Monthly Archives: May 2020

beach bean salad

Considering that bean salads — a can of beans, a Good Season-ish dressing, whatever chopped vegetables struck my fancy — were a fairly significant staple of my diet in my post-college years, I was shocked, absolutely shook, to realize how sparsely they’re represented here. In fact, there’s only two and …

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Marinate Steaks with Fresh Herbs Before Grilling

posted by Jaden Marinate your steaks before grilling Instead of just seasoning your steaks with salt and pepper….or your favorite grilling blend, try marinating steaks with fresh herbs from the garden. What kind of herbs to use? Here are my favorite herbs that work really well with steak: Rosemary Basil …

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any-kind-of-fruit galette

The days are getting longer, fruit that has recently emerged from the earth, rather than cellophane, is showing up at markets and in CSAs, and you know what this means, right? It’s time to resist the siren call of pie season and make a galette instead. Galettes are the very …

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simple, essential bolognese

The very first thing I cooked in our Inside Days was ragú bolognese. Previous to having all of the time in the world, I didn’t make it very often; we were too busy during the week and on the weekend, I preferred to be away from the stove. But that …

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Thai Iced Coffee

posted by Jaden Thai Iced Coffee is refreshing, creamy, sweet and contains hints of warm cardamom and a touch of almond extract. Thai Iced Coffee Ingredients Double-strength brewed coffee Half & Half or Cream Sugar Ground cardamom (or cardamom pods) Almond extract Cardamom is the secret ingredient What makes this …

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rhubarb cordial

My friend David Lebovitz, OG food blogger and nine-time author, wrote a book on the iconic cocktails, aperitifs, and cafe traditions of France, including 160 recipes, that came out in March. It’s the kind of book that makes you feel like you’ve hopped on a plane to fly to Paris …

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Strawberry Almond Cream Tart Recipe

posted by Jaden This Strawberry Almond Cream Tart recipe is from Cooking Light Cookbook: Cooking Through the Seasons. The graham cracker crust is perfect with the light cream-cheese filling. Fresh strawberries and slivered almonds complete this summery dessert. Strawberry-Almond Cream Tarts This recipe is re-printed with permission from Cooking Light …

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Jim Lahey’s No Knead Baguette Recipe (Stecca)

posted by Jaden This no-knead baguette recipe is simple. There’s no kneading, and the technique requires just stretching the dough into big breadsticks “stecca.” This recipe is from Jim Lahey of Sullivan Street Bakery in NYC. Ingredients for No Knead Baugette, you’ll need: Bread flour Yeast Olives, tomato, whole garlic …

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layered yogurt flatbreads

For many years I’ve been fascinated by variations on yeast-free yogurt flatbread recipes (in some versions of parathas, yeast-free naans, and roti canai) that follow a loose formula of a cup of yogurt, a couple cups of flour, some salt, fat, and water. Sometimes there’s baking powder, sometimes there’s not. …

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