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Posts tagged “Easy”

Recipe: Mango Colada

We just returned from a week in the Caribbean and are in high detox mode. This week's plan: no drinks at lunch. Not too hard, right? As of today, Day Two, we haven't fallen off the wagon yet. Ab...

Weeknight Meal: Thin Crust Pizza...Revisited!

There may just be a new Top Crust in town, ladies and gentlemen! We've loved and cherished our thin crust pizza dough for years, but that doesn't mean we can't have a little variety! Last night we n...

Recipe: Easy, Foolproof Cobbler (for Any Fruit)

There are a lot of recipes for cobbler out there, and we've read and considered (and made) quite a few of them. But we keep coming back to a very basic family recipe that is almost no recipe at all. W...

From The Email: Two Fresh Dishes for Spring

A version of this post was originally sent to our email subscribers on May 8th. To sign up for our weekly email sign up in the column to the left or click here. If you're trying to eat as much from a...

Improvised Lunch: Asparagus-Bean Salad Over Arugula

We didn't make it to the store this weekend and had to scrounge a bit for something to eat at lunchtime yesterday. We started with a can of cannelloni beans from our pantry, rummaged through the frid...

In Eric Gower's Kitchen: The Barefoot Stir-fry

When I visited Eric Gower last month for a kitchen tour, I was also invited to stay for lunch, which turned into a lesson on how to make fried rice, breakaway style. It took Eric all of seven minutes...

What Foods Can You Take To Someone Who Is Bedridden?

A friend of ours was in an accident recently and broke her leg, requiring surgery. She's unable to walk for the next few months, and a group of us are banding together to prepare foods that she can s...

Recipe: Honey Lavender Panna Cotta

OK, this makes three - three! - dessert recipes with lavender that we've posted in the last month or two. Lavender is just such a wonderful ingredient for spring and summer desserts; used with a light...

How To Bake Salmon Fillets

Good salmon is at a premium these days. Dana recently wrote about her special splurge on truly wild salmon. We've also reported on the increasing rarity of really well-raised salmon. We do anticipate ...

Recipe: Strawberry-Yogurt Popsicles

On Friday, we gave you a roundup of some fun, summer popsicle molds. So, over the weekend, we decided to practice what we preached... ...

Recipe: Coconut Jam and Banana Bars

Remember that coconut jam we were wondering about last Friday? Well we didn't waste any time working it into a sweet treat... ...

DIY Recipe: Creamy Vinaigrette

A rich, creamy vinaigrette can take a simple salad and turn it into an elegant dish worthy of center stage. Whipping up a cup or two at home is even easier than going to the store, and once you have ...

Simple Pleasures: Pimento Cheese Recipe

There aren't many foods that you'll see in the lunchbox of a kindergartner and on the fanciest hors d'oeuvre platter. But the simple pleasure of pimento cheese is a way of life for many southerners, a...

Recipe: Cold Peanut Sesame Noodles

We don't need to remind everyone that there's a serious heat wave washing over much of the country right now. How about we just give you something cool to serve for supper? ...

Hot Day Relief: Frothy, Creamy, Refreshing Strawberry Lassis

Today and tomorrow, Jews around the world are celebrating the harvest festival of Shavuot by studying, decorating their homes with greenery, and eating holiday meals full of dairy, especially cheese b...

Recipe: Sunflower Date Cookies

While perusing one of our favorite stands at the Hollywood Farmers' Market last weekend, we glanced at their collection of customer-submitted recipes for new ideas. A recipe for sunflower date cookies...

Recipe: Roasted Beet Salad with Barley, Feta, and Red Onion

Beet salad! Yum! Though this one could have just as easily been called "Barley Salad with Beets, Feta, and Red Onion." Or "Beet and Feta Salad with..." Ok, you get the idea. The real point is that w...

Weekend Recipe: Rhubarb Lavender Crumble

Rhubarb is an odd fruit. To begin with, it's actually a vegetable - a vegetable with poisonous leaves. The stalks are crisp and juicy, with a vegetal crunch rather like celery. And yet this prosaic st...

Eating From the Garden: Meyer Lemon Spring Salad with Baby Greens, Herbs, Almonds and Goat Cheese

First salad from the garden! We snipped arugula, baby spinach, chive blossoms, and herbs from our garden and tossed up this salad last night. It's exciting to be eating out of our tiny garden at last....

Recipe: Lemon Verbena Simple Syrup

Lemon verbena is one of our favorite herbs. It's a tall, spare, long-leafed plant with slender leaves and a fragrance to die for. It's not hard to capture that fragrance in a simple syrup. ...

Easy Appetizer: Goat Cheese with Parsley and Lemon

Since Nora has let us all know that spring is high time for goat cheese, we thought we'd share a quick appetizer that frequently shows up at our dinner parties... ...

Recipe: Egg, Arugula, and Herb Tartine

A tartine is really just a fancy name for an open-faced sandwich. It sounds so much more elegant than sandwich, doesn't it? It seems fitting for this impromptu lunch we had this week. We were pressed ...

Recipe: Easy Ricotta Gnocchi

A traditional Florentine pasta, ricotta gnocchi is the lighter, hipper cousin to northern Italy's potato gnocchi.This gnocchi cooks up as soft, mild-flavored dumplings. They make a great base for any ...

Summer Cocktail Recipe: Michelada

For our relaxed Memorial Day party. this weekend, we know that beer will be the drink of choice. But to make it a little more fun and fancy, we'll be offering guests the option of making a michelada w...

Recipe: Pickletini

This weekend we were treated to a special dirty martini from our favorite pickle joint in town, Rick's Picks. Just in time. In an effort to get you ready for summer, we're going to kick off a week o...