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Tempting Thai – Pad Kaprow Moo – thanks Kay Plunkett-Hogge
Last weekend in The Guardian Kay Plunkett Hogge wrote about her ultimate comfort food, shoeless days growing up amid the bustle of Bangkok and gave her recipe for Pad Kaprow Moo – a spicy fragrant Thai...
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Rice Bowl – with Fish and Rainbow Veggies
My poor children have had enough of me cooking healthy food. It’s not that they don’t gobble it up and appreciate the home cooked meal. It’s just that sometimes the only thing that works on a rainy...
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Labneh Little Gem Tacos, Spring Vegetables, Herbs – inspired by Nancy Silverton
Taco Tuesday Lean Luxury calls for crisp little gem lettuce tacos wrapped around a bundle of bright herb flavors, pretty pink radishes, peas, asparagus and rich creamy Labneh (yogurt cheese). Labneh...
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How to Eat More Vegetables – Roast Them
It’s half term and we have been spending a few days in Malibu. A highlight for me has been cooking in my new remodeled kitchen and eating together as a family every night. After a bracing walk on the...
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Sweet Potato Purée from Martha Rose Schulman
I’m sorry but it’s true – the traditional Thanksgiving meal consists of a lot of mushy nursery food – I’m talking about the stuffing and mashed potatoes and chestnut purée and cranberry sauce – it all...
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Perfect Mashed Potatoes
Tomorrow we are having our Thanksgiving Feast – friends from near and far are coming over to share what has grown into our traditional Turkey dinner. I’m always reminded at this time of year of the...
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Roast Potatoes – for Claudia
I know mashed potatoes are more traditional in America for the Thanksgiving table – but roast potatoes are what this Brit has added to our turkey dinner tradition – who doesn’t love that crispy shell...
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Roasted Butternut Squash
Living in Los Angeles there’s a tendency to force the seasons – without the glorious fall leaves of New England (or even Old England for that matter) we love to celebrate the nuances we do have by...
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Bangers and Mash
“This is some great British grub!” Filed under learning a simple new technique that improves upon a classic. Sausages with mashed potato is a family favorite British dish Granny would have described...
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Thanksgiving Sides – Celery Root Purée from Daniel Boulud
It’s time to talk Thanksgiving – and in particular delicious sides. Who better to have in your kitchen to help you cook your feast than Chef Daniel Boulud? For Made in America Daniel gave me a recipe...
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Perfect Roast Potatoes – Thanksgiving Side
We have been loving Sunday Roast at Birch in Hollywood – thanks to fellow Brit, Brendan Collins it’s authentic, delicious and the best cure for any homesickness for Blighty. Not only does he make the...
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Happy National Grilling Month
July is officially National Grilling month and so to celebrate this Girl & Grill, along with my Boy on Grill, thought we’d pull together a short “Best of” to make it easy for you to fire up the...
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Provençal Chicken Skewers with an Ottolenghi Twist
This easy and fun recipe is one the kids might roll their eyes at (they’ve had their fair share of Ottolenghi chicken and skewers in Provence) but they still love to make them. It’s fun to all sit...
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Perfect Roast Potatoes
Make perfect crunchy roast potatoes every time by following these simple instructions – the key to crispy potatoes is a good shake and sizzling hot fat! 1 cup reserved drippings from meat or 4 oz of...
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Impromptu Dauphinois
I didn’t set out to make pommes dauphinois on Saturday – far from it I was in the kitchen with Rémy making microwave potato chips for our Bastille Day dinner. However, is there anything more French...
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Lots to be Thankful For
I am thankful for so much right now it’s hard to say one or two things without feeling guilty about leaving someone out, especially since MADE IN AMERICA came out in October and has been so well...
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Deliciously Organic Haggis, Neeps and Tatties?
Carrie Vitt of the amazingly Deliciously Organic is a new friend, we met over pizza at Mozza and then got to know each other over margaritas at Food Blog Camp. Jaden Hair of Steamy Kitchen referred to...
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Broccolini with chili flakes and vinegar
Spicy and Tart, Crunchy and Delicious! This dish was inspired by dinner at Mozza. A favorite game I play is trying to recreate dishes at home and this one is a winner. The acid of the vinegar and the...
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