Fettuccine with Shiitake Mushrooms & Basil
EatingWell reader Sidra Goldman of Washington, D.C., contributed this fresh-tasting whole-wheat pasta recipe. Lemon zest accents the basil beautifully. Prep Time: 10 minutes Ready in: 20 minutes Yield: 4 servings, 1 1/2 cups each Ease of Prep: Easy Recipe Ingredients 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 3 cloves garlic , minced 2 ounces shiitake mushrooms , [...]
Heat Wave
You are always forgetting to tell the children things they need to know. Like when you introduce Ben to an old friend who says, “Ben, it’s so nice to meet you!” And Ben says, “Oh.” Later, when you tell him that “It’s nice to meet you too” is a conventional polite response, Ben says, “Oh!” [...]
Thunderstorms
In Praise of Boredom the column I’d been planning to write today – now makes about as much sense to me as In Praise of Heat Rash. In Praise of the Mysterious Pee Smell That Cannot Be Scrubbed from the Bathroom. In Praise of PMS. But earlier, making my various happy notes about my kids and [...]
Pan-fried calves’ livers with wild mushroom and Madeira sauce and skinny chips
Ingredients For the calves' livers 4 x 150g/5oz slices calves' livers, trimmed salt and freshly ground black pepper 50g/2oz butter For the wild mushroom and Madeira sauce 125g/4½oz wild mushrooms 150g/5oz streaky bacon lardons 175g/5oz baby shallots, peeled 110ml/4fl oz Madeira wine 175ml/6fl oz beef stock 110ml/4fl oz double cream salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh chervil For the skinny chips
Pigeon pastilla
Pastilla is a sweet and savoury Moroccan pie. Try Simon Rimmer’s recipe made with the traditional filling of pigeon. Ingredients 2 tbsp vegetable oil 6 onions, chopped 5cm/2in piece fresh root ginger, grated 1 tsp ground cloves 1 tsp freshly grated nutmeg 1 tsp ground cinnamon 175ml/6fl oz chicken staock salt and freshly ground black pepper 3 oven-ready pigeons 8 free-range eggs, beaten 50g/1¾oz unsalted butter, [...]
Roast Gressingham duck crowns with wilted watercress, butternut squash mousse and bigarade sauce
This sophisticated roast duck is restaurant-quality food. Try it at home with our step-by-step instructions. Ingredients For the butternut squash mousse 350g/13oz (peeled weight) butternut squash, cut into small cubes rapeseed oil 4 gelatine leaves 75ml/3fl oz chicken stock 50ml/2fl oz double cream 75ml/3fl oz water salt and freshly ground black pepper For the bigarade sauce 1 lemon 3 oranges 45g/1¾oz light brown [...]
Roasted Chickpea Snacks
I think you may have misunderstood. Yes, it’s true, I’m very I don’t like frosting or I don’t love chocolate. You beg me to layer apples and sugar in my baked pancake, to coat the bottoms of my buttermilk pancakes with sugar and cinnamon, and these are good ideas, despite how I’m all No thank you. But this [...]
Amersham pork chops with Barnet celeriac mash and apple and ale gravy
Ingredients 1 large celeriac 150g/5oz butter, plus extra for the sauce salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 large onion 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 3 Cox’s apples, peeled 425ml/¾ pint London Pride ale (or similar) 4 pork chops 2 tsp vegetable oil For the salad ½ tsp Dijon mustard 1 tbsp white wine vinegar 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 250g/9oz rocket leaves
Toffee Buttercrunch Matzoh
It’s time for another episode of Half-Jew Holidays! It feels like just five minutes ago I was all, “Here’s my recipe for Gingerbread Brisket! My famous Candy-cane Latkes!” But already the peonies are reaching up out of the ground, Birdy’s every exhalation tells a fragrant story of chives, and our dogwood is covered in fattening buds [...]
Fettuccine with Shiitake Mushrooms & Basil
EatingWell reader Sidra Goldman of Washington, D.C., contributed this fresh-tasting whole-wheat pasta recipe. Lemon zest accents the basil beautifully. Prep Time: 10 minutes Ready in: 20 minutes Yield: 4 servings, 1 1/2 cups each Ease of Prep: Easy Recipe Ingredients 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 3 cloves garlic , minced 2 ounces shiitake mushrooms , [...]