Chris Nordquist
In winter one of our family favorite dinners is pot roast. It’s not something I make on weekdays since its rich flavor and exceptional tenderness depend on around four hours of cooking, but it’s a great thing to put in the oven on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon and enjoy later that evening or later […]
Now that the Holidays are behind us, I’m in the mood for food that wakes up the palate a little, and a nice chicken curry seems like just the thing for dinner this week. This recipe is a crowd pleaser –lively, but accessible to nearly everyone. It’s a favorite of Julia’s.
We’ve finished! This year my partner David and my daughter Julia and I baked around 70 dozen of 11 different kinds of cookies to give to our family and friends. Today boxes of these cookie tins are headed to their destinations all over the country, and we’ll hand deliver many more over the next few […]
On a cold or rainy day –or any day, really– there’s nothing so comforting as a grilled cheese sandwich. Here’s a video about four variations on this favorite theme that I think you’ll love: Gruyere with sage oil; Fontina with roasted red peppers; cheddar and chutney; and Manouri with crisped prosciutto and fig jam. Each […]
We’re about to start our annual Holiday cookie baking project –60 or 70 dozen cookies that we’ll share with family and friends all over the country– and I’m looking at this post from 2012 and another from 2010 for inspiration. Each year we add and drop a recipe or two. Maybe a chocolate fudge this […]
As anyone who reads this blog knows, I’m always up for cooking something new for dinner. When it comes to Thanksgiving, though, I become a rigid and sentimental traditionalist. I want it all just like last year and the year before, and for me that means turkey with sage stuffing, mashed potatoes and pan gravy, […]
I don’t know where she got the idea, but a couple of weeks ago, Julia told me that she wanted to make a “spooky gingerbread house” for Halloween –and that we should use peanut butter cups for flowerpots on the front steps. How could I resist?
As soon pumpkins start appearing in the Hamptons farm stands, David starts asking for this dish. It’s a favorite in our house –a dish we start making on one of the first truly chilly weekends in October and serve from time to time through the Holidays. The whole roasted pumpkin full of steaming, fragrant filling […]
Here’s a dish that’s full of big, rich, earthy fall flavors that will appeal to the whole family. The natural sweetness of roasted carrots, parsnips, squash and shallots are enlivened with warm spices and served over couscous cooked in a saffron vegetable broth. The dish is finished with two delicious North African condiments —preserved lemon […]
I’m as sceptical of any sort of adulterated creme brûlée as I am of anything that’s supposed to taste like pumpkin pie, other than pumpkin pie. I love both desserts just as they are. But this showy treat won me over, and Julia too. I like it in part because it’s neither souped-up creme brûlée […]
