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Seven Fishes: Salmon “Sushi”

December 15, 2010

I always thought the traditional Christmas Eve Feast of the Seven Fishes was a very cool idea for a festive meal. So this year I'm planning a very cool menu that you can easily knock off. A lot of it in advance. So your Christmas Eve day is a Slower Happier holiday.

Ginger Snaps: A Christmas Story

December 11, 2010

For about $4.25 in ingredients and 12 minutes of your time, you get five or six dozen of the best cookies ever. And something that's in the running for Best Homemade Christmas Gift Ever. Bake a dozen. Give the rest of the dough as a gift that keeps on baking.

Seven Fishes. The Feast.

December 9, 2010

I always thought the traditional Christmas Eve Feast of the Seven Fishes was a very cool idea for a festive meal. So this year I'm planning a very cool menu that you can easily knock off. A lot of it in advance. So your Christmas Eve day is a Slower Happier holiday.

Ribollita. This’ll warm you up.

December 8, 2010

It's really cold here. So it's time to make ribollita, a deeply delicious and satisfying potful of Tuscan kale soup, something between a rich vegetable soup and a vegetable stew. A complete meal in a bowl.

Is that a wreath or a pizza?

December 7, 2010

Pizza spends a few minutes in a really hot oven. So do kale chips. A match made in the oven. Cherry tomatoes for some fruitiness and acidity. Some holiday color and decor. The perfect Christmas pizza.

Biscotti are for dunking

December 4, 2010

I'm not talking about sweet little nothings to dip into your espresso at the end of that romantic dinner in that cute little place you stumbled into in Rome. Though those are great, too. No, I'm talking about Whole Wheat Cheddar Biscotti. Seriously.

Eat your beets: Tuscan-fried

December 2, 2010

I love beets. Everyone loves these beets. Even the ones who say, oh, I don't eat beets. To those people, you can say, yeah, but these are like the French fries version of beets. Actually, they're the Tuscan-fried version. Which is even better. And much easier to make.

Stock tip

December 1, 2010

Don't throw away those bones and vegetable trimmings. Stick 'em in a pot with some water and let them simmer for a few hours. You end up with great soup or a great way to pump up risotto or farro or any other grain dish. Fragrant, deeply flavorful stock.

Rich, easy and leftover

November 27, 2010

Cranberry Bean Soup with Smoky Cornbread Croutons. The ultimate leftover. Delicious like it should have been the main act, not the afterthought. And a perfect example of protein complementarity. Say what?

Turkey matchmaking

November 24, 2010

Even if your turkey's tender, you may think it's tough to find the right thing to drink with it. The good news: some unusual and relatively inexpensive wines work really well. I'd go for something bright, fruity, spicy. Something to refresh. Something to add interest to the next mouthful.