Archive for September, 2010
Pesto
“You don’t need to tear the leaves or anything before you put them in the food processor,” Michael explained while I was snapping a picture of his hands submerged in a sinkful of water. “Oh, and tell them not to add the butter if they’re going to freeze it.” I can’t tell you how unusual [...]
Mexican Chicken Salad
Is it hot hot hot where you are, like it is here? All anybody wants to eat is fruit and popsicles and salad. Well, also Twizzlers and potato chips and soda and cotton candy and bubblegum chewing tobacco, but you know what I mean. I am reminded suddenly of my teenagerhood: after my brother had [...]
Loaded Steak Salad
This main course salad makes the most of seasonal summer vegetables and greens — those bags of gorgeous little leaves, beans, and potatoes you might spot at the farmer’s market — and of a little bit of good steak, which readily stretches here to feed four. You could swap in grilled chicken or salmon instead, [...]
Asian-Style Chicken Salad
Don’t feel hemmed in by the ingredients list here: If you’d prefer to cut up a rotisserie chicken or a package of 5-spice tofu instead of marinating and grilling the chicken breasts, please do. Likewise, use whatever greens you like (lettuce, say, or spinach) and any other veggies that appeal to you (I would have [...]
Midwinter Vegetable Soup
This is a warming, hearty, and simple recipe that turns all your odds and ends of winter vegetables into a giant pot of nourishing soup. You can prep the veggies in order as the soup cooks, and if you don’t have any stale bread to add, you can do without — but it does lend [...]
Portuguese Kale and Potato Soup
Don’t call this Caldo Verde, or your Portuguese grandmother will tell you that the broth should only be made of potatoes and the sausage should only be chorizo. That’s okay. It doesn’t need to be authentic — it just needs to taste great. And boy does it. Filled with deep green kale (of the I-bought-it-but-now-what? [...]
One-Bean Salad
I am sitting here trying to think about how to tell you things you already know. For instance, the way the fall plunges me into the kind of bittersweet nostalgia that makes me feel like I have a permanent lump in my throat, a geode full of tears. The children’s hair has grown long, their [...]
Pizza
Each of our kids gets one “Special Day” a year, during which they get to pick all the family activities, including one meal out, one thing that costs money (a museum, say, or bowling), and all the games and snacks. Comically, they each pick the same things every year, and it can be hard to [...]
Potato Leek Soup
This is as simple and satisfying a meal as I can imagine. I think that it’s important, when you’re expecting a baby, to think in terms of the stories you will tell your kids about their birth. Not, “I bent over so Daddy could look at my hemorrhoids and then, whoosh, my water broke!” or [...]
Broccoli, White Bean & Cheddar Soup
Broccoli, white beans and Cheddar blend together deliciously in this quick and healthy soup. Prep Time: 20 minutes Ready in: 20 minutes Yield: 6 servings, scant 1 cup each Ease of Prep: Easy Recipe Ingredients 1 14-ounce can reduced-sodium chicken broth or vegetable broth 1 cup water 1 pound broccoli crowns , trimmed and chopped [...]