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Chicken and Chorizo over Jasmine Rice

Chicken and Chorizo over Jasmine Rice

by | Nov 1, 2014 | Recipes

Suzen and I have long, but not lazy, weekends. We tend to spend them at farmers’ markets and then in the kitchen. A long recipe and bottle of wine, plus a couple of football games, is our Sunday ritual. We have time to cook. We make time to cook. We are empty...
Rice Pilaf with Pine Nuts

Rice Pilaf with Pine Nuts

by | Sep 7, 2014 | Recipes

Our good friend Marie Simmons wrote a wonderful book, Rice: The Amazing Grain, and she was spot on. Suzen and I are fortunate to live in Manhattan where, in less than 15 minutes, we can walk to 30 restaurants serving rice. All of them Asian or Italian. Now, I am fond...
Kosheri [Rice and Lentils] from Ottolenghi

Kosheri [Rice and Lentils] from Ottolenghi

by | Apr 3, 2014 | Recipes

  “Oh, lentils,” Suzen said. For her “lentils” is shorthand for “I’m making this no matter what you think.” “It has rice,” she added. She’d seen the look on my face. Okay, compromise. I find straight lentils a bit tough to swallow. It’s just an overwhelming taste...
Drunken Red Beans with New Mexican Rice

Drunken Red Beans with New Mexican Rice

by | Jan 18, 2014 | Recipes

Yes, the picture above is the same as yesterday. That post was for the turkey medallions on the right, recipe circa 1988. The beans and rice on the top and left are, on the other hand, much more recent recipes: 1991! If you have never seen Rice: The Amazing Grain by...
Cilantro, Raisin and Almond Rice [Not my Grandmother’s]

Cilantro, Raisin and Almond Rice [Not my Grandmother’s]

by | Oct 18, 2013 | Recipes

  Have you ever done something that seemed strange, maybe wrong, but you did not know why and you just did it anyway? I really never thought about it growing up. My grandmother did it, taught me, and always seemed naturally comfortable doing it. It was one of my...