Dinner

Andalusian chicken with olives is an easy chicken dish flavored with the briny olives and citrus that are so ubiquitous in the Andalusian region of Spain.

Here’s a recipe from someone else’s kitchen! My travel bestie, known here as Tomato, is sharing her family’s recipe for Japanese Ozoni Miso Soup and I’m thrilled!  While I can honestly say my mom filled our kitchen table with a very international spread of food,…

Tomato based seafood gumbo is a spin on the stew popular in Louisiana, consisting of a strongly-flavored shellfish stock, vegetables and seafood.

Italian Braciole is an Italian dish, consisting of slices of meat that are cooked in their own juice or in a small amount of light olive oil.

I think it’s safe to say that we’re solidly in December and, thanks to climate change, it’s weirdly still in the 40s temperature-wise.  I shouldn’t be complaining since my morning commute has been rather pleasant, but I really want a white Christmas, and that doesn’t…

An adaptation of Thomas Keller’s recipe for slow-cooker cassoulet, this easy slow cooker stew is hearty and a great use of Thanksgiving leftover turkey.

About four years ago, my friend and her parents spent about a month floating around Europe before she met up with me and another friend at Oktoberfest, Take One (we went two years in a row because it was soooo fun!).  Recounting her adventures, she…

Julia Child’s beef bourguignon is a classic French stew, with smoky bacon, mushrooms, onions and wine and slow-cooked to perfection.

Easy French onion soup is a soup usually based on meat stock and onions, and often served broiled with a piece of bread covered with cheese floating on top.

  Other countries name their soups really cool names. Or maybe it’s just the language thing.  My current example is Waterzooi Belgian fish Stew with Flemish roots.  It’s origin in the East or West Flanders region of Belgium determines whether it’s made with fish or…