Overnight Irish Oatmeal
Irish, steel-cut oats have so much more flavor and texture than the regular kind, but unfortunately they must be simmered on the stove for 30 minutes. To solve that problem, cook them overnight in your crock-pot. In the morning, all you need to do is spoon the creamy oatmeal into bowls and top with lots [...]
Corn Chowder
As far as children are concerned, corn is less a vegetable than a kind of honorary pasta: its only real flavor is a kind of bland, Frito-y sweetness, and it also benefits from summery associations with picnic tables, long, late twilights, and dripping butter. Which is why, on a winter Sunday evening like this, when [...]
On the Fairness of Brothers, Bugs, and Balloons
It occurred to me recently that I’m not sure Ben has used the word “fair” more than half a dozen times in his life. I take this to be a phenomenon of birth order: he’s first in line, moving through life unobstructed by the pace of others, a clear view ahead only of his own [...]
Crisp lemon sole with chilli, sesame and soy
This hot and sweet Japanese lemon sole recipe can be whipped up in minutes if you ask your fishmonger to do the hard work for you. Ingredients For the fish 2 lemon sole vegetable oil, for deep frying 50-75g/2-3oz potato starch For the marinade and dipping sauce