Alex Province and his spouse Matthew Bennett, like the rest of us, often rely on Ina Garten’s books and watch her television show with keen interest. Matt follows her instructions to the letter, and Alex uses her recipes as a guide, tossing in whatever strikes him at the moment. We knew we had to ask […]
Side Dish
Amy’s Blood Orange-Maple Acorn Squash with Toasted Almonds
From Faith