This gnocchi salad draws inspiration from spanakopita, featuring fresh spinach and creamy feta as its main ingredients. The raw spinach is gently massaged to soften it while maintaining its leafy structure, with feta added to tenderize and impart a rich, briny flavor.Generous amounts of herbs and lemon enhance the dish's boldness and freshness, balancing the … Read more
These open-faced sandwiches highlight sardines while also celebrating quality bread and butter. Opt for a dense, dark European-style rye or a rustic whole-wheat bread, sliced thinly.While they are traditionally served open-faced, they can also be made as regular two-slice sandwiches.
Yogurt rice is a beloved comfort food for many South Asians, especially South Indians. Combining cool, creamy yogurt with warm, crunchy spices, it serves as an easy dinner or a satisfying snack.Traditional recipes use mustard seeds, curry leaves, and urad dal, but this version features cumin seeds, cashews, red chile powder, and fresh green chiles … Read more
Larb gai is a flavorful dish from Laos and Thailand's Isan region, made with browned ground chicken, mint, basil, red onions, lime juice, and ground red chiles.It's ideal for hot weather, offering a spicy, crunchy, and light yet rich taste. Traditionally, it's made with roasted rice powder, adding essential nuttiness. You can find premade roasted … Read more
An olive oil and lemon juice bath is the Italian method for highlighting fresh seafood. Marcella Hazan advises against refrigerating the dish, as it alters the seafood's texture and the olive oil's flavor.While the recipe uses shrimp, it also works well with squid, clams, and fish fillets.
Chilaquiles, a popular dish in Mexico and the U.S. Southwest, involve frying tortillas, simmering them in salsa, and adding various herbs and proteins. Preferences for the tortilla texture vary, with some liking them crisp and others softer.While homemade tortillas and salsa offer the best flavor, using quality store-bought chips and bottled salsa can also work … Read more
This veggie-focused lasagna uses roasted eggplant instead of pasta, combined with a spinach, herb, and ricotta filling, marinara sauce, and plenty of Parmesan and mozzarella cheese. The dish is gluten-free and offers the same hearty comfort as traditional lasagna, with added brightness from lemon zest.While not overly complicated, it involves several steps. To save time, … Read more
Creating perfect meatballs is as simple as remembering a basic ratio that you can tweak to match your preferences. Begin with a pound of ground meat—any type will do, even fish if you're feeling adventurous. Mix in ½ cup of bread crumbs for a light texture, a teaspoon of salt, and an egg to hold … Read more
There are countless ways to cook pasta using everyday pantry staples like garlic, bread crumbs, pecorino, capers, olives, and especially canned fish. One of my family’s all-time favorites is pasta with tuna, anchovies, and capers, topped with a generous amount of fresh herbs and scallions.I prefer using long, thin pasta such as spaghetti, linguine, … Read more