When the weather gets warm, I just love cooking on the grill. There’s nothing that says “summer” more than grill marks: on vegetables, on burgers, on bread. This list goes on and on. Grilling is a great way to cook when it’s too hot to turn on the oven, and these salads are a great way to use up stale bread. For these bread salads, I combine crusty toasted bread cubes, grilled peppers, fresh plum tomatoes, olives, chopped fresh cilantro, and a citrus vinaigrette. I opted to use oil-cured olives because they have such a depth of flavor, but you…
Bread Salads with Grilled Sweet Peppers
April 28, 2018
Recipe: Fresh Panzanella
It seems like just a few days ago that I posted last, but it’s been way longer than that. So much has happened in the last year and a half. I was pregnant, we moved (twice!) and we have a…
Nudli: Pork & Kefir Dumplings
This dish (from Mamushka) is the ultimate, ultimate comfort food. I didn’t have pork ribs, so I used on-the-bone thick-cut porkchops instead. The pork is cooked with onion, potatoes, apple juice, and bay until it’s falling apart. Then, the stew…
Azerbaijani Chicken with Prunes and Walnuts
This delicious sweet and savory chicken dish comes from Mamushka. I made it in a dutch oven, which added to the deep caramelized flavor of the onions and chicken. I served it with Potato Cakes with Goat Cheese, and roasted…
Greek Breads with Green Onion
The recipe for these stuffed Greek breads comes from Mamushka. The bread is so substantial, it will hold you over for hours, and really doesn’t need to be served with anything else. This would be an ideal meal to take…
Slow-cooked Beef in Cilantro
This dish was inspired by “Mutton in Cilantro,” another recipe from Mamushka. Since we can’t get mutton easily, I switched it out for a beef roast from Canamak Farms, and altered the recipe so I could make it in the…