Side dish
Parsnip and Walnut Fricassee
Parsnips are a sweet, old-fashioned vegetable, one my grandmother and my father both adored. Instead of the humble staple it was in those generations, though,
March 30, 2023
Side dish
Potatoes with Yogurt and Pistachios
This dish is a part of the treasure trove of the cuisine of Anatonia, from the long, narrow Fertile Crescent of Turkey. Rich with pistachio
March 30, 2023
Salad
Gorgeous Green Spinach with New Garlic
Gorgeous is the only word to describe this spinach dish. It is simply perfectly fresh spinach wilted and dressed in the most ethereal, delicate dressing
March 30, 2023
Salad
Butternut Squash with Leeks and Pecans
Winter squash combined with leeks, lemon zest, and pecans makes this dish an ode to the season. I enjoyed but didn’t swoon over butternut squash
March 30, 2023
Salad
Quinoa with Macadamia Nuts
What makes quinoa extraordinary is its light, crunchy texture and its delicately nutty flavor. I cook it a lot because somehow it’s more exciting, more
March 30, 2023
Side dish
Roasted Eggplant and Hazelnut Caviar
This dish is rife with the flavor of hazelnuts, which plays off the tender texture of roasted eggplant. Combine this dish with several others from
March 30, 2023
Side dish
Curried Belgian Endive with Cashews
Belgian endive is a winter staple on my table, where I serve it in a wide variety of ways. For such a modest vegetable it
March 30, 2023
Fried
Tofu Satay
This is a lovely dish, based on the Indonesian satay, or saté. It is universally popular because of the peanut sauce and a boon to
March 30, 2023
Meat
Sicilian Sweet and Sour Rabbit
Many dishes in Sicily are like this one, with the poetry of the Middle East wafting through their flavors, an influence from the Saracens, who
March 30, 2023
Meat
Tagine from Le Casbah
Cherifa, a friend of mine who is of Algerian origin, owns La Casbah, an Algerian restaurant in a town near mine called Acquigny. The chefs
March 30, 2023
I’m Brenda, your home cheff. Welcome to my Recipe Book!
I am a self-taught cook. I started cooking around 18 years old. I stood in the kitchen and watched my mother, who was my biggest inspiration at the time, cook.
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