Small, sweet bell peppers (also called mini peppers) in shades of red, orange and green make attractive vessels for stuffing. Offer these to nibble with cocktails when you’re feeding a crowd, or serve them…
This is down-home, primal Sicilian cooking, using inexpensive and commonly available ingredients: olive oil, eggplant, tomato and pasta. A showering of grated ricotta salata and toasted bread crumbs adorns this humble yet justly famous…
Here, raw asparagus is simply dressed with lemon juice, olive oil and Parmesan shavings.…
This simple, refreshing gazpacho-like chilled soup depends on the sweetness of the watermelon, tempered by the addition of olive oil, vinegar, lime juice and salt, to create the perfect balance of flavors. A little…
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Laced with nuggets of pancetta and crisp-edged fried eggs, there’s a lot going on in this hearty salad, and you need a green that can stand up to it all. With its thick, ruffled…
This recipe does not include quantities for an excellent reason. At Prune, in New York, we started with a pound of brussels sprouts for dinner but ate them all while still prepping in the…
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The key to making creamy pesto is to add the ingredients to the food processor in the right order to ensure that the nuts break down to a fine paste before the greens have…
These calamari skewers are the perfect appetizer to start off a summer dinner party. The Padrón peppers add a fun touch and I love the garlicky aioli. Difficulty: Medium Time: 25 min. preparation time,…
Hands down this is one of the simplest and freshest seafood recipes. Requiring only a few fresh ingredients… fresh salmon, fresh herbs, sliced shallots, garlic, lemon and anything else you’d like to throw in…
The sweet figs go perfectly with lamb and make this dish the highlight at every BBQ! Difficulty: Easy Time: 30 min. preparation time, 0 min. baking time Nutrition: Calories ca 679 / Protein 48g…
A few weeks ago, we finally decided it was time to cook those beans, so we soaked them overnight, then dumped them in a pot with a few aromatics, a hunk of parmesan, and…
I happen to love kale in all its forms, and prefer it to almost any other green – I’d forego spinach for kale any day of the week. For others, though, this is…
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