We’ve been in comfort-cooking mode for a while now, and this last stretch of January really has us reaching for recipes that soothe and nourish. Soups and stews, yes, and generous casseroles, but also dishes that feel like effortless victories, filling the home with wonderful smells and making us do that satisfied, mmm-shrugging thing with…
As much as I worship the seasonal and the fresh when it comes to ingredients, there are a handful of canned products that are sacred in my kitchen. Coconut milk is one of them. The creamy yet dairy-free foundation of so many dishes, it adds its subtly sweet flavor and richness to countless curries and…
I’m a big breakfast person, but I don’t tend to eat it in the morning. To me, the magic of runny eggs with buttered toast or a piping hot bowl of creamy steel-cut oats is best enjoyed languorously at the end of the day, not in that semi-caffeinated fog typical of a weekday morning. I…
No profit grows, Shakespeare once wrote, where no pleasure is taken. And so in the tedious march of life, we find joy in small things: The rising of the sun. A fine glass of wine. The greasy snap of a well-dressed potato crisp. But soft! Not so fast. Life affords no simple pleasures, and even…
Hillary Sterling is home for dinner just three nights a week. The other nights, she works as the executive chef of Ci Siamo, a bustling restaurant in Manhattan, where her team serves the best bowl of braised beans I’ve ever had. Every day before the beans are served, Sterling, 45, tastes them, topped with a…
Headliner YAO From Canal Street to Wall Street, not so far in distance, sums up the ambition behind this new restaurant from Kenny Leung, a chef, and his business partner Thomas Tang. They established their first, August Gatherings, in Chinatown nearly 10 years ago with a Cantonese menu that had some creative twists. This time,…
I seriously contemplated transforming today’s newsletter into Five Weekday Breakfasts; such is my love of breakfast, and also in honor of our latest big recipe collection, “24 Breakfast Recipes to Make You a Morning Person.” You’ll see, however, that I went with the status quo and picked dinner recipes, for you below. I did include…
If you ever order sopa, or soup, in Paraguay, don’t expect to be served a steaming bowl of broth. What you’ll get instead is a dense and cheesy hunk of cornbread. This bread, also known as sopa Paraguaya, is one of the country’s most popular dishes. Cornmeal, onion, cheese, milk and eggs are mixed together…
Restaurants have started gearing up for the Lunar New Year, with Year of the Dragon starting on Feb. 10 and New Year celebrations lasting about two weeks. Tolo, the chef Ron Yan’s restaurant which opened in early November, will offer a special $100 per person menu for parties of six to 12 that includes classics…
A skillet dinner of spicy beans is a speedy winter staple at my house. Whether cumin-scented and chili-adjacent, or zapped with red pepper flakes, loads of garlic and olive oil, it’s a weeknight go-to when work runs long and evenings are short. Is there anything easier or more satisfying on a cold January night? Actually,…