Basta pasta potato salad from Everyday Dorie in a white bowl on a wooden table.

Cook the Book Fridays: Basta pasta potato salad from Everyday Dorie

This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, Everyday Dorie.  Basta pasta potato salad is, contrary to what you might think, a potato-only salad (no pasta) and is named for a New York restaurant that is, according to Dorie “really Italian, slightly Asian and very happy to be indescribable, kind … Read more

Dorie Greenspan's Cauilflower Tabbouleh from Everyday Dorie in a bowl with a spoon.

Cook the Book Fridays: Cauliflower Tabbouleh from Everyday Dorie

This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, Everyday Dorie and was the perfect recipe for our “back to reality” week (back to online teaching/ getting over jetlag). I made a big batch of it early in the week and enjoyed it for lunch most days. We’ve made tabbouleh before … Read more

Dorie Greenspan's Cowboy Caviar Salad in a bowl with a serving spoon.

Cook the Book Fridays: Cowboy Caviar Salad from Everyday Dorie

This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s latest cookbook, Everyday Dorie and is a bean salad, said to have been served for the first time in 1940. Created by Helen Corbitt, culinary director of Neiman Marcus, it was dubbed “caviar” as a nod to the shape of the (inexpensive) beans … Read more

Spring Avocado and Berry Salad from Everyday Dorie on a white plate.

Cook the Book Fridays: Spring Avocado and Berry Salad from Everyday Dorie

This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s latest cookbook, Everyday Dorie and was a great lunch option for me during online teaching this week! Though it’s got a lot going on (berries, grapefruit, avocado, pink peppercorns, cilantro, basil) if you have all the ingredients on hand, it comes together very … Read more

Ginger Beet Salad Bowls from Everyday Dorie

Cook the Book Fridays: Ginger Beet Salad Bowls from Everyday Dorie

This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s latest cookbook, Everyday Dorie and is exactly the type of “recipe” I love to make in the summer – a big old “salade composée” (a salad where each different component is served separately, not all tossed together. Dorie’s “recipe” is more of an … Read more