Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Sweet. Spicy. Salty. Down-right addictive. Candied nuts are the perfect cocktail nibble or crunchy garnish and often appear in some form on my holiday menu. I generally use pecans and have a bowl out on the bar for people to munch while mixing a cocktail. (And usually add bourbon to the recipe, if we’re being honest.) Yet pistachios are smaller…
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Normally I don’t drag one story and recipe out for three blog posts, so please forgive me. However, if I tried to cover the “why” as well as the various “whats” in one post, well, let’s just say you would have stopped reading long ago. Plus, the health and sustainability messages about tuna are relevant no matter what its preparation,…
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Radishes. I love them, root to leaf, and it is one of the vegetables I munch on all year long. My radish horizons have been greatly expanded in recent years. Beyond the traditional red (globe) radish, they also come in purple, black, white, French breakfast, and watermelon varieties, with varying heat. And lucky me! I can get most of these…
Saturday, December 13, 2014
This is the first part of a three-part series on this dish. For the recipe itself, click here. What happens when you sear up a gorgeous piece of tuna with black pepper, Fleur de Sel, and sesame seeds and serve it with satay sauce and a crunchy radish garnish? This. This bite of deliciousness right here, which sorta looks like my spoon…
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
My regular readers are quite familiar with my crazy cruciferous ways and my deep affection for cauliflower in particular. I even highlighted it in my “Top 5 Foods for Autumn” in a recent interview on Fox TV. Many of my favorite cauliflower recipes begin with roasting, which creates a crispy texture and brings out the sweetness of the vegetable. Roasted cauliflower is lovely…
Friday, December 5, 2014
All cooks have their own version of macaroni and cheese, that perennial favorite that everyone loves—including me. So I was thrilled when that was the first team challenge on The Taste. And how fun to see the Domestic Goddess make mac and cheese in her own kitchen! Anyway, after watching me on the show last night, one of my Twitter…
Friday, December 5, 2014
It’s a special night! I’ll be making my primetime debut auditioning for The Taste, ABC’s reality show cooking competition looking for the best undiscovered cook in America. Will I get on a team? Watch and find out! In the meantime, I’ll be calming my nerves by sipping tonight’s cocktail of choice, a Manhattan. My version includes the traditional ingredients of bourbon,…
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Still searching for the perfect side dish for Thanksgiving? Look no further, The Nutrition Doctor has got you covered. Here I take three separate elements—roasted Brussels sprouts, caramelized onions, and toasted hazelnuts—and put them together in a tantalizing way that will make people stand up and cheer. Well, maybe not cheer, exactly, but it will certainly wow your guests who still have…
Saturday, November 22, 2014
My first-ever post on roasted Brussels sprouts was, well, long. Who wants to read all that when all you need is a go-to Brussels sprouts recipe for Thanksgiving, or any day? Of course, if you do wish to read that piece—and I thank you for that—it’s here. But if not, today’s brief post is dedicated to the recipe alone. In…
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Some of my readers may not be familiar with this dish, which is decidedly old-school. In fact, Waldorf salad was created at the turn of the twentieth century. It was particularly popular in the early 1900s, even getting a shout-out in Cole Porter‘s classic song “You’re the Top” from Anything Goes (1934) alongside Shakespeare and Mickey Mouse. Waldorf salad also played a starring…
