Thanksgiving has many virtues, but a wide color palette is not always among them. Turkey, gravy, dressing and potatoes can produce a plate that looks as though the entire meal was ordered in beige. A few colorful Thanksgiving sides solve the problem deliciously. Beets bring…
Our cornbread and sausage dressing is a small illustration of how family traditions come together. Andrew brought his mother’s Alabama cornbread tradition to the table. I brought the conviction that dressing ought to include sausage. We have been getting along on the subject ever since.…
We have nothing against pumpkin pie. We simply don’t think it should have an exclusive contract with the pumpkin. Our kitchen has produced two other pumpkin desserts that deserve a turn, and both owe their place here to Andrew’s enthusiasm for baking. That enthusiasm is…
Nathalie Dupree’s Squash and Corn Pudding. The turkey may get its photograph taken, but Thanksgiving sides are where I find myself making the hardest choices. There is only so much room on the plate, and somehow every serving dish seems to make a persuasive case.…
Three Very Good Reasons to Bake with Apples Apple season on the East End has a way of filling both the farm stands and the roads. I am considerably more enthusiastic about the apples than the traffic. Fortunately, what comes home in the shopping bag…
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Cream Cheese Filling Soft pumpkin cookies, warm spices, and a generous layer of cream cheese filling. Andrew has Halloween baking covered With Halloween falling on a Saturday this year, Andrew’s idea for the weekend’s baking is Pumpkin Whoopie Pies. Two soft…
Pepperoni, tomatoes and two kinds of cheese: our Trader Joe’s shopping trip becomes dinner. There are evenings when I’m happy to chop, sauté and simmer. Then there are evenings when opening a jar seems quite enough. A recent visit to Trader Joe’s produced just such…
Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes are regulars in Chewing The Fat’s Top 10. After cooking his Linguine with Miso Butter, Shiitake and Spinach last night, I think we have another contender. Much as I love Mr. Ottolenghi, some of his shopping lists can require three specialty shops…
Pork chops with tomatoes, mushrooms and pistachio cream: an impulse purchase finally earns its place at dinner. There are ingredients you buy because you need them, and ingredients you buy because they sound like a good idea. Our jar of pistachio cream belonged to…
With a cold spell heading our way, I wanted a chicken dinner that offered a little more comfort than the usual roast. Smothered chicken sounded just right. Chicken thighs, bacon, onions and a generous helping of gravy: this is a dish with a clear understanding…
A very good second act: a golden steak and mushroom turnover with green salad A grey steak, a vocal smoke alarm and a sheet of puff pastry turn a disappointing dinner into golden steak and mushroom turnovers. A great steak—and a small problem One of…
This Tuesday, the tortillas are doing overtime. National Taco Day falls on Tuesday, October 6, this year. If you remember celebrating it on October 4, your memory is perfectly sound. In 2024, the celebration moved to the first Tuesday in October, bringing it into permanent…
The Following is a Sponsored Post paid for by Bazoom Publications Feeding a large group is easier when you choose dishes that are simple to prepare, easy to serve and full of familiar flavors. Thinking about what tastes delicious, is easy to prepare for larger…
If you love apples, you will not believe how much you will love this wonderful cake. Apple picking season is in full swing out here on the East End of Long Island. It’s astonishing what a draw it is. The traffic on weekends approaches that…
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Lyon, one beautiful city Three years ago, my friend Kimberly moved to Europe from Montclair, New Jersey. Her husband had been assigned by his American company to run their European division which has its headquarters in the third largest city in France: Lyon. Kimberly, Peter…
Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa, married her husband Jeffrey when she was 20 years old. Jeffrey Garten was all of 22. A few years ago, Ina published a cookbook called “Cooking for Jeffrey (A barefoot contessa cookbook, Clarkson Potter 2016). It was her tenth and…
Pork chops with tomatoes, mushrooms and pistachio cream: an impulse purchase finally earns its place at dinner. There are ingredients you buy because you need them, and ingredients you buy because they sound like a good idea. Our jar of pistachio cream belonged to…
This Tuesday, the tortillas are doing overtime. National Taco Day falls on Tuesday, October 6, this year. If you remember celebrating it on October 4, your memory is perfectly sound. In 2024, the celebration moved to the first Tuesday in October, bringing it into permanent…
Fifteen years after creating this recipe, I rediscovered an unforgettable combination of tender bay scallops, bubbling butter, Parmesan and crisp country-bread croutons. After nearly fifteen years and hundreds of recipes on Chewing the Fat, you would think I might remember all the particularly good ones.…
Make Pastéis de Nata, Portugal’s famous custard tarts, with crisp puff pastry and a creamy, caramelized filling inspired by Lisbon. By the time you read this, we will have completed our voyage aboard Viking Vesta and arrived in Portugal for Zoe and Justin’s wedding in…
Dorie Greenspan’s cheesecake is topped with glossy lemon curd and the first local blueberries of the season. This lemon curd cheesecake with fresh blueberries is Andrew’s spectacular way of welcoming the first local fruit of summer. Inspired by Dorie Greenspan, it combines a citrus-scented cheesecake,…
