89 posts categorized "Kitchen Notes"
Slow-roasted tomatoes
Wrinkly slow-roasted tomatoes, ready to go on the pizza, happy days....
Fresh garlic soufflés
Who can resist a jaunty head or two of fresh garlic? You can use them in place of normal garlic, of course, or make some fresh garlic soufflés, as EB and I did recently (or, to be fair, as EB......
Homemade paneer/Bärlauch palak paneer
I never thought I'd be whipping up cheese of an afternoon, but what else to do with a glut of milk nearing its sell-by date? I felt a motherly pride when I peeled away the cheesecloth to reveal this tidy......
Bärlauch, Bear Leek, Ramsons, Bear’s Garlic, Wild Garlic...
Buds on the trees, Bärlauch in the markets. You could just put these delicate green harbingers of spring into one of Stefanie's cups and leave them to unfold their garlicky scent, but of course it would be more sensible to......
Class advice & Fish chowder (Winter meals)
Readers, I need your advice. I'm scheduled to teach two classes on American cooking this fall/winter. What do you think I should focus on? Leave your suggestions below! I first tried the fish chowder, pictured above, while preparing for a......
Birthday cake! (Chocolate fudge cake a la Nigella)
Such a season of birthdays! Everyone seems to be having one at the moment, and for those seeking a special cake to take along for a celebration, may I heartily recommend Nigella Lawson's chocolate fudge cake (in either the cups......