Broccoli con Queso: Cooking with Junior
If you haven’t picked up on my subtle hints, my child has been blessed with a, let’s say, discerning palate. (And by “discerning,” I mean that his list of Won’t Eats is approximately 638 times as long as the list of Will Eats.) This has been going on for close to two years now: I ...Keep Reading
Slow-Roasted Tomatoes
You think I’ve been slacking off, don’t you? Just because I haven’t posted a new recipe in, oh ten days? As if. Life is simply insane right now—I’m smack-dab in the middle of two weeks of deadline after deadline, on top of (as always) writing and testing recipes for the book. All I’ve been able ...Keep Reading
Watermelon Gazpacho
I had a bit of a watermelon problem. Stephen, who I adore and respect and love and all that other good stuff, kept bringing home ginormous whole melons. This isn’t a bad thing, necessarily, since we do love us some watermelon. But hoo boy they take up a lot of space! Seemed like a good ...Keep Reading
No-Cook Pasta Sauce #2: Raw Tomato Sauce
The ridiculous heat is back here in NY so it seems like a good time to share that second no-cook sauce I promised… This one’s a little more straight-up, probably a little more familiar. That’s ok. Nothing wrong with familiarity, especially when there are good tomatoes to be had. Seriously, don’t even think of making ...Keep Reading
No-Cook Pasta Sauce #1: Angel Hair Zucchini
I’m on deadline with a bunch of projects this week, so I’ll keep it short and simple. It’s hot. I don’t want to cook, especially because I’m testing at least two desserts a day for the Easy Indulgences chapter of the cookbook. So I don’t cook. Well, I cook a little—just a single pot, for ...Keep Reading
