there is serious therapy in cooking. don’t forget to do the things you love. I love cooking freely—no recipe, no strict meal times, no stressors. just in the kitchen, creating. // my chimichurri sauce is quite simple and easily adaptable. I use fresh parsley + oregano as the herb base & red wine vinegar + olive oil as the liquid base. from there, the onion, garlic, and spices bring the sauce to life perfect for chicken or steak.
oven grilled tahini chicken.
for a long time I never used tahini for really anything other than hummus, but I dusted off my little jar of tahini (and my mortar and pestle) to make this oven grilled tahini chicken. this recipe comes from Jessica Battilana’s cookbook, Repertoire. the chicken is quickly marinated in a garlic-tahini paste with cumin, paprika, lemon juice and olive oil. instead of grilling, I “oven grilled” by placing the chicken on a baking rack over top of a sheet pan and grilling it for about 20 minutes with my broiler set to 550°.
fish en papillote (fish in paper)
if you’re trying to keep some sense of normalcy in these crazy times, here’s a low maintenance meal for those of you that managed to grab some fish before self distancing. or for those of you that don’t cook cook (or allegedly can’t . . . allegedly). I promise, minimal cooking involved here—fish en papillote is literally the simplest way you can prepare fish. all you need is some parchment paper, herbs and 20 minutes of your time.
classic cherry pie.
pita bread from scratch.
banana nut bread.
bananas foster french toast.
strawberry vanilla protein smoothie.
flaky + buttery croissants.
sweet vanilla dutch baby.
braised short rib tacos.
boneless short ribs slowly braised in a red miso and soy sauce glaze
brown butter lemon herb chicken.
In the famous words of Julia Child, if you’re afraid of butter, use cream. I say if you’re fearless, use both. this brown butter lemon herb chicken follows the same fairly simple steps as my creamy chicken marsala recipe •…
