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When you don’t do carbs, but you want something like mashed potatoes to go with your big holiday meal. Or just your roast chicken. This recipe is super-easy, and very, very rich. There is more butter in this than I […]
This is one hell of a big piece of meat. And it ain’t cheap. But every now and again, it’s really nice to do something really extravagant. And the roast keeps on giving: we’ll have leftovers and make broth for […]
A lovely combination of of arugula with walnuts and gorgonzola, topped pomegranate, this salad was inspired by one I’ve had at the wine bar Spuntino in Clifton, New Jersey. It’s a good salad to serve at Christmas because it’s red […]
Melissa Clark’s Thanksgiving brioche chestnut stuffing from the New York Times is a real winner. The brioche and chestnuts make it luxurious, and the fennel and herbs bring it back down to earth. Serve with lavish amounts of turkey gravy. […]
A classic in Irene’s repertoire. I’ve loved this salad for years, and just convinced Irene to share the recipe. It’s a celery salad for people who think they don’t like celery (like me). Trust me, you’ll love it. Irene’s Celery […]
Greg was smitten with a recipe accompanying Kim Severson’s New York Times story about the cheese ball. A midwest — and Southern — staple, it makes us recall the Christmases of our youth. So we made it, to recall the Christmases […]
We had braising on the mind, and blood oranges on the counter. After a browse up and down internet road, I came up with this Blood Orange Braised Chicken. It went so beautifully with a rice-cherry-nut salad from Ottolenghi and […]
A new method of cooking beef! I’ve read about it for a couple of years now and wanted to try it: Rather than searing a piece of meat, then putting it in a hot oven to finish cooking, you roast […]
A great do-ahead recipe to serve with a roast. You boil new potatoes, then smash them with the heel of your hand and store them on a sheet pan until your roast is out of the oven and resting! Thanks […]
This Northern Spy Kale Salad, discovered on Food52, has become a staple this holiday season: I made it first for the Advent Party, then Kris and Tom brought it for the annual reading of ‘A Christmas Memory,’ and now it’s […]
It being a Sunday night, I took a little extra time with these birds, slipping softened butter, thyme and rosemary under the skin, and rubbing the outside of the birds with garlic cloves, lemon zest and lots and lots of […]
I have found a sugar cookie I can really get behind. Not just an excuse to have pretty red and green colors but actually a tasty cookie you’d want to eat on its own. I found this wonderful recipe on Food52. […]
A terrific recipe from Melissa Clark and the Cooking web site of the New York Times. It may become a Thanksgiving tradition in our household. [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:18] Related posts: Lemon Tart with a Layer of Chocolate Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies Coconut […]
Here’s a great slow cooker recipe for Halloween night — or any night. It’s adapted from this Chicken Paprikash with Sour Cream recipe from Epicurious. [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:17] Related posts: Thai Coconut-Chicken Soup Chicken Soup with Lime and Hominy (Sopa de Lima) […]
After a grain-salad happy summer, it’s time to transition. Yes, we’ll still be combining grains with vegetables and herbs and tossing with dressing, but the vegetables and herbs are changing. Read more: Wheatberry Salad with Zucchini and Snap Peas So […]
Roasting the beans in a cast iron skillet gives them a smoky, charred flavor sort of like that you get with padrones. Adding a little sweet and sour from the orange and vinegar is just the right touch. I’m giving […]
My husband, Greg, and I are co-founders of SCF, which chronicles what we eat, drink and grow as we raise our daughter on a tiny plot of land in the Lower Hudson Valley.
