Saturday, February 2, 2008 Well, I had some mushrooms I needed to use up and I had to inaugurate my large Colombian clay baking dish. […]
Author: Elie Nassar
VDP: Indian Lentil and Spinach Soup with Naan
Thursday, January 31, 2008 Two legume and greens dishes in one week. Definitely not intentional, I actually wanted to make something kind of Indian and […]
VDP: Escarole With White Beans
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 This is one of the many permutations of ‘beans with greens’ that exist in many cuisines and are almost always good. […]
HKP: Duck-Duck-Beet
The Blueprint Two (or Four) duck legs are marinated and braised in a mixture of duck stock, beets and shallots. The whole duck breast is […]
VDP: Baked Ziti (Ziti alla Sorrentina)
Thursday, January 24, 2008 “What? No f****** Ziti!!!” So says the ever compassionate A.J. Soprano when his dear grandmother Livia falls ill, misses the […]
VDP: Butternut Squash Soup with Parmesan Croutons
Saturday, January 19, 2008 When I saw Jamie oliver make this on TV the other day using whole butternut squash, skin and all, I knew […]
VDP: Roasted Pepper Salad with Fresh Mozzarella
Thursday, January 17, 2008 Earlier this week I picked up a few bell peppers of different colors. At about 50 cents each, these were quiet […]
VDP: Vegetable Stock
Cooking more vegetarian items means making sure I have a good supply of vegetable stock for stuff like soups. Making this brew could not be […]
VDP: Mushroom Ragout with Burghul and Yogurt Sauce
Saturday, January 12, 2008 If you do not know what burghul is, click here where I explained it once before. It really is a delicious […]
VDP: Grilled Cheddar Cheese Sandwich and Hot Chocolate
Thursday, January 10, 2008 Not much time to cook last night. Diana decided to have a bowl of cereal with cold milk. I was not […]