KITCHEN EXCURSIONS

I recently visited my local grocery store to pick up a half-dozen baby eggplants. When the cashier asked what I planned to do with them, I g...

Ijjeh, a Middle Eastern quiche of sorts, is fairly easy to put together. I grind my own lamb, though you can buy it already ground or have a...

I recently brought this wonderful summer salad to a neighborhood barbecue, our first since moving to our new home. The salad fit in well w...

Guinness Beef Stew with Mashed Potatoes and Newfangled Colcannon  A few years ago, on a chilly autumn day, I visited Dublin and took t...

Enjoying a good risotto usually means standing over the stove stirring rice for the classic 18 minutes. Not so with this scrumptious shrim...

The variations on Soupe au Pistou are as numerous as there are cooks. Here’s my take on this wonderful French classic, a cousin of Italy’s ...

This easy bean and pasta salad provides a wonderful showcase for a variety of fresh herbs. Feel free to experiment with whatever is availa...

We celebrated summer tonight with Chicken Mojito , Jiddo's Hummus Bi Tahini , and a fabulous Red Quinoa Salad. By combining different r...

Petite and tasty, French Puy lentils are a great ingredient for summer salads. They stay firm, they absorb dressings well, and they're g...

Bulghur, bulgur, or burghul , a common ingredient in Middle Eastern dishes (such as Tabbouleh and Kibbeh), is made by parboiling, drying, a...