Another non-trivial way to bake potatoes: boil them until tender, spread them out on a baking tray, crush them with a shovel, and bake them in the oven with a little garlic butter. Potatoes cooked this way are better fried, the crust is more crispy, and it is also very quick and easy. In the …
Green bean salad is a versatile addition to any main dish, whether it’s meat, poultry, fish, or even other vegetables. Despite the simplicity of the recipe, the taste of the salad is bright, sour, sweet, with a slight spice from the acid component. This recipe is a godsend for a large group of unexpected guests. …
A simple vegetable pie made of zucchini, carrots and onions with the addition of cheese. Very flavorful and tender, it is a great main dish and a side dish to meat, poultry or fish dishes. It’s very fast and you don’t even have to cut anything: grate the vegetables, knead the dough, add spices, combine …
Before I tried this soup, mushroom soups to me were always pureed soups. I don’t recall seeing mushroom soup anywhere in the form of soup, that is, in a more liquid state, not ground in a blender. And if I have, they were probably unremarkable, since I don’t remember it. Mushroom soups always have one …
This vegetable broth is used to make mushroom soup, but it’s also great for other soups. You can use it to make risotto, and in other recipes, replacing chicken broth if necessary. The broth is very rich and flavorful, and definitely worth your while. Especially if you prefer vegetable broths to meat broths. I got …
In anticipation of raspberry season, I will finally publish this recipe. This recipe is from Modernist Cusine At Home, probably the second most important book in the modern gastronomic world, where the first is Modernist Cuisine. The second is a five-volume, in-depth guide to modern and beyond cooking. It covers everything from the history of …
In Crete, Dakos is called a salad, but it sounds more like an appetizer or meze to me. It tastes and feels like Catalan bread with tomatoes (there will be a link when I get to this recipe). The salad is very summery, but I generally associate all Greek food with summer, should it be? …
I already had a recipe for a beet salad with caramelized nuts and vinaigrette dressing, but if in that case the beets were baked, here they will be used boiled. And that’s a big game changer. Today you can buy boiled beets in the store, which means that the salad will take at most 10 …
Cauliflower steaks can be prepared in a variety of ways: grilled, pan-fried and oven-baked. In this recipe, we will coat the steaks in a dried spice sauce with lemon juice and Worcester sauce and bake them in the oven. I use granulated garlic instead of fresh garlic more often when baking. Fresh garlic (especially finely …
A very easy and quick recipe for sweet and crunchy Korean-style pickled radishes. The radishes in this recipe reach their peak flavor on the 2nd or 3rd day of pickling. Be prepared to be a little patient. Can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks without losing its flavor and crunchy texture, …