All Recipes
Serrano Chile Simmer Sauce with Shrimp
Chop, blend, and cook this sauce when you've got 45 minutes, then stash it in your fridge for a day (or three, or four), until you need a...
French Chocolate Buttercream
When I want chocolate cake, nothing else will do. I'll wait for it, in fact, I've been waiting for six days for this one. The craving hit...
Blackberry Italian Meringue Buttercream
Ever since tasting my first Miette cupcake at the San Francisco Ferry Plaza, I've experimented with how to sweeten buttercreams with fruit...
High Altitude White Cupcakes with Blackberry Italian Meringue Buttercream
My daughter loves to bake almost as much as I do, and cupcakes are her favorite. I've got several decades on her, and I've learned a thing...
Poached Salmon
Fish is not my favorite thing to cook, as it either splatters butter and oil all over the stove or I'm stuck with an aroma issue in the...
Ginger-Soy Dipping Sauce/Dressing
Spinach or kale, an avocado, green onions, a nub of fresh ginger. Put these in your basket the next time you're at the grocery, and a...
Potato Gratin
Make this the next time you bake a ham or throw a nice piece of meat on the grill. Potatoes and cream. Oh, and butter. It would be...
Crimson Lentil & Winter Squash Curry for the Slow Cooker
Cook an onion with the spices, toss in the rest of the ingredients and go away for 3 hours. Return home to a fragrant kitchen and a spicy...
Poached Shrimp
I set a bag of frozen shrimp in my refrigerator to thaw but didn't get around to making the recipe I had in mind, so days passed...one,...
Madeleine Cake
We call this “madeleine cake” at my house because it is reminiscent of the tender and subtly sweet shell-shaped cakes of the same name....
Grissini
Julia Child and Carol Field appeared to have so much fun making these rustic breadsticks that I dug in the pantry for an envelope of yeast...
Black Bean Soup
Fit this soup in between the indulgences of the season and feel great! You've got to try the chipotle vegenaise from Follow Your...
Chardonnay Sorbet
Another good excuse for enjoying Champagne! Champagne, Chardonnay, Vouvray, really any white wine will do, bubbles or not. Make this...
Warm Red Cabbage Salad
This salad from Deborah Madison of Greens (the cookbook and eponymous San Francisco restaurant) keeps red (actually purple) cabbage crisp,...
Bean Basics: Garbanzos for Hummus
If you haven’t yet cooked beans for yourself, garbanzos are a very satisfying first experience. You’ll find the dry garbanzos in the bulk...
Sangria
Doctor up some jug wine with orange, lemon and a spash of sparkling water and you have yourself a refreshing pitcher of sangria to serve...
Chicken and Seafood Paella
I got curious about paella after enjoying the party-sized lobster paellas made by Richard Poncini out in Half Moon Bay, California. After...
Beef Noodle Quick Dish
I got distracted by some scuttlebutt this morning. The usual internet conversation, that isn't really a conversation at all, because...
Olive Oil Mayonnaise
If you don't mind the slight green cast, olive oil makes a terrific mayonnaise! Just what you need for a scrumptious BLT or to hold...
Shallot Vinaigrette
We sit on the ridge between seasons, watching the light change from the golden, yellow, bright of summer to the warm, orange-y embrace of...
Pastry for Fruit Galettes
Nothing says homemade like a fresh fruit pie, but making one requires planning and concentration, and sometimes, I don't want to think...
Morning Glory Muffins with Carrots or Zucchini
Many versions of "Morning Glory" muffins abound, but I like these from Dorie Greenspan the best. They have a light texture, a...
Muhammara (Roasted Red Pepper and Walnut Spread)
When you have the BBQ going, toss on a couple whole red peppers to roast; they blacken in a few minutes and require just a couple turns...
Archive: Blackberry Balsamic Compote
Luscious blackberries from Hagerman Berries in Idaho crossed my path recently, thanks to Market Day Foods (thank you gang!) The package...
Hummus with Thai Flavors
Quick and healthy lunches and snacks are at your fingertips when you have fresh hummus in your fridge. Of course, homemade is best, but...
