This is my new favorite dish — a Thai Fish Curry with Coconut Milk. A dish that most definitely deserves a spot in your weekday cooking repertoire. In fact, I’ve made it twice in the past week. It’s light and fresh, and a snap to prepare. This Thai fish curry is a one pot (or … Continue Reading
Every year for Thanksgiving I roast a whole duck. And then, without much thought, the duck carcass gets discarded. But this year, it finally dawned on me to make duck stock from the leftover bones. Deliciously rich, luscious stock. Oh, and don’t forget to strain all that heavenly rendered duck fat from your roasted bird. Duck … Continue Reading
A reader emailed me to see if I could recreate a meal they had out — a lamb’s neck stracotto from chi SPACCA (in Los Angeles). I was flattered to say the least, but me…I’m just a [highly inquisitive] home cook. When I googled the dish, it looked fantastic and got rave reviews, and so … Continue Reading
White beans and cabbage. It doesn’t get much more humble than that. As you may have noticed from previous posts, I love, love, love a good soup or homey stew (autumn, winter, summer, or spring, soup is fair game). It is also fair game for breakfast (yes, even breakfast), lunch, or dinner. Who doesn’t appreciate … Continue Reading
I love leisurely Saturday mornings. It’s what I look forward to all week long. On the agenda, after my morning coffee (nothing officially starts before coffee), is a trip to the farmers’ markets. Stop #1: U/14th Street; Stop #2: New Morning Farm; Stop #3: Silver Spring farmers’ market (and that’s just Saturday). On Sunday, there’s … Continue Reading
