What: Coleslaw Where: The Art of Simple Food Who: Alice Waters This coleslaw is fresh and lovely in its simplicity, and simplicity of course is Waters' specialty. There are some wonderful Variations (additions) for this recipe: apple, parsley, celery root, jalepeño or serrano, lime juice, cilantro, or mayonnaise (or a combination). Here, I added the [...]
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In the Kitchen today…
What: Lemon Curd and Lemon Curd Tart (p.199) Where: The Art of Simple Food Who: Alice Waters What an easy, bright, delicious, cheerful recipe! This was simply delicious. As Waters suggests in her Variations, I used 1 regular lemon and 3 Meyer lemons, with the zest of 2 Meyer lemons for a sweeter, more perfumed [...]
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What: Moroccan Carrot Salad with Ginger Where: The Art of Simple Food Who: Alice Waters This salad is intensely spicy, both in flavor from the cumin and coriander, and in heat from the cayenne and fresh ginger. There is also a hint of bitter from the spices. Next time, I will either lower the measurement [...]
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What: Moroccan Sweet Potato Salad Where: The Art of Simple Food Who: Alice Waters This saffron-infused salad is enjoyably intriguing. Every taste is accounted for: sweet, salty, sour, savory, spicy, and even floral. Waters gives two ways to make it: one where the ingredients are simply tossed over freshly-baked sweet potatoes, and one where the saffron and ginger get [...]
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What: Winter Fruit Compote Where: The Art of Simple Food Who: Alice Waters This was surprisingly wonderful. A host of dried fruits (golden raisins, cherries, apricots, apples, and currants) are reconstituted in fresh-squeezed orange juice, vanilla bean seeds, star anise, and orange zest strips until plump. And it only takes 5 minutes. This is by [...]
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What: Oatmeal Currant Cookies Where: The Art of Simple Food Who: Alice Waters Waters says that these cookies are made crisp by "the mixing together of baking soda and boiling water before adding them to the batter." However, because I used Super Sweet blend (1 Tablespoon) + 1 Tablespoon molasses instead of granulated and dark brown [...]
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What: Onion Tart Where: The Art of Simple Food Who: Alice Waters The onion tart is the perfect example of Alice Waters' philosophy. In her introduction to her cookbook, she says, "Let things taste of what they are." This, together with her love of organic, local ingredients and her support of family cooking and family meals, is what [...]
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What: Jicama Salad with Orange and Cilantro Where: The Art of Simple Food Who: Alice Waters Wonderfully refreshing and crisp, with intermittent bursts of sweet, this salad is a winner. It's accompaniments are brilliant: cilantro, paprika (or ancho chile powder), lime, salt, and olive oil. I imagine that smoked paprika would be an excellent choice as [...]
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What: White Bean and Butternut Squash Soup Where: The Art of Simple Food Who: Alice Waters This is soup is just plain pleasing. It has a good depth of flavor from the sage, bay, and onions, and a wonderful mild sweetness from the squash. The beans fill the corners nicely. Just before serving, I added [...]
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What: Turkey Soup with Kale Where: The Art of Simple Food Who: Alice Waters This wholly comforting soup fed the two of us for an entire week of lunches and dinners. It uses a leftover roasted turkey carcass, but could use 1 large or 2 small chicken carcasses just as well. The ingredients are classic and wonderfully [...]
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