Cooking Method: Simmering
Red Wine-Braised Short Ribs
These Red Wine-Braised Short Ribs are from Ina Garten's new cookbook, Cook Like a Pro: Recipes & Tips for Home Cooks. She browns the short ribs on a sheet pan, which saves time and mess. You sauté the vegetables while the ribs brown in the oven. Then they are all slow roasted in the oven.
By - Prep: 30 mins
- Cook: 3 hrs
- Yields: 6 Servings
Persian-ish Rice with Tahdig
Tahdig is a special Iranian cuisine with a crispy, browned layer of rice at the bottom of the rice pot that everyone wants. The bottom layer of the rice gets pan-fried while the rice above it gets steamed. There are a few ways to make tahdig. The simplest is to use plain rice. This recipe mixes the rice with yogurt to give it a thick, pasty texture before spreading it in the pot. It comes from Samin Nosrat's, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking Netflix episode 4 - Heat.
- Prep: 30 mins
- Cook: 1 hrs 20 mins
- Yields: Makes 5½ cups rice plus one 10-inch disk of tahdig
Roasted Vegetable and White Bean Salad
This Roasted Vegetable and White Bean Salad recipe from Samin Nosrat is amazing. She said loves showing people that simple, humble ingredients can be extraordinarily delicious. It's so true!
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 45 mins
- Yields: 8 - 10 Servings
Albondigas Soup
Family Traditions
Every Christmas eve, my wonderful mother-in-law made the most amazing Albondigas soup. I still carry on the tradition. She also serves tamales, which she used to buy every year from a secret source in East Los Angeles. I now make my own tamales!
- Prep: 25 mins
- Cook: 1 hrs 30 mins
- Yields: 6 - 8 Servings
Orange Bourbon Cranberry Sauce
This Orange Bourbon Cranberry Sauce is a fresh take on an old classic. It's really easy to make and it has so much more flavor than store-bought sauce.
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Yields: Makes about 2 cups
Christmas Lima Bean and Mushroom Stew
I bought these Christmas Lima Beans online from Rancho Gordo. My friend Jennifer introduced me to these amazing heirloom bean producers located in Napa, California. I decided to make this Christmas Lima Bean and Mushroom Stew, which is a hearty vegetarian dish.
Christmas Limas are an intriguing variation on the traditional Lima. In Italy, you'll find them as Fagioli del Papa or "Pope's beans." Also known stateside as "Chestnut Lima" and sometimes even "Calico" beans. Whatever you call them, they've done a great deal to help fix the bad reputation of traditional Lima beans. They have a rich chestnut texture and an almost nutty flavor make this the most unusual Lima bean. A true revelation for those who believe they don't like Limas.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 2 hrs 30 mins
- Yields: 4 - 6 Servings
Ginger Miso Udon
I was shopping at Trader Joe's recently and this Miso Ginger Broth caught my attention. I thought I would make Ginger Miso Udon with it. If you can't find this broth, I have included a recipe to make it from scratch. You can add any number of things to this soup like tofu, chicken, pork, bok choy, etc.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Wild Rice Soup
I made this delicious Wild Rice Soup the other day. I found it on this wonderful blog called Gimme Some Oven. I actually used a wild rice blend and I also added some dry sherry at the end. There are 3 methods to make this soup - Instant Pot, Slow Cooker or Stove Top.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Yields: 8 Servings
Drip Beef Sandwiches
This recipe for Beef Drip Sandwiches is adapted from a recipe from Ree Drumond, The Pioneer Woman. She makes it 2 different ways, one on the stove top and the other in a slow cooker.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 4 hrs
- Yields: 10 - 12 Servings
Warm Brown Rice & Butternut Squash
Yesterday I posted a recipe using sweet potatoes and today here's a recipe for Warm Brown Rice & Butternut Squash from Ina Garten's new cookbook called Cook Like a Pro. It is outstanding! Will definitely be making this again! It can be served warm or at room temperature.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 30 mins
- Yields: 6 - 8 Servings
