One of my favorite things in the world are the Lemon Ricotta pancakes at Sarabeth's Kitchen. Unfortunately the closest Sarabeth's to me is the one on the Upper West Side and it's a 12 hour and 45 minute drive. So I have been meaning to try to recreate them at home...
Cheesy Broccoli or Cauliflower Casserole
There's nothing bad about broccoli in a creamy cheese sauce with buttery breadcrumbs on top. Nothing. But it could be better. It's hard to put my finger on what's missing. I think I wanted bigger, more hearty pieces of broccoli when what I ended up with was...
Quick Chickpea and Spinach Stew (or Making a Blender Murderer)
This is so good I'm almost able to forgive it for breaking my blender. And it is the absolute perfect food for January. It will warm you and comfort you and fortify you against any arctic blasts you may have to fight this month. And all while making up for...
Perfect Easy Red Sauce and Pasta with Caramelized Eggplant and Rich Tomato Sauce
I'm combining my notes on these two recipes because one is really a variation on the other. One of the most brilliant recipes of all time is Marcella Hazan's Tomato Butter Sauce [no recipe even needed: put a can of whole tomatoes (28 oz.), 4 tablespoons of butter, and...
The Food Lab
Sometimes the hardest part of all of this is choosing a worthwhile book to review. Why? Well, frankly there's a lot of merde out there. From a cursory Amazon search of 7,663 [actual number not a re-enactment] cookbooks published in the last 90 days the vast...






Mmmmmmwahhh! I added about 1 tsp of lemon to bump the flavors up a bit. Thank you for posting this…