Topic “recipes”

By Bonnie S. Benwick (The Washington Post)

Add this to your list of things to do with leftover rotisserie or roast chicken. The recipe is from Jennifer Perillo’s new cookbook; we are big fans of this food blogger (www.injennieskitchen.com), consulting editor, recipe developer and Brooklyn mom.

She...

By Monica Hesse (The Washington Post)

I love Gwyneth Paltrow. I do — as an actress, as a celebrity, as an organic-hemp-clad organism gliding along the surface of life, occasionally shedding tendrils of blond hair that her followers may gather into some artisanal craft project for her Web site, Goop.

I loved her when she and boyfriend Brad Pitt had matching hairstyles, and...

By Kim Ode (Minneapolis Star Tribune)

Comparing meringue to a cloud is a cliche. Yet pondering the whorls and curlicues of a meringue-topped pie is like seeing shapes in the clouds. A pinwheel? A surfer’s wave?

Its texture is as ephemeral as vapor. A knife slides as if cutting through fog. Like a sky full of cumulus, meringue lightens our hearts. We float, if only for as...

By L.V. Anderson (Slate)

Despite its unfortunate reputation, I have always been fond of broccoli. But I did not fully understand broccoli’s potential until I was served an enormous slab of it encased in a golden-brown tempura shell at No. 7 restaurant in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.

Chef Tyler Kord’s flagship establishment, which recombines cuisines the way “Vampire...

By Bonnie S. Benwick (The Washington Post)

Here’s one way to satisfy a craving for lamb. The filling is juicy and well-seasoned. The nigella seed in the yogurt provides a little pop of smoky interest, and store-bought tomatoes taste a bit better after a turn in the oven.

You might have a little filling left over; it can be spooned over the eggplant rolls as you serve them. Warm...