Had this recipe in the queue for quite some time, but like many things these days, it got away from me. But given that it’s the second to the last day of Hanukkah, seemed like a perfect time to post this rösti recipe. While not the traditional potato latke one would enjoy during the Hanukkah … Continue Reading
As winter slowly lingers, warm, comforting soups and stews are always on my mind. When I first came across this Portuguese green soup — caldo verde — it sounded right up my alley. Caldo verde is a nourishing, thick and hearty soup made with a puree of potatoes and onions and finely-shredded collard greens and … Continue Reading
The thing I love so much about Greek cooking is that typical, humble, everyday ingredients are transformed into incredibly flavorful dishes with minimal effort. Case in point, green beans. They are not something I typically gravitate toward. But, when green beans (known as fasolakia in Greece) are slowly cooked with onion, garlic, tomatoes, potatoes, dill … Continue Reading
Smoked trout brandade was part of a spread that I created for the now-defunct Spoonful magazine (RIP). The theme for that issue was “smoke.” I spent a lot of time and energy honing these recipes (not to mention the multiple iterations of my editorial write-up), but the magazine, unfortunately, went under before the issue (and my recipes) made … Continue Reading
As a big fan of sea vegetables, I’m quite excited about the latest addition to my cookbook collection — Ocean Greens: Explore the World of Edible Seaweed and Sea Vegetables (published in October 2016). I’ve thumbed through it and bookmarked several recipes that piqued my interest — among others, a tiramisu thickened with agar agar (a type of … Continue Reading
