Your weeknights just got a whole lot busier. No worries! We’re here to help. Robyn curates a week’s worth of our kid-friendliest dinners. Pull together a shopping list, hit the make-ahead elements on Sunday night, and get to helping with homework that much sooner.
Recipes
Peaches in Grappa-Spiked Syrup
Think of this as the Italian version of bourbon peaches, only prettier because grappa is clear and won’t muddy the blush and golden color of the fruit.
Blue Cheese Burgers Topped with Tropea Onion Jam
I’m going to boast on behalf of my mom here. She was making fat, juicy, gourmet burgers topped with caramelized onions before most of the chefs doing it these days were even born. Of course back then, I wasn’t so keen on her homemade burgers and would gladly have traded mine for a skinny one […]
Tropea Onion Jam
I first tasted this sweet, garnet-hued jam as part of a cheese antipasto at Osteria Morini, in Washington, D.C., with extra-aged Parmigiano-Reggiano, Pecorino Toscano, and pungent Gorgonzola. I’m grateful to executive sous chef Ben Pflaumer for sharing the recipe. Tropea is an ultra-sweet red onion. If you’re a gardener, you can grow your own. Otherwise, […]
Oil-Preserved Butternut Squash with Mint
Winter squash tends not to be associated with Italian cooking. But in fall and winter, beautiful big squashes adorn the farmers’ markets from north to south. In Emilia-Romagna, squash-filled ravioli are a classic; and in the south, cooks sauté the squash in olive oil, then dress it with vinegar, sugar, and mint. This recipe pays […]
Make a Fabulous Kohlrabi the Easy Way
Treat a kohlrabi like a turnip and everything will be fine. Especially with this recipe, which we adapted from one in the Food Network magazine. You combine kohlrabi with cayenne, olive oil and parmesan cheese, then roast it. Look out, our dish could make kohlrabi the next kale. — Faith Middleton Photo: Tim Sackton/flickr, creative commons
