Chris Nordquist
This is one of my favorite things. I’ll eat it any time of year, but the distinctive flavor of lavender flowers paired with this light gelato base makes a particularly refreshing treat on a warm summer day like today. It’s great with summer fruit, but the flavor is good to savor on its own, which is […]
Here’s my new favorite cake. It’s perfect for summer entertaining. For dinner, you can serve it with fresh fruit or berries or roasted rhubarb and whipped cream. (That’s my plan for tonight.) And tomorrow morning, I’m guessing our guests will enjoy a slice with their coffee. (I know I will.)
Sometimes the simplest things are the best. Here’s a short video about baking deliciously buttery shortbread — the quickest, easiest cookie around– and one that lends itself to all sorts of creative variations, like rosemary shortbread or spicy pecan. With just a few minutes of easy work, even confirmed non-bakers can turn out a delicious […]
A few weeks ago we got home from Southampton late on a Sunday evening. We were hungry, had nothing planned for dinner and found our take-out options uninspiring. So I went to the fridge and the pantry to make something from what we had on hand –which wasn’t much. And that late, make-do dinner has […]
I think Gougéres –or cheese puffs to us Anglophones– are my favorite cocktail snack. There’s really nothing better with a glass of Champagne. But they’re best eaten warm from the oven, and ordinarily the last thing I need as I’m pulling together dinner is a last-minute baking project. Fortunately, almost all of the (pretty manageable) […]
Last week I was hungry for an old-fashioned roast –something for a cozy, casual family dinner with plenty for leftovers. A large beef roast, though, is something of a high-stakes undertaking. To start, it’s a big ticket. And you need to watch your investment pretty closely as it cooks –get the internal temperature too low, […]
The cold here in New York feels bitter and endless. So it’s time for some comfort food. Boeuf Bourguignon or Coq au Vin are great, but when you’re cold and cranky and need some speedy soothing, this is a great solution. You can go from the grocery bag to dinner in less than an hour […]
People love chocolate on Valentine’s Day (as if they needed an excuse), and what better way to celebrate the occasion than with a wonderful homemade chocolate cake? Long on the menu at San Francisco’s famous Zuni Cafe, I think this may be my all-time favorite: moist, tender and deeply chocolaty, but not overpoweringly rich or […]
David can’t stop eating these cookies. Julia either. Both of them like sweets, but they also have remarkable self restraint about eating them. But not these. David says they taste like the pop tarts of his dreams. Instead of pastry, though, the jam filling is surrounded by a tender buttery cookie. Simple and delicious. And […]
This simple and delicious dish has come to be known around our house simply as “the chicken.” As in “Mmmm. Smells great. Are you making the chicken?” It’s elemental comfort food. Gently spiced chicken is cooked slowly in a pot with potatoes and garlic –lots of it. 25 cloves of it. The flavor isn’t pungent, […]