Present Fish
Got parchment paper? There is no easier way to prepare fish at home. You can prep the packages in advance, the temp and time cooks the...
Morning Green Juice
You can trust anything made by the hands of Marissa and her crew at Nourish Kitchen Table - even sometimes scary, "green juice". Her...
Hot Pepper Simple Syrup
Immunity Infusion. Lily at Zocalo makes this most tantalizing concoction with muddled ginger slices, lemon, honey, hot water, herbal tea,...
Sautéed Mushrooms with Prosciutto
Great for any kind of nibble party, be it book club, open house, or just hanging out with friends, mushrooms definitely deserve a place on...
Lamb Meatballs w/Spiced Tomato Sauce
The NYTimes photo of this lamb meatball recipe caught my eye recently, and I had to try it using Dave and Sally's Montana Highland Lamb...
Thai Chicken Coconut Soup (Tom Kha Gai)
This Thai-inspired soup can be yours in less that 30 minutes! Seek out Chaokoh coconut milk and you will be most happy. Inspired by Thai...
Rustic Spinach Tart + Italian Egg Pastry
A slice of this Spinach Tart served with salad greens + a simple vinaigrette = elegant lunch that's quite simple to make. It is also a...
Shrimp & Cheesy Grits
Good ol' grits, known in other parts of the world as polenta, may seem like slow food, but they're fast! And I'm not talking about that...
Buttermilk Herb Dressing
The single best thing you can do to enhance your at-home salad experience is to never, ever use a bottled salad dressing (or mix packet,...
House Granola
There are many types of granola, but this is my go-to recipe. The honey is key for making clusters (as is allowing the granola to cool...
Pickled Red Onions
A batch of these pickled red onions will last in your fridge two or three weeks. Use a forkful to perk up your sandwiches, salads, boiled...
Thai Pork Lettuce Wraps
Monday night, 6pm. Everybody hungry. Thawed package of ground pork in the fridge—mostly because we needed room in the freezer over the...
Amy’s Gluten-Free “All-Purpose” Flour Mix (Cup4Cup knock off)
"Is it gluten free?" An innocent, yet cuttingly honest inquiry I was getting from my kids before they reached for a cookie at home. Even...
Chicken Broth, Chicken & Rice Soup
Your own homemade chicken broth has so much more going for it than what you can buy in those boxes and cans. I know it isn't always...
Breakfast Potatoes
Parboiled potatoes in your refrigerator means you can make these amazing potatoes in about 20 minutes - now that's a great homemade...
Crispy-Smashed Roasted Potatoes
Roasted potatoes are wonderful, but wouldn't it be great if there was even more of the crispy part? Leave small potatoes whole and smash...
Potatoes. Get ’em ready to go!
Fingerling potatoes and lentils are two of the surprises people will find in this week's "Farmer's Choice" CSA box from Market Day Foods...
Bourbon Frozen Custard
A zabaglione, sabayon kind of thing, only you douse it with Bourbon and freeze it...so, kind of an ice cream, only no churning—simply...
Salted Chocolate Buckwheat Cookies
Most cookies nowadays, especially those that veer from using primarily refined wheat flour, aren't what I'd call delicious, even if they...
Pizza Dough
Pizza at home seems like a good idea until you try to mix and rise the dough the same day you're wanting to bake it—everything seems to...
High-Altitude Double Chocolate Cake with Italian Meringue
Moist, chocolatey, and fantastic on its own, even without frosting, Miette's double chocolate cake (see Meg Ray's beautiful book!) tweaked...
Brining that Thanksgiving Turkey
It's Monday of Thanksgiving week. Definitely time to start thinking about what you're cooking on Thursday! I'm going to brine my turkey...
Chicken & Broccoli Casserole
Chicken Broccoli. It announced "company's coming!" back in the 1970's, when I was a kid learning to cook in our suburban California...
Peach Butter
There's really no such thing as "too many peaches", but I felt that way over the weekend when last Tuesday's farmers market binge started...
Browned-Butter Buckwheat Waffles
Did you know that waffle and pancake batter actually improves with a little rest time in the refrigerator? Make your batter the evening...
