Archive for September, 2012
HARISSA MORO
Harissa—a blend of hot chiles, garlic, olive oil, and spices—is an essential condiment and flavor base in Tunisia and elsewhere in North Africa. It is is eaten in or alongside couscous, stews, egg dishes, and briks, or “stuffed parcels” made from the crisp, thinner-than-thin pastry called warka. It’s no surprise that there are as many […]
Posted: September 25th, 2012 under cookbooks, early autumn, people + places, recipes, restaurants.
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OBSESSION: PEACH RATAFIA
Roast chicken with lemons and sage is in the oven. Just-dug potatoes are simmering on the stovetop. We have had a run of what my mother would call “Champagne days”—cool and crisp, with high, cloudless blue skies. No Pol Roger or Gruet Brut in our fridge, alas, but wedged between a tub of gochujang and […]
Posted: September 18th, 2012 under favorite books, late summer, obsession, recipes.
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SCRATCH SUPPER: SOUTHERN RATATOOEY
One of the great things about having a blog is that sooner or later you can work in a topic that has been gnawing at you for years but has never found a home. Southern ratatooey is an excellent example of what I mean. I have wanted to write about it ever since the masterful Laura Shapiro asked […]
Posted: September 12th, 2012 under cooking, recipes, scratch supper, summer.
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A LATE-SUMMER PUDDING
You never know what you will find in a food stylist’s refrigerator. Take that of Rick Ellis, above. I had to ponder the contents for a minute before I figured it out. “You’re weighting a summer pudding!” I exclaimed. “Shh!” Rick replied. “It’s for Simon’s birthday.” Simon Blake, a film and mixed-media director, and his […]
Posted: September 4th, 2012 under people + places, recipes, summer.
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