chicken tikka

the best indian food jim and i have ever had was at a restaurant in london, zaika  http://www.zaika-restaurant.co.uk/ . it was only by chanc...

chicken pizza with caramelized onions, apples and gorgonzola cheese

a ripe wedge of gorgonzola cheese and a few crisp apples were the inspiration for this pizza recipe. everyone who cooks has an angle on maki...

bell peppers stuffed with lentils, quinoa, and zucchini

     every year in february i start pepper plants in our sun-room. i sweet-talk the little sprouts with whispers of mist from a spray bottle...

red clam sauce

fresh peppery-parsley, crisp green pepper, and pungent garlic are mellowed for several hours with olive oil, clams, and passata to bring for...

zucchini coulis

raji cuisine , by raji jallepalli is one of the most influential cookbooks in my treasure of books. partially because it taught me how creat...

salmon with lemon

it surprises me sometimes when i'm talking to people about food, the apprehension i often hear about cooking fish, as if the method is d...

carrots, turnips, celery, and leeks

     vegetables tend to get relegated to the horizon of the plate, even titled, "side dish". sometimes they are so heavily masked ...

poached pears

if you've been reading my blog for a while, you already know that dessert is not my forte. i always say i'll teach myself to bake ca...

shepherd's pie

not too long ago, in a resonant london pub somewhere in marylebone, jim, our friend mike, and i sat at a community table soaking in each oth...

polenta-cheese crackers

we are lucky to have some great friends living right next door. we get together with teresa and jorge at least 3-4 times a month, and the la...