This is a ridiculously easy overnight marinade that tenderizes and flavors the flank steak. It’s perfect for summer cookouts because it grills quickly. Scale to whatever proportions you need, but always keep the 2:1 juice-to-soy sauce ratio. Ingredients Flank steak, 1.5-2 lbs 1/2 cup orange juice 1/4 cup soy sauce 5 cloves of smashed garlic…
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Pan-Seared Pork Chops with Balsamic Fig Sauce
Fresh figs are amazing, especially when roasted at 450 for 5 minutes and served with just a dollop of goat cheese (bonus recipe!) Dried figs aren’t designed for the same straight-up sweetness, but they make a nice addition to sauces. Ingredients Light olive oil 4 bone-in rib chops or center cut pork chops Salt and…
Gyro-Style Lamb Over Quinoa
I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve eaten lamb, and I’ve never particularly enjoyed it. While it might be a perfectly reasonable meal, I just can’t get over the fact that nobody has ever renamed this meat for the sake of marketing. I mean, let’s face it, we’ve spent our entire…
Cabbage Salad with Ginger Vinaigrette
This would be an ideal summer salad served with pork tenderloin or chicken marinated in teriyaki sauce. Ingredients 3/4 cup rice vinegar 3 Tbsp sugar 1 tsp sesame oil 1 Tbsp low-sodium soy sauce 1 Tbsp grated ginger root 1 head green cabbage, shredded 1/4 cup cilantro (optional) 1/2 cup scallions, sliced 1 cup radishes,…
Grainy Bread, Take 2
As I’m sure my regular readers have noticed, I have a bit of an obsession with no-knead bread. I’ve marveled at the simplicity of it, and often wonder how such a thing is even possible. This article, from the New York Times, gives a good explanation. I had tried a grainy variation of the no-knead…
Quick Bolognese
I’ve already posted my go-to bolognese recipe, but sometimes you want a hearty sauce that doesn’t take half a day to make. Behold: quick bolognese in less than 45 minutes. Ingredients Olive oil 1 onion, chopped fine 1 carrot, diced 1/2 lb ground beef 1/2 lb ground pork 4 garlic cloves, minced 1 cup white…
The Power of Food
On three separate occasions this past week, I’ve had the same conversation. “I checked out your blog,” they all said. “I love the recipes!” This always blows me away. I started posting the recipes just because I have a personal tendency to print out a new one, modify it in some way, and then proceed…
Quick Pasta Sauce
If I had to guess, I’d say that I probably haven’t bought pasta sauce in a jar since before we moved out of New Jersey in 1999. I’ve found the answer to a perfect, simple sauce that can be made in the time it takes to boil water and cook the pasta. Ingredients Butter, 2-8…
Peruvian Chicken and Asparagus Salad
I’d had the Peruvian chicken on the menu all week — a first-time recipe. At the last minute I was asked to fill in and deliver a meal to a new mom. I threw together the asparagus salad on a whim, not entirely sure that the flavors would work with the chicken. Fortunately, the two…
Roasted Beet Salad
The roasted beet salad turned out to be an effort that was two days in the making. The recipe calls for small beets, and I selected the smallest ones that I could find at the farmer’s market. Judging by the length of time that it took to roast them — more than 50% longer than…