Modified Memphis Coleslaw
This is the coleslaw you want for pulled pork. My modified Memphis-style slaw is creamy, sweet and tart, but you can still make out the...
Cardamom Mini Macaroons
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Grilled Peach, Sweet Onion & Bacon Salad
A delicious and different side dish for the grilling out, porch party days of summer: grilled peach, sweet onion & bacon salad with...
Jimtown Store Energy Bars
Pack these homemade energy bars on your next outdoor adventure and know you're eating real food. Thanks to the Jimtown Store for sharing...
Lamb Gyros with Raita and Red Cabbage
One of my new friends from the Bozeman winter farmers market is Dave Scott from Montana Highland Lamb, a genuinely happy guy who lights up...
Magenta Stripe Juice
Just got off the phone with a friend who has been on a two week juice fast. He claims he feels fantastic and his mind is clear. I think...
Slow Cooker Chalupa
Chalupa. A family favorite from Sunset Magazine and the era of avocado-green kitchen appliances and shag carpeting. But unlike shag,...
Winter Squash and Molasses Muffins
Moist, spicy, and sweet enough, these muffins are a delicious way to use some of your winter squash. (And like most recipes...
Magnolia Chocolate Cupcakes, High-Altitude
I’ve made Magnolia’s chocolate cupcakes for second birthdays, third birthdays, fourth birthdays, 40th birthdays...it was my go-to recipe,...
Pot Roast
Pot Roast serves 4 - 6 See ingredients for “Meat”, “Veggies & Bacon” and “Liquid” when shopping. Meat: 2 - 3 pounds beef or bison...
Apple-Fennel Slaw
This slaw is the perfect complement to fish and shellfish (especially crab cakes!) but is also great with pork, as in grilled ham and...
Rustic Chard Tart
The savory tarts of the Mediterranean are my inspiration for this Rustic Chard Tart, a slice of which makes a great brunch, lunch or...
Via’s Chicken Patties with Lemon Yogurt Dip
We make picky eaters. By dumbing down food “for the kids”, by not seasoning, under-seasoning, or by keeping things separate and plain, we...
Stir-Fry Beef with Bok Choy
blog text updated May 1, 2018 originally published Sept 2012. Stir fry is really all about prep, because once you have the meat...
Birria
“Beef stew” takes on a whole new dimension with dried chiles and the other wonderful, savory flavors in Birria, a traditional Mexican stew...
Best Banana Bread (can be gluten-free or wheat-free)
Forgiving is banana bread's middle name. I can recommend no better recipe for playing around with new flour mixes or alternative...
Amy’s Gluten-Free Flour Mix (no dairy)
Bob’s Red Mill makes it convenient to try all kinds of different flours milled from grains, seeds, roots and even coconuts! Coconut flour...
Hot Chocolate
Hot chocolate. A cozy way to get started on a foggy, rain-droppy morning. As our occasional quart of chocolate milk was a distant...
Cucumber CAP and Ginger Juice
Overflowing CSA produce box? Get a bit carried away at the farmers market last weekend? Just want to eat more fruits and veggies? ...
Chicken in Yogurt Marinade (Tandoori Chicken at Home)
A new spice to add to your kitchen, or move from the back of the cabinet to the front, Garam Masala, an Indian spice mixture that is not...
Cherry Galette
A charming 100 year old farmhouse outside of Bozeman Montana provided the beautiful location. Guests were arriving at 6:30 for dinner and...
Berry Pie
Summer's here. Make pie. Berry Pie makes 1 9–10 inch pie 6 half-pint containers of fresh, organic berries (blackberries,...
Goulash
First weekend of June. Not the time of year you typically associate with stews, but given our bizzare-o weather here in the Bay Area, I'm...
Crusty Bread and Tomato Salad
It has almost been warm out here in the SF Bay Area and that means grilling and fresh salads like this one with feta, crusty bread and...
Meringue Buttercream and Happy Easter!
Usually I'm not so "Martha", but I have an enthusiastic 8 year old who's got me digging around in the back of the cabinet for my old cake...
