Quick and delicious weeknight meals
I love the flavors of Korean food and I love spice! If you do too, then try this recipe. The Korean flavor comes from the two key ingredients: gochujang and kimchi. Gochujang is a Korean fermented chile paste that provides a great salty, spicy and …
When my brother was living in D.C. for college, he discovered Houston’s and their famous spinach artichoke dip. The appetizer then became a staple at our house for various holidays. This dish is basically the delicious spinach artichoke dip my mom makes reincarnated as a …
Here is a Melissa Clark recipe I made last weekend (I told you New York Times Cooking has kept us well fed through the pandemic). She was inspired to make this recipe as an alternative to chili. Like her, I have a go-to turkey chili …
I love a sheet-pan dinner. Minimal cleanup! Good roasted flavors. I’ve always loved NY Times Cooking but it really has become a go-to during the pandemic and they have a whole collection of sheet-pan dinner recipes I am making my way through. Tim called this …
I am a cilantro lover and have always been curious why cilantro elicits such a strong reaction from its many haters out there. My mother-in-law won’t eat anything that cilantro has touched. And, our good friend Jason who is a pretty adventurous eater despises cilantro …
I recently read Amanda Hesser’s Cooking for Mr. Latte: A Food Lover’s Courtship, with Recipes (many thanks to Raina for the recommendation). The book wonderfully weaves together tales of cooking, dining out, and eating with friends and family and her relationship with her now husband …
Hard to believe I have posted 150 times since late January! There have been so many delicious meals, wonderful dinner guests, and fun meal-time conversations. Plus, I have received so much positive feedback on the blog. Overall, the Weeknight Gourmet has been a fun and …
We had Tim’s family up to the Berkshires this weekend. Tim’s parents and the dogs arrived on Friday and Tim’s brother, his wife, and baby girl came on Saturday. We had this delicious and surprisingly simple barbecue menu on Friday night! I love grilled lamb …
To accompany our grilled leg of lamb dinner, I made #54 on Mark Bittman’s 101 Simple Summer Salads. The “recipe” is below: “Slice roasted red peppers (if you must use canned, try to find piquillos) and fresh mozzarella. Toss with cooked white beans, olive oil, …
What’s better than strawberries and cream! Mark Bittman provides a wonderful alternative to the traditional vanilla-flavored custard in this week’s Dining section in the New York Times. I’ve included the recipe below but don’t skip the article — Strawberries, Coddled.  It provides some great tips …