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Shakshouka - Eggs in spicy sauce
So on those days where my energy is playing hide and seek and time seems to be slipping through my fingers, I make this super fast, super easy recipe. Eggs, garlic, canned tomatoes. 20 minutes, done. Add a piece of baguette and your favorite salad, and in less than 30 minutes you have a balanced, delicious dinner no one will complain about. Just let someone else do the dishes…
Seriously Intense Hot Chocolate
Do we really need an excuse to eat chocolate? I don’t. And you don't. Let me share with you a really dark thick and seriously intense hot chocolate recipe.
Tahitian Coconut Bread
I am not a big fan of coconut but it works in this delicious Tahitian bread recipe. I hope you love it as much as I do!
Rejuvenating Pure Carrot Soup
A perfect example of "less is more". Carrots abound at the greenmarket these days, and I wanted to create a carrot soup. A dear friend, and former chef, gave me a few tips on how to turn humble carrots - still dark with dirt - into a dynamite soup. It's all in minimal ingredients, careful cooking, and a few accessories at the end. Hope you enjoy.
Fig Pudding
Hervé This' Chocolate Mousse
Hervé This discovered how to make a flawless, creamy Chocolate Mousse out of just chocolate and water. Yes, that's the recipe! No need to go to the store ever!
Spice Up Your Night Chocolate Strawberries
A simple yet delicious way to spice up any meal. A healthy dessert with a little sexy kick!
Roasted Beet and Goat Cheese Skewers
I am always looking for ways to reinvent dishes into cutesy bite-size appetizer form, and this Goat Cheese and Beet Hors D'Oeuvres recipe works perfectly.
Chocolate-Covered Potato Chips with Coconut, Chile Powder, & Toasted Almonds
This recipe literally came to me in a dream. Cover your potato chips in melted chocolate, dip in shredded coconut, and season with chile powder and cinnamon.
Easiest Guacamole
This vegan guacamole is mild and loaded with healthy cholesterol-lowering fats (no mayo here!) You can make as large or as small a batch as you wish.
Vanilla-Stewed Apples + Bananas
This quick fruit recipe is perfect for a chilly morning. The vanilla bean elevates the fruit, while the banana lends some creaminess. It also makes a good afternoon snack, or a light dessert. Delicious on its own, the addition of yogurt, nuts, and coconut does make for a rounder start to the day. It is also really easy to pack this to go.
Seville Orange Membrillo
In my excitement about the Citrus Contest, I impulsively purchased some Seville oranges. Usually I pass them by because I know I don't have time to cook them. When I got home, I decided to use the quinces that were on the verge of languishing and the Seville oranges. Jane Grigson wrote about the combination of orange and quince in Spanish quince paste. I used the juice and julienned zest from the Seville oranges to flavor this batch of quince paste. The bitterness of the peel and sour juice make a lovely counterpoint to all the sugar and the julienned peel adds a crunchy texture to the membrillo.
Simplest Gnocchi
It's taken me years, but I've perfected my Gnocchi, so why not share it with all of you as I didn't find many recipes for just plain old Gnocchi on the site, though there were many with variations, but I'm an old-fashioned Italian and I like them the way Nonne in Italy have made them for years (though in some parts of Italy Gnocchi is made with either ricotta or semolina - but more on that another time!)
Frank Dorn's Enchiladas with Chicken
Frank's five children are all great friends of mine. A Southern Californian and a nurseryman, a great cook, and an all around entertaining patriarch, Frank had a way with food that is admirable - simple but good. His daughter, Dot, taught me this recipe, to which I have added chicken and a little extra kick to the enchilada sauce. I was inspired to submit it after a Hotline question summoned a call for enchilada recipes. Frank made me the first enchiladas I ever ate.
Fragrant Kumquat Marmalade
Adapted from the recipe for Kumquat Marmalade in Alice Waters' book Chez Panisse Fruit, I used my favorite white wine as the cooking liquid. It smells amazing.
Candied orange pecans with bourbon
Had a bunch of leftover booze from our wedding and created this using bourbon
Chocolate Tangerine Curd
I used Rose Levy Beranbaum's recipe for lemon curd as the base for this recipe. The resulting curd is balanced between rich chocolate and sweet-tart tangerines.
Orange Sandesh
Sandesh is a very simple dish made from cottage cheese.
Kumquat-Earl Grey Marmalade
Since this recipe has no added pectin, it's a bit softer than store-bought marmalade. I love it spread on think slices of toast or spooned into yogurt or müsli. Make sure to choose kumquats that are quite firm, not squishy.
Creamy Vegan Parsnip Soup
I love blended vegan soup recipes that are rich in flavor. And parsnip--I love them braised with whiskey and butter--and now I love them blended, too!
Masala Lemon Soda
What do you do when life gives you lemons! Taddaaaa! Make Masala Soda recipe! Masala soda is a very well-known street drink found in most of the cities in India.
Apple, Carrot, and Parsnip Soup
I know there are dozens of root soup recipes on this site, but the happenstance nature of this soup's creation prompted me to encourage others. I made a roast chicken earlier this week, and after 3 days of leftovers there were still a few roasted carrots left in the roasting pan. I combined these, a few roasted garlic cloves that were hiding in the cavity of the chicken, and a few more carrots and a parsnip from the fridge. A half apple was sitting on the counter, and so that and another whole apple got thrown into the mix. In this photo I added a hodgepodge of inclusions - Dukkah, pepitas, AND some parmesan cheese. But the soup is really good on its own.
Vanilla-Caramel Soda
Acting on a recent craving for something fizzy and sweet, I made my own vanilla caramel syrup recipe to add to seltzer for a soda with customizable sweetness.
Brandied Cranberries
These are great on their own, as a salad topping, or in cocktails. I love to make a Cranhattan using the brandy liquer the berries soak in. Just replace the sweet vermouth in with the soaking liquid, and garnish with the cranberries.