Mom’s Salmon Patties
Indonesian Pork Tenderloin
If you’re scrambling for an easy but fabulous dinner on a weeknight, Indonesian Pork Tenderloin will take pantry-ready ingredients and transform a tenderloin into a sweet and spicy masterpiece. I love the flavor that the peanut butter and soy sauce lend, as well as the little kick of heat from the crushed red pepper. The […]
Fenugreek & Gram Flour Flatbreads
Flatbreads, also known as roti or chapatti, make a great accompaniment to any of the curries in this book. They are also terrific as a snack with some pickle or chutney, or used as wraps for your favorite fillings or some chutney and salad. They are handy to have for picnics and packed lunches, too. […]
Thai-Style Grilled Pork Skewers (Moo Ping)
Thinly sliced pork shoulder gets marinated, put on a stick, grilled, and brushed with coconut cream. These skewers will have you forget all about sad takeout satay. While most people in the United States are most familiar with satay-style Thai skewers, these grilled pork skewers, called moo ping, are a popular street-food in Thailand. Thin […]
Grilled Flank Steak with Basil Dressing
For a grilled flank steak with a char-kissed exterior and a perfectly cooked interior, we had to revisit the idea of the marinade. A wet marinade is the enemy of good browning. On top of that, the test kitchen has proven that marinades barely penetrate the surface of meat. But since salt and sugar (when […]
Berbere Chicken with Ethiopian Lentils
This recipe for Crispy Skinned Berbere Chicken with Ethiopian Lentils is hearty and flavorful. If you are vegetarian, skip the chicken and try the Berbere with Tofu- just as tasty!The Berbere spice mix is rubbed all over the chicken thighs, and pan-seared in a skillet then placed in a hot oven to finish. The skin […]
Apple-Walnut Upside-Down Cake
Tender, nutty, and studded with caramel-glazed apple halves, Claire Saffitz’s apple cake is the best apple cake. (Yeah, we said it.) Use a cast-iron skillet to caramelize the apples and bake the cake all in one vessel, a win-win. Ground nuts give the cake a toasty, deep flavor and tenderize the crumb by adding fat […]
Cast Iron Baked Chicken
In the pursuit of roast chicken with juicy meat and lovely browned skin that we could make on a weeknight, we turned to the cast-iron skillet, which retains heat well and, once hot, distributes that heat evenly across the skillet’s surface. To avoid having to cut up a whole chicken and to reduce the cooking […]
Homemade English Muffins
This Homemade English muffin recipe is so easy to make and so good. Once you taste the first warm one out of the pan, you will never buy store-bought English muffins again!
Homemade Taco-Size Flour Tortillas
Homemade flour tortillas put store-bought versions to shame with their chewy yet supple texture. A simple mixture of flour, salt, water, and fat was all it took to create a tender tortilla dough. We opted for shortening, as grocery-store lard imparted a sour taste. A brief rest in the refrigerator after mixing makes the dough […]