’s way of saying “Don’t worry. You have me so you know everything is going to be okay.” When it comes to comfort food, there’s nothing quite like that crispy skin and velvety center. And this recipe for Roasted Smashed New Potatoes needs virtually no embellishment to be perfectly pleasing and gobbling good….
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