If you made the slow-roasted dish and have some leftovers, here's a great way to take care of 'em:
Quick Greek Stewslow-roasted onion, fennel and tomato leftoversfresh ground pepper1/4 cup feta cheesea few kalamata or other greek olivesfresh basil
Roughly chop onion/fennel/tomato leftovers into large pieces. Toss in a shallow sauté pan with some of their [...]

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Leftover homemade challah + one egg left in the crate = breakfast, on the go…

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I first encountered floating islands at Le Petit Vatel, a quaint little bistro in Paris. is a light and delicate dessert that charmed me as soon as I saw it sailing toward the table. It starts with crème anglaise, a light, vanilla-scented custard. Poached meringue floats on the crème anglaise, and the whole thing is [...]

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Sometimes, simple is best. I'm often inclined to throw every fancy ingredient in the pantry into whatever dish I'm making, in the hopes that a dash of truffle oil and some fancy mirin and a little chili mango and….ugh, what an awful combination!
Point is, I've learned that good olive oil, salt and pepper are often [...]

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"I'm thinking Subway for dinner tonight…is there anything to eat in the fridge besides a little of leftover chicken?"
"Yea, there's orzo with pesto in the fridge. You could add some tomato sauce from the freezer and top with some fresh mozzarella, that would be yummy."
"Woah, that was way over my head."
"Take the tomato sauce [...]

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