Spring Vegetable Soup
This Spring Vegetable Soup is the perfect thing to “spring clean” your diet. Fruits and Vegetables that are in-season reap the most nutritional value. This Since lima beans are difficult to find fresh, I used frozen beans. You can substitute fresh fava beans in this soup.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 30 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
Braised Chicken with Leeks, Peas, and Butter Beans
This Braised Chicken with Leeks, Peas, and Butter Beans is so tender and delicious. It's also done in one pan, which makes clean up a breeze.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 40 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Ramos Gin Fizz
The Ramos Gin Fizz, aka Ramos Fizz or New Orleans Fizz, is a cocktail which consists of gin, cream, egg white, soda water, orange flower water, fresh lemon juice, fresh lime juice, and sugar (or simple syrup). It is meant as a breakfast drink. As a fizz, it is served in a collins glass with no ice.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Yields: Makes 1 cocktail
Sea Bass with Lemon Soy Butter
My dad ordered this Sea Bass with Lemon Soy Butter in a Japanese restaurant. It was delicious and he can't stop raving about it. Here is my take on this fish. You could use the lemon soy butter on some any other things.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Yields: 2 Servings
Beef With Red Wine Sauce
Beef with Red Wine Sauce is an easy dinner all done in a slow cooker. This beef is flavored with gravy and mushrooms, and is hearty and filling. Serve it over buttered noodles or mashed potatoes.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 6 hrs
- Yields: 6 Servings
Mojo-Brined Chicken and Mushrooms with Parsley Sauce
This Mojo-Brined Chicken and Mushrooms with Parsley Sauce is two recipes that I merged together. The Mojo brine makes the chicken super tender and moist.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 45 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Lisette’s Pear Torte
This recipe was first published in 1983, Marian Burros’s plum torte (which my cousin Lisette changed to Pear) has become one of the most popular recipes in the history of The Times, and it’s no mystery why. There are so many things to love: It’s easy, it’s practically no-fail and it’s endlessly adaptable.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 1 hr
- Yields: 8 Servings
Chocolate and Orange Mousse Cake
My daughter Zoe made this decadent flourless Chocolate and Orange Mousse Cake. The cake is topped with a rich mousse. She also added candied oranges to the top.
- Prep: 35 mins
- Cook: 40 mins
- Yields: 10 Servings
Blueberry Dutch Baby
The health benefits of blueberries are plentiful. This Blueberry Dutch Baby makes a great breakfast. You can throw all the dry ingredients into a blender the night before and add the eggs and milk in the morning. Voila! You've got a delicious breakfast!
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 25 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Balsamic, Rosemary, Mustard Pork Chops
These Balsamic, Rosemary, Mustard Pork Chops only takes 5 minutes to make the marinade. Let the pork marinate for an hour or overnight. Then it gets baked for 20 minutes. Make sure not to overcook them. They should be juicy and very tender.
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings











