Cooking


Cooking



Smash—cauliflower, that is

I was just looking at all the lovely groceries I’ve put away this evening, and I’m particularly amused by the head of cauliflower.

When I was a kid, I couldn’t stand the stinky stuff. But my son loves it. And the secret is … smash.

We steam it til it’s tender, but doesn’t smell like an overboiled head of cabbage, and then puree it with butter and salt and pepper. He’s never been a fan of smashed potatoes and I try not ...

Eiko Egg Cup

Eiko Egg Cup

For those who love a soft- or hard-boiled egg, this egg cup from Eiko is a fun and useful tool. Designed to cook, cool, and serve in one handy piece, it'll also make your breakfast table a bit more colorful.

Eiko egg cup  l  $25 for a set of 4 at dedeceplus.com

School morning muffins

School morning muffins

I dropped my kid off for his first morning of before care at school, and he hardly noticed I was on my way out the door. The aide stopped me: was it ok if he had a snack? She rattled the box at me. Little Debby Oatmeal Cookie Sandwiches filled with some sort of marshmallow creme.

Erm. No. Really. You’re too kind.

So this evening, I made up a muffin. Want the recipe?

School Morning Muffins, by Inside Motherhood

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. ...

Did you eat your alphabet today?

Did you eat your alphabet today?

 

Kate over at Babylune has done it again. She has issued a challenge to us all to eat healthy by sampling our way through the alphabet’s fruits and vegetables. 

She has some great ideas on how to turn this into an exciting learning opportunity for your kids, too. Veggie charts! Food pyramids! And perhaps a reduction in Blogger Butt. I’d like ...

Did you eat your alphabet today?

Did you eat your alphabet today?

Kate over at Babylune has done it again. She has issued a challenge to us all to eat healthy by sampling our way through the alphabet’s fruits and vegetables.

She has some great ideas on how to turn this into an exciting learning opportunity for your kids, too. Veggie charts! Food pyramids! And perhaps a reduction in Blogger Butt. I’d like some of that, please?

*runs ...

Eating out in Brooklyn

On a cold and rainy day, what better place to go and relax than a cozy French restaurant located in one of the most popular neighborhoods of Brooklyn?

A classy, romantic air fills the room of the French kosher restaurant Grille De Paris. The only kosher French place in the Brooklyn borough, the Grille has a reputation as a place of romance and style. Couples and friends sit in the custom-made Italian chairs accompanied by candlelight and soft French music ...

Eat your vegetables!

Eat your vegetables!

Having a hard time getting your kid to eat vegetables? I have a secret for you: soup.

Here’s a very simple, delicious way to get some of the good stuff into your child every day. As we say in Corsica and Paris every year, ‘Mange ta soupe!’

Leek Soup

  • 4 leeks, washed and coarsely cut, just to the pale green
  • 4 medium potatoes (I’m particularly fond of Yukon Golds for this recipe)
  • 1 butternut, acorn or other winter squash
  • 4 carrots, peeled and cut into 1″ ...

Eat your vegetables!

Eat your vegetables!

Having a hard time getting your kid to eat vegetables? I have a secret for you: soup.

Here’s a very simple, delicious way to get some of the good stuff into your child every day. As we say in Corsica and Paris every year, ‘Mange ta soupe!’

Leek Soup

  • 4 leeks, washed and coarsely cut, just to the pale green
  • 4 medium potatoes (I’m particularly fond of Yukon Golds for this recipe)
  • 1 butternut, acorn or other winter squash
  • 4 carrots, peeled and cut into 1″ ...

Quick and easy toddler lunchboxes

Quick and easy toddler lunchboxes

I used to have imagination when it came to food. Really I did. I used to be a pro! But I must have given my kid all my smarts, cause when I stare at that refrigerator every night, I can’t come up with much in the way of inspiration for my kid’s school lunch. I wish I were as dedicated a lunchbox mama as Vegan Lunchbox. Ah, well. She rocks. I ...

Semi-humble Fish Pie

Fish pies, traditional and otherwise, are a varied lot. There are elegant lobster pot pies, frozen fish pies from the supermarket, and "stargazey" pies with rings of cold eyed fish faces to challenge even the hungriest diners.( You can see a scary picture of one, below.) This fish pie is none of these. It is humble, but not entirely so, because, at least in my book, nothing with shrimps in it can be counted as...

Is Cooking The Secret To A Good Marriage?

Is Cooking The Secret To A Good Marriage?

We’ve been married for more than 20 years — a veritable “long and winding road”, and for some reason lately, I’ve thinking about all of the little things in our relationship that make our little world so special.

When we were newlyweds, I had it in my head that the wife is supposed to know how to cook for her husband…but I didn’t. I didn’t even know how to make coffee — seriously.

I remember ...

Mushroom Alchemy

Nothing is so delightful as coming upon one of these combinations, where a few simple ingredients meld in a delicious and unexpectedly special fashion. I felt like this when I learned about Mudjadarrah, and when I first baked an egg inside a tomato. Jane Grigson was a person with an especially fine nose for this sort of thing, and I am very attached to my shabby, dog-eared Penguin edition of her Good Things, from 1973.*...

K. Zuckerman’s Magic Rugelach

Apparantly rugelach, made with a cream cheese pastry, is primarily an American phenomenon. Sometime ago I posted about a savory rugelach recipe I made for a boxing day party, and I learned some things about rugelach from comments: In Israel, a croissant-like dough is most widely used. There are variants made with schmalz, rather than butter and/ or cream cheese. Some cream cheese style rugelach also use sour cream. Claudia Roden, Joan Nathan, and Mimi...

Real Fried Onion Rings

This is one American classic I thought I'd never try to do at home. At the Platonic Diner in the Sky (Home of the "Pie in the Sky" and other ideals-you know the one) these are prepared perfectly and an optional side to every suitable main dish. There, the batter is crisp, brown and light, the onions soft and not the least stringy, but not mushy either. The rings are round, distinct, and never stuck...




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