VIETNAMESE CHICKEN SALAD GOI GA BAP CAI
VIETNAMESE CHICKEN SALAD GOI GA BAP CAI I am so so thrilled to share this recipe for Vietnamese Chicken Salad (Goi Ga Bap Cai) with you all! This salad is one of those staples at most Vietnamese restaurants, and is usually served as an appetizer, family style, but I’ve been known to order it for […]
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THE WORLD’S BEST CRAB CAKES
THE WORLD’S BEST CRAB CAKES Craig’s dad Steve has opinions about the title of this post. “Well,” he says, “if people like it, great. If they don’t, tell them it’s not my recipe.” I have no qualms about calling these the world’s best crab cakes. Here’s my evidence: 1. The crab is freshly caught Dungeness […]
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QUICK QUESO WITH CHORIZO AND OTHER TEX-MEX DELIGHTS
QUICK QUESO WITH CHORIZO AND OTHER TEX-MEX DELIGHTS Sometimes it＊s nice to cook for friends who favor a particular cuisine because it steers you in a new direction. Normally, I default to European/Mediterranean things like pastas and chicken with couscous and preserved lemon and stuff like that. My friends Jim and Todd (you know them!) […]
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POTATO SALAD WITH GREEN BEANS AND PESTO
POTATO SALAD WITH GREEN BEANS AND PESTO Welcome to my new absolute favorite side dish: Potato Salad with Green Beans and Pesto. Not only does this provide a lighter alternative to the heavy mayonnaise potato salads of yore, it couldn’t be simpler to throw together! How is that for a win-win of a potato salad? […]
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LEMONGRASS BEEF SUMMER ROLLS
LEMONGRASS BEEF SUMMER ROLLS Is anyone else absolutely obsessed with Vietnamese Summer Rolls? I just can’t get enough, especially now that I know how easy they are to make at home! These Lemongrass Beef Summer Rolls are so so flavorful and include all the best flavors including herbs fresh from our backyard garden – thai […]
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JULIA MOSKIN’S CORN FRITTERS
JULIA MOSKIN’S CORN FRITTERS According to Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer Julia Moskin, “Corn is the One True Vegetable of American summer.” And though I sound like a broken record talking about trying to cook all of the summer things before it stops being summer (an unlikely prospect here in L.A.), I do have to make […]
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GRILLED POLENTA
GRILLED POLENTA As promised, here is my companion recipe for Grilled Polenta that I recently served with my Grilled Shrimp with Sundried Tomato Gremolata. Grilling polenta is a great way to liven it up a bit. It creates a crispy exterior to the polenta, similar to the texture you get from frying it, but without […]
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GREGORY GOURDET S CASHEW HUMMUS WITH HARISSA
GREGORY GOURDET S CASHEW HUMMUS WITH HARISSA Back in my blogging bigshot days, publishers would send me free cookbooks. For me, that was better than having Ed McMahon show up at my door with a giant check. I love cookbooks. I have stacks and stacks of them in my kitchen right now because there’s not […]
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GARDEN HEIRLOOM TOMATO SOUP
GARDEN HEIRLOOM TOMATO SOUP Anyone have any of the last heirloom tomatoes of the season sitting on the vine (or fridge) just begging to be used up?? How about making them into this Garden Heirloom Tomato Soup?! This soup highlights all of the late summer flavors of perfectly meaty and flavorful tomatoes straight from the […]
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BRUSCHETTA WITH HOMEMADE RICOTTA ROASTED YELLOW PEPPERS AND GREEN GARLIC
BRUSCHETTA WITH HOMEMADE RICOTTA ROASTED YELLOW PEPPERS AND GREEN GARLIC So once you have your homemade ricotta, the next question is: what to do with it? Me, I decided to be ultra-spontaneous. Well mostly spontaneous. On Saturday, I bought a nice loaf of bread, made the ricotta, left it overnight in the refrigerator to drain. […]
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