At Sitka and Spruce and Bar Sajor, Matt Dillon serves quite a few salads and small plates with a base of various ridiculously good nut…
Roasted Maitake Mushroom In Smoky Tea Broth I’ve been traveling this week, so I thought I’d take the opportunity to share one of my favorite…
Smoked Tofu Buns Yes, this is directly inspired by David Chang’s legendary pork buns. I just did them with smoked tofu instead of pig, and…
The idea for these came from a packaged Japanese snack that I find totally addictive. It is easy to make at home, and then you…
Whenever I get my hands on a rare or expensive ingredient, I look for ways to feature it in a simple, pure form that shows…
Fried Artichokes with Orange-Olive Oil Emulsion The first time I had fried artichokes was at a little place in our neighborhood called Supreme; they went…
Onion Pakora Pakora are a classic Indian snack food or appetizer, made by coating just about any vegetable (or sometimes fruit) with a chickpea flour…
Wacky Chana Chaat – Spicy Chickpea Snack Chaat is a whole family of amazing snack foods from India that are served by street vendors and…
Swiss Chard with Garlic and Yogurt Meze is the Mediterranean tradition of a meal made of several small plates. My family especially loves to eat…
Caramelized Apple and Blue Cheese Crostini Here’s a sneak peek at one of my favorite new appetizers in the cookbook. I’ll probably serve this a…