This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s latest cookbook, Everyday Dorie and is a perfect dish to make a big batch of on the weekend to enjoy through the week for lunches. The dressing is tahini, lemon (juice and zest) and spices (garlic, ginger, cumin, paprika, cayenne) and is super … Read more
This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s latest cookbook, Everyday Dorie and it’s a fabulous fast weeknight dinner that would totally work as a meal for a dinner party – just don’t tell your guests how easy it is! It’s pork tenderloin which I’ve never prepared any other way than … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Dorie’s Cookies was one I’d been curious to try for a while. Tahini seems to be the “it” ingredient in baked goods these days but I’ll admit I hadn’t baked with it until this past weekend. I was really interested to see if it would work with chocolate … Read more
This week’s Cook the Book Fridays recipe from David Lebovitz’s My Paris Kitchen was, thankfully, an easy one. I just finished my first round of cookbook edits this week, so last weekend, I was a little consumed with that and didn’t have much time to cook. Add to that the fact I spent the whole … Read more
The Petits Chefs worked with edamame last week for their #52NewFoods Challenge. A lot of them had tried the edamame in pods that you get in Japanese restaurants and told me they loved it (though one of them said “it’s because it’s salty” – I like that they are starting to realise what adds taste … Read more
It’s been a long week, recovering from root canal surgery at the end of last week, getting back to work and then having more dental work (the filling before the crown next month) last night. So I was pleased for a short, easy (and soft!) French Fridays with Dorie recipe (Hummus, p 19) this week. … Read more