This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, Everyday Dorie and was a perfect accompaniment to the second Everyday Dorie recipe for this month (a roast chicken, coming in a couple of weeks). Paper-thin roasted potatoes is a dish Dorie describes as both “homey and elegant”. Potatoes and onions are … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Dorie’s Cookies is an interesting one. A spicy meringue. Dorie says: Shichimi togarashi, also called seven-spice blend, is a culinary gift from Japan, a remarkable blend of chili pepper and spices that manages to be hot, sweet, salty, bitter, nutty and packed with umami. While the blend — … Read more
This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, Everyday Dorie and was a welcome addition to my lunches at school this past week (along with toasted English muffins!). Butternut squash soup is a classic but Dorie’s got a little twist on it, of course! This version is brushed with a … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe is from Dorie Greenspan’s Baking with Dorie and is a recipe I’ve made before (in 2011 – Michael Ruhlman’s recipe where I made Eggs Benedict from scratch! (yup, muffins, Hollandaise and bacon from scratch there!) That time I made muffins both with muffin rings.. and free form: But it’s … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Dorie’s Cookies is a lovely light shortbread with loads of flavour: Pecan Butterscotch Shortbreads. Dorie says: There are certain ingredients that can only be described as warm. For me, brown sugar and vanilla are warm flavors; butter is too; and nuts, if they’re toasted, can be as well. … Read more
This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, Everyday Dorie and I’ve “gone rogue” a bit on this one… Tagine/ Tajine is a North African stew with meats and vegetables, named after the pot it’s cooked in. Dorie’s version is made with chicken thighs and acorn squash but this pairing … Read more