Roasting fresh cauliflower along with fresh garlic and good olive oil will turn this boring vegetable into a colorful and richly flavored dish. And it couldn’t be easier. The recipe comes from the Barefoot Contessa How Easy Is That? cookbook by Ina Garten. I substituted toasted almonds for the pine nuts, but either one…
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Couscous With Roasted Carrots, Fennel And Toasted Almonds
This is a richly flavored side dish yet chock full of healthy ingredients. I’ve adapted this from a recipe I found on Food52. I roasted carrots and some of the minced shallots along with the fennel. Instead of couscous alone I substituted a blend of grains available at Trader Joe’s. It is a combination of…
Olive-Oil-Braised Carrots with Warm Spices
The Feb/Mar 2012 issue of Fine Cooking featured an article on olive-oil braised vegetables by Tamar Adler. In the introduction she describes this simple method of preparing these delicious tender vegetables…Just drizzle vegetables with good olive oil, and some fresh herbs or other aromatics, and put them in the oven to braise in their own…
Rigatoni With Tomatoes, Zucchini and Pine Nut Crunch
Baked pasta is a wonderful thing. From lasagna to tortellini or pastitsio to mac and cheese there are countless variations that are always crowd pleasers. The combination of hearty pasta with veggies and or some kind of meat, be it turkey sausage, ground beef or lamb just to name a few, with a cheesy sauce…
Cope’s Corn
My sister has been bringing Cope’s Corn to our Thanksgiving dinners for many years. She lives in the heart of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country whereJohn Cope’s Fancy Evaporated Golden Sweet Corn is readily available on supermarket shelves. They also package a Toasted Dried Sweet Corn, used in creamed corn and corn pudding recipes, which…
Mashed Potatoes (and How To Keep Them Warm)
Here is a basic recipe for the Mashed Potatoes I served at Thanksgiving. With the turkey taking up one oven, and even if you are lucky enough to have two ovens, it’s always a juggling act trying to figure out which sides to put in which oven and when. Especially if you make as many…
Sugar-Glazed Onions
These Sugar-Glazed Onions are a fantastic accompaniment to any holiday meal. In addition to being delicious they can be prepared ahead of time, and simply rewarmed on the stove or in the microwave prior to the meal. I have used a variety of onions over the years when making this dish. For many years I…
Roasted Potatoes, Carrots, Fennel, and Onions Cut unpeeled small potatoes in quarters or fingerling potatoes in half, slice trimmed fennel bulbs lengthwise in wedges, slice carrots on the diagonal, and cut onions in wedges. Toss with extra virgin olive oil, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper on a large sheet pan. Roast in a…
Mom’s Mashed Potatoes
For our holiday dinner I served mashed potatoes to accompany the brisket. Instead of using my Kitchen Aid Mixer as I so often have, and keeping them warm by placing the covered bowl over simmering water, I decided to simplify things and use my mother’s old potato masher to make her mashed potatoes. The Jewish…
Vermont Potato Salad
This past Saturday was the biennial Family Reunion of my maternal grandfather’s side of the family. The growing families of my grand-father and those of his three sisters and 2 brothers have been gathering in good number for many years now. In recent years my sister has graciously hosted it at her beautiful home surrounded…