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RECIPE: Smoked Trout with Spicy Arugula and Grapefruit
ACCOMPANIED BY CRUSTY BREAD, this salad makes a fresh light supper in summer, with a lovely contrast in flavors between the salty fish,...
Basia HellwigJuly 24, 2012
RECIPE: Spring Market Dinner
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON on the last day of winter, there were definite signs that the season was changing. The 70º temperature...
Basia HellwigMarch 19, 2012
RECIPE: Asparagus Wrapped in Pancetta with Citronette
WHEN ASPARAGUS SEASON COMES AROUND, I particularly like this antipasto from Mario Batali’s Italian Grill. (It makes a delicious lunch, too.) No grill? No...
Basia HellwigMay 24, 2011
RECIPE: Shaved Fennel and Apple Salad
FENNEL MAKES ITS FALL APPEARANCE at the farmers’ market along with apples—a great tart/sweet flavor combo, especially when set off by a...
Basia HellwigNovember 30, 2010
Meatless Monday Cure for Thanksgiving Feast Hangover
[caption id="attachment_1192" align="alignnone"]Today’s lunch—Shaved Fennel and Apple Salad. With its crunchy freshness and citrus dressing, it's the perfect post-Thanksgiving dish.[/caption] AFTER THE...
Basia HellwigNovember 30, 2010
At the Market This Week—Gathered from the Wild
INTERESTING ARTICLE IN YESTERDAY’S New York Times on chefs using unusual wild ingredients in their dishes. Nova Kim of Wild Gourmet Food (included...
Basia HellwigNovember 24, 2010
Meatless Monday Gets Chefs to Dish for Thanksgiving
IF YOU’RE STILL LOOKING FOR IDEAS for the un-meat part of your Thanksgiving meal, Meatless Monday has invited its favorite chefs and cooks...
Basia HellwigNovember 22, 2010
Move Over, Turkey
MUCH AS I LIKE ROAST TURKEY at Thanksgiving, I’ve always liked the side dishes even more, especially when combined in a crazy spill-off-the-plate...
Basia HellwigNovember 13, 2010
Husbands Who Make Soup Are, Well, Just Wonderful
[caption id="attachment_1175" align="alignleft"]Sweet potato soup with feta and zaatar oil.[/caption]I DON’T KNOW HOW Mr. Mediterraneanista (or BC, as he prefers to be called)...
Basia HellwigNovember 9, 2010
RECIPE: Wild Mushroom Ragu with Bucatini
WITH MUSHROOMS POPPING UP IN THE WOODS and in markets, this seemed like the perfect Friday night dinner this week. I did...
Basia HellwigOctober 22, 2010