Salad for Dinner: Arugula, Couscous and Filet
If you live on the Peninsula here in the SF Bay Area, a trip to Eddie and Homa’s new olive oil shop in Burlingame, Del’Oliva, will get...
Almond Chia Smoothie
More cheers for Navitas, the “superfood” company. As I’ve mentioned before, this company has it down. Not only are their products on...
Roasted Brussels Sprout Chips
The crispy brussels sprout chips from Marlowe are better, but you can make these at home whenever you want, and they are pretty...
Winter Squash and Greens
I ripped chef Melissa Perello’s ginger-roasted squash recipe from my December 2010 Food & Wine and have made it several times over the...
Smoked Turkey and Blue Cheese Salad in Endive Spears
‘Tis the season to know how to whip up a good hors d'oeuvre. And a big plus if it isn’t based on bread or pastry. This salad can be...
Spicy Juice
As much as I like playing in the kitchen, I don’t like to buy (or store) unnecessary kitchen appliances. A juicer? An unnecessary...
Madeleines
Madeleines. A scrumptious and festive little cookie. I’ve tried several recipes, but always return to Julia Child. From p. 488 of The Way...
Strawberry Cashew Creams
I wanted to post this dessert in the heat of summer because it is such a fabulous thing to do with fresh, delicious, farmers market...
Green Garlic & Kabocha Curry Soup
A regular in my winter farmers market basket, was I sure surprised to find Kabocha squash at my market in June. I bought one out of...
Teff Brownies
The whole grain flours widely available today pack a powerful health punch and add delicious flavors to baked goods. Many of them, like...
Saving Summer. How to freeze berries.
Summer is a great time to clean out your freezer. Get in there, take inventory, have some "freezer dinners" to move through the good...
Caesar Salad Dressing
Lemony Caesar dressing is terrific on crisp, chilled romaine lettuce or as a dip for vegetables. I use a blend of olive oil and high-oleic...
Slow Cooker Black Beans, Guatemalan Style
We hit on a winning combination the last time I served these black beans. Fresh corn masa for tortillas (thank you Nopalito!) wasn’t a...
Bachelor Dinner #1: Merguez and Lentils
While many of you were chugging (figuratively...and literally...) up Hayes a couple Sundays back during Bay to Breakers, I was grinding,...
Bean Salad
As much as I like to cook, sometimes it is fun and satisfying to open a couple cans and call it a success. This bean salad is just that...
Brioche
If you're the type of person who likes the feeling of accomplishment, I want you to stock your pantry with those little 3-pack envelopes...
Miso Sauce
Umami, the fifth taste, delivers savoriness, complementing the basic four tastes of sweetness, bitterness, sourness, and saltiness. You...
Choco-Maca Smoothie
Navitas. This company has it down. Not only are their products on the cutting edge of “superfoods”, foods that provide health enhancing...
Asparagus Terrine with Tarragon Mayonnaise
This might seem a fussy preparation for asparagus and eggs, but it is one of those magic French recipes that creates something exceptional...
Jerusalem Artichokes (Sunchokes)
Really. They're delicious. Perhaps it is the case of anything roasted with enough olive oil and salt will taste good, but I think...
Green Thai Dressing
There is much to learn from the creativity going on in the vegan and raw culinary worlds. But you don’t have to be 100% vegan or raw to...
Navy Bean Soup
The thought of this soup simmering away in my friends’ Boston brownstone on a snowy winter day inspired me to gather the ingredients and...
Braised Beef Short Ribs
(updated 4/28/17) "Mmmm...What's for dinner? Short ribs?!" There's no mistaking the aroma of a slow braise with beef and a hearty red...
Chard and Leek Soup with Grilled Bread and Poached Egg (Acquacotta by Lidia Bastianich)
This soup is a variation of Lidia Bastianich's Acquacotta, translating as "cooked water", a peasant soup that hails from the...
Kale Chips
Kale is easy to burn if the oven is too hot or you go too long. You want crispy, dark green chips, not burned ones. Kale Chips serves 2 1...
