This week, I talk about three very common terms that have a particular meaning in recipes, but–because they’re so common–are rarely thoroughly explained. Listen to hear what zest, fold and deglaze mean. (Episode 11 was a video; you can see … Continue reading →

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RERUN Episode 12: Recipe Decoder: Zesting, Folding and Deglazing

This week, I make an easy pilaf with Middle Eastern flavors: dates and cinnamon, plus salty feta. Green beans pickled with dill and garlic are on the side, and for dessert, we have a quick trick for making strawberries taste … Continue reading →

RERUN Episode 10: Date-and-Cinnamon Bulgur Pilaf, Quick-Pickled Green Beans, and Macerated Strawberries

This week, I make a very quick omelet for dinner, along with the simplest of all side salads–just pick a good tasty green, and let that do all the work for you. The omelet filling is only a suggestion–it’s really … Continue reading →

RERUN Episode 9: Asparagus Omelet and Watercress Salad

This week, I demonstrate the relative ease with which you can make this takeout staple for your own sweet self. Absolutely no wok required! The shopping list might look a little daunting, but all the odd stuff will keep in … Continue reading →

RERUN Episode 7: Pad Thai and Cucumber Salad

This week, I read through a recipe a friend brought me. She had eaten the dish and gotten the recipe, but it seemed very complicated. In this episode, I go through line by line to see where shortcuts can be … Continue reading →

RERUN Episode 6: Recipe Decoder: Coconut Bread Pudding

This week, I make a hearty dinner of Arroz con Pollo–saffron rice with chicken–with a crunchy fennel salad on the side. And there’s time to make dessert: an eggy, fruity clafoutis with raspberries. Shopping list Chicken thighsRice (short- or long-grain–your … Continue reading →

RERUN Episode 5: Arroz con Pollo, Fennel-Orange Salad and Raspberry Clafoutis

This week: Just in time for (Greek) Easter, esteemed egg expert Peter (er, my husband) cooks the perfect hard-boiled egg in real time. Use this episode as your own egg timer at home! Perfect Hard-Boiled Eggs Almost anything benefits from … Continue reading →

RERUN Episode 4: Perfect Hard-Boiled Eggs with Guest Peter “The Egg Whisperer”

This week, I talk about the differences in three overlapping terms used frequently in recipes, and discuss what exactly you should do when a recipe says to brown, saute or caramelize something. Just a quick summary: sauteing does not mean … Continue reading →

RERUN Episode 3: Recipe Decoder: Browning, Caramelizing and Sauteing

Step-by-step podcast for cooking an easy weeknight meal of pasta, yogurt and caramelized onions, with a green salad and homemade vinaigrette. Continue reading →

RERUN Episode 1 – 2: Pasta with yogurt, caramelized onions and bacon, plus green salad and homemade dressing

This week, it’s a menu for winter doldrums. I’m nursing a light cold with some chicken soup–and adding chipotle chiles and garlic for extra health-giving kick. On the side: a baked sweet potato, packed with vitamin C. Click to play this episode in a new window; right-click to download Subscribe via iTunes Subscribe via RSS […]

Episode 26: Chicken Noodle Soup with Chipotle Pesto, plus Baked Sweet Potatoes

This week, we cook a little risotto–it’s not as complicated or as fussy as you think. And it’s a very adaptable dish. On the side, we roast up some wee brussels sprouts and douse them in garlic and anchovies–what’s not to love? Click to play this episode in a new window; right-click to download Subscribe […]

Episode 25: Butternut-Squash Risotto and Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Anchovies and Garlic

This week, it’s a really tasty version of the much-maligned meatloaf, along with some delicate little potatoes and some sturdy greens. It’s a very meat-and-potatoes kind of dinner, but satisfying nonetheless. And you can make a delicious cold meatloaf sandwich with the leftovers. Click to play this episode in a new window; right-click to download […]

Episode 24: Mmmm, Meatloaf with Pan-Roasted Half-Potatoes and Pan-Fried Dandelion Greens with Cheese

This week, I make a hearty soup that mixes kale, sweet potatoes and sausage–interesting spices give it a semi-Caribbean flavor. On the side, celery root and apple–both in season now–make an easy, refreshing slaw. Click to play this episode in a new window; right-click to download Subscribe via iTunes Subscribe via RSS Shopping list Andouille […]

Episode 23: Allegedly Cuban Sweet-Potato Soup, plus Celery Root and Apple Slaw

This week, I make perhaps my most standard standby pasta, a mix of onions, tomatoes and bacon–great year-round, and totally doable with just pantry items. On the side, I boil a bit of kale and dress it up with chili flakes and vinegar. Click to play this episode in a new window; right-click to download […]

Episode 22: Sorta-Pasta all’Amatriciana with Quickest Kale

This week, I make a fish tagine–essentially, fish cooked in a stewpot–with spices from a favorite Indian recipe. On the side: carrots with cinnamon, honey and red pepper…and some potatoes that take a damn long time to cook. Click to play this episode in a new window; right-click to download Subscribe via iTunes Subscribe via […]

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