Category: Year-round
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Oven-Roasted Chicken Tikka from Made in India
For the first time in quite a while I went to the farmer’s market on Saturday morning. I walked over to my daughter’s and her fiance’s apartment and then we walked to the market together. I couldn’t resist the gorgeous eggplants and I loved that they were smaller since I’m usually cooking for just 1…
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Grilled Thai-Glazed Chicken Wings
These Thai-glazed chicken wings are marinated in coconut milk, fish sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil, lemongrass, lime zest, lime juice, chilies and salt, grilled, then garnished with chopped fresh cilantro. Anything with coconut milk gets my attention, as does anything with fresh cilantro. Combine the two and wow! This recipe comes from Chrissy Teigen and…
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Broccolini Melts
The other day I said I needed to take Smitten Kitchen Every Day back to the library before I make any more of her desserts but that the book is full of good sounding healthy recipes as well. I’ll share one to give you an example: Broccolini Melts. She has something against tuna melts that I…
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Food Cart Curry Chicken
I’ve never eaten food cart curry chicken off a food cart in New York City so I don’t know how “authentic” this is but it is delicious! This is from My Kitchen Year by Ruth Reichl, a memoir with recipes chronicling the time after the abrupt closure of Gourmet magazine. Now I want to try…
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Sweet, Salty and Crunchy Kale Salad
The other day my youngest texted me to ask for the “other” kale salad recipe. “That sweet, salty and crunchy kale salad.” We both really like this one from Dr. Weil, which is simple and delicious, with Parmesan and bread crumbs. When I have fresh pomegranates around, I also like this kale and pomegranate salad. …