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The term ragoût (rah-GOO) may sound fancy, but it’s the French word for stew. When you make a quick-and-easy version from leftovers, it’s certainly more tempting-sounding than “leftovers stew.” The word origin is a bit more glamorous: ragoûter, meaning “to revive the taste.” And yes, it’s etymologically related to the Italian ragù, a sauce for…
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Given the attention our recent Greek salad recipe got on Twitter, we’ve decided to follow up with an antipasto salad. You don’t see these on menus too often, because it’s not an authentic Italian dish. It takes traditional antipasto ingredients and layers them atop romaine: an Italian “chef salad.” It’s a hearty lunch or dinner…
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[1] With an Oreo-stuffed chocolate chip cookie, you don’t have to choose (photos #1 and #3 © Bella Baker). [2] The Oreo top design has changed over the years (photo © Ferdian Syah | Unsplash). [3] Chocolate chip cookies + Oreos = a marriage made in heaven. Congratulations to Lauryn Cohen a.k.a. Bella Baker,…
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Many of the greens we enjoy today began life as weeds. They showed up, uninvited, in gardens and fields. Given the scarcity of food, they were gathered and brought to the kitchen. While some of these intruders were distasteful (or even poisonous), others were welcome, including dandelion greens and mache (lamb’s quarters), which has become…
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The Cobb Salad endures on restaurant menus, decades after once-popular luncheon salads such as Allerton Salad, aspics, Russian Salad, spinach salad (with mushrooms and bacon), stuffed tomatoes and Waldorf Salad have faded into obscurity. And thank goodness it’s still here, because it’s one of our favorites. THE HISTORY OF THE COBB SALAD Late…
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