Recipes By Merrill Stubbs
50 recipes found
Blackberry and Apple Fool
In the recipe of Apple Fool, fruit compote and softly whipped cream are the sole components. I like to serve it with some crisp, buttery cookies for contrast.
Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic
For this juicy, tender garlic chicken recipe, you'll need 40 cloves of garlic, 6 whole chicken legs, celery stalks, nutmeg and some vermouth sprigs for flavor.
Broiled Polenta Cakes
Tilapia Poached in Olive Oil with Thyme and Garlic
Poaching seafood in olive oil makes it impossible to end up with anything other than tender fish. This poached tilapia recipe is incredibly versatile.
Mashed Potato Cakes with Broccoli and Cheese
The mashed potato cake is the best way, second only to shepherd's pie, to breathe new life into leftover mashed potatoes. With a crunchy panko crust, garlicky broccoli, and sharp cheddar cheese, these won over even my spud-snubbing two-year-old.
Herbed Butternut Squash Chips
Apple Chips
I borrowed the technique for these from Rivka, whose Cocoa Pear Crisps, were an early recipe contest winner. You don't need to add anything to the apples, but I often sprinkle half of them with a little cinnamon to keep things lively. Feel free to experiment with different spices like ginger, allspice, or even cardamom.
Roasted Plums with Vanilla Bean
This is hardly a recipe -- really just a flavor combination and a simple method for coaxing the best out of not-quite-ripe fruit. Feel free to experiment with other fruits, such as peaches, apricots or even cherries.
Watermelon Paloma
No, this isn't really a Paloma. It's missing the one key ingredient (grapefruit) that distinguishes a Paloma from most other tequila cocktails -- and instead calls on watermelon, that quintessential American summer treat, to do fruit duty.
My Mother's Strawberry Jam
My mother's trick is to stir a knob of butter into the cooked jam. Her strawberry jam is always crystal clear and foam-free, so I don't mess with the recipe.
Crisp & Tender Roasted Root Vegetables
Use any combination of root vegetables you like for an easy, versatile side that works with pretty much any main dish.
10-Minute Parmesan & Mustard Pinwheels
This is a great, simple hors d'oeuvre to throw together for last-minute entertaining.
Maple Cinnamon Toast
The idea to melt the butter and then stir in the maple syrup and cinnamon was given to me by Kristen Miglore -- I may never make cinnamon toast any other way.
Millet with Three Cheeses
Simple Bolognese
This is not a true Bolognese (which traditionally contains milk), but a simple version that's quite versatile. Use any type of lean ground meat for this recipe.
Homemade Fruit Yogurt
I've homemade raspberry, peach, and blueberry yogurt with this recipe, always cooking the fruit down with just a sprinkle of raw sugar to coax out the juices.
Iced Mint and Citrus Tea
This recipe is inspired by a tea I get every Saturday at my local Greenmarket -- as my mother would say, I "diagnosed" and then "reproduced!"
Strawberry Rosé Spritzer
I've traditionally been a purist when it comes to pink wine, but it occurred to me recently that if someone wanted to enjoy the illusion of drinking more rosé without actually getting tipsy, she could combine it with soda water and make a spritzer. (You can take a girl out of the 80s...) What's more, she could whizz up some of those divinely delicious strawberries from the farmers market and add a fruity burst to her spritzer.
Orecchiette with Spicy Sausage and Ramps
A simple spring dish, whipped together in half an hour, this pasta gets a meaty kick from the sausage, and a mellow sweetness from sauteed ramps. Feel free to use young leeks if you can't find ramps.
Best Cream Cheese Cookies
This cream cheese cookie recipe is chewy in the center, where the texture is kind of like a coconut macaroon, with buttery, burnished edges.
Orange Green Tea Sparkler
Based on my neighbor's recipe she often throws together involving iced green tea and orange juice. I add some sparkling water for a little fizz AKA the sparkle.
Mint Iced Tea
You don't need much in order to make this Mint Iced Tea recipe. Basically just use tea bags, sugar, water and lots of fresh mint leaves. Lemon is optional.
Boozy Sour Cherries
This recipe's little boozy sour cherries are both tart and sweet at the same time and would be the perfect garnish for a Manhattan or an Old Fashioned.
Banana Cardamom Milkshake
Recently, I got an email from my friend Alexandra. She was planning to make banana pudding for a party over the weekend and wondered if I thought it was a good idea to add some cardamom. I enthusiastically gave her two thumbs up, and then proceeded to obsess over the idea for the next few days. Banana and cardamom seemed like such a winning combination -- I knew there must be other ways to put it to good use. After some thought, and inspired in part by our Soda Fountain contest, I decided to try making a banana cardamom milkshake. Happily, it didn't disappoint. Feel free to adjust the cardamom to your taste, as well as the milk to ice cream ratio -- I went for a shake that's not too thick, reminiscent of a smoothie but richer.