Cooking Method: Marinating
Marinated Chickpea and Feta Salad with Spring Vegetables
This Marinated Chickpea and Feta Salad with Spring Vegetables makes a great lunch. It also has farro, which is a food composed of the grains of certain wheat species. Because it contains more fiber than other popular grains like rice or even quinoa, farro might have even more positive benefits when it comes to digestion and cardiovascular health. It's also exceptionally high in protein for a grain and supplies more than 10 different vitamins and minerals. Trader Joe's sells 10 Minute Farros, which is fast and easy to make.
By - Prep: 35 mins
- Cook: 35 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Momofuku’s Soy Sauce Eggs
My daughter Grace made Chef, Christina Tosi's, Momofuku's Soy Sauce Eggs inspired by David Chang. You can vary the marinade by adding sake, scallions, ginger, mirin, garlic, chiles, or rice wine vinegar, and can be served as an appetizer, on toast, in ramen, or just eat it plain as a snack.
- Prep: 6 hrs 30 mins
- Cook: 25 mins
- Yields: Makes 6 eggs
Pickled Beets and Eggs
I grew up eating Pickled Beets and Eggs. I LOVE them and even eat them for breakfast. It is a traditional Pennsylvania Dutch dish. I know you either love them or hate them!
- Prep: 10 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
Buttermilk Ranch Rosemary Chicken
Given that the entire west coast is on fire, I made this Buttermilk Ranch Rosemary Chicken in my kitchen on a cast-iron skillet instead of grilling it outside. Marinating chicken in buttermilk, which is slightly acidic, tenderizes the meat. The enzymes in buttermilk help to break down the protein in the meat, resulting in tender, juicier chicken. One thing that drives me crazy about buying buttermilk is that it only comes in quart containers! Years ago, they sold it in pints. You can freeze buttermilk. If only I had room in my freezer!
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Sweetcorn Slaw
This Sweetcorn Slaw recipe is from Plenty More by Yotam Ottolenghi. It has shredded cabbage and carrots with plenty of fresh sweet corn that is chargrilled in a ridged pan to give it a hint of smokiness. I didn't have a red onion, so I substituted sliced green onions, which worked well.
- Yields: 6 Servings
Fire Crackers
I came across this crazy recipe for Fire Crackers in Southern Living magazine. They are also known as Alabama or Cowboy Crackers. The recipe seemed so strange to me, that I decided to make them. Truth be told, I only used 1 sleeve of crackers. I thought it might be a bit much for my husband and me to eat an entire box of oil-saturated saltines! I like anything hot and spicy! You have to leave them overnight in a Ziploc bag before you bake them. And it turns out they are really good, especially with an ice-cold beer!
By - Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
Sheet Pan Chicken with Fennel & Orange
I found this Sheet Pan Chicken with Fennel & Orange recipe from Waitrose, which is a British supermarket. I have to say, their recipe was wrong! I fixed it and it's delicious. Fennel has a strong licorice flavor, though when it's cooked mellows out and becomes lighter. The fennel fronds may be used as a garnish to other meats or roast fish, or chop it and use them instead of parsley and dill in sauces and soups. The best thing about these sheet pan dinners, is that there isn't much to clean up!
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 45 mins
- Yields: 4 - 6 Servings
Turmeric Honey Salmon with Coconut Crisp
I think I have about 28 salmon recipes on my blog. I am always trying to come up with new and different ways to make it. I saw this recipe from the December issue of Bon Appétit and was intrigued. However, I changed the recipe completely. I guess you could say the recipe was inspired by Bon Appétit! The coconut crisp brings texture and heat to the salmon.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Pickled Harissa Corn Relish
Make this Pickled Harissa Corn Relish while corn is in peak season. It's great served over cumin-rubbed grilled ribeyes, shredded pork or burgers.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 5 mins
- Yields: Makes 2 Cups
Simple Marinated Chicken Thighs
My daughter Grace made these Simple Marinated Chicken Thighs, which uses a Vietnamese-inspired marinade, packed with fish sauce, brown sugar, and chiles, hits all the notes, and because it’s more paste than liquid, it clings to meat or seafood for major impact in a short amount of time.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
