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Category Archives: Recipes
Recipe: 1905 Salad
Local bon vivant and restauranteur Vic Christopher said on Facebook that the 1905 Salad is his all-time favorite, so we had to check it out. It comes from Columbia Restaurant, a “Spanish-Cuban” chain in Florida. What makes 1905 Salad work … Continue reading
Recipe: Thanh Long Garlic Noodles
Thanh Long is an upscale Vietnamese restaurant in San Francisco, famous for its garlic noodles. That dish is currently $15 at the restaurant ($43 if you add four grilled giant tiger prawns) but we can make it at home for … Continue reading
Topping focaccia flatbread
My excellent local bakery, Night Work Bread, offers a rotating menu of imaginative focaccia aka flatbread topping ideas. The base is a long fermented sourdough juiced up with a little yeast so it is light and fluffy but with a … Continue reading
Posted in Baking and Baked Goods, Cooking, Recipes
Tagged flatbread, focaccia, Night Work Bread, Trader Joe
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Man drools, bread rules.
“Man drools, bread rules” is a phrase Jeffrey Hamelman would bring out in his bread baking classes at King Arthur Flour when a dough was taking longer to rise than expected. This loaf is an case in point. After carefully … Continue reading
Recipe: Baba Ganoush with Yoghurt REVISED*
I wanted to replicate the wonderfully creamy baba ganoush at Bon Appetit Cafe, my local Mediterranean (actually Egyptian) place. Adding a bit of high quality whole milk yogurt (like this from Argyle Cheese Farmer) may be the solution. The creaminess … Continue reading
Recipe: Grandma’s Cream of Turkey Soup
Grandma may be gone, but Grandma’s Cream of Turkey Soup lives on. It was one of the most popular items at Grandma’s Pies and Restaurant on Central Ave in Albany, and after the restaurant closed the Times Union published the … Continue reading
Recipe: Tea-Smoked Chicken
Tea-Smoked Chicken is moist, flavorful and far cheaper than tea-smoked duck. And we proved you can make it in an average kitchen without setting off a fire alarm. Choose a fat, juicy bird so you’ll be well rewarded for your … Continue reading
Let’s make a tea-smoked chicken!
I’ve long wanted to make a tea-smoked duck at home, though decided early on it would be smart to start with tea-smoked chicken because of the cost factor. I am tempted by the birds hanging in the window when I … Continue reading
Recipe: Date Cardamom Bread
A local bakery called Night Work Bread makes an amazing Date Cardamom bread. The flavor is right at the tipping point between sweet and savory so it’s equally good spread with butter and jam or maybe some soft brie, or … Continue reading
Posted in Baking and Baked Goods, Recipes
Tagged Night Work Bread, Penzey's, sourdough
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Recipe: Hartford Election Cake
Hartford Election Cake is so named because it came from an old recipe in Hartford, CT, where in Colonial times elections went on for days and voters appreciated the sustenance of a hearty baked good rich in dried fruit and … Continue reading
Posted in Baking and Baked Goods, Recipes
Tagged cake, democracy, Election, historical recipes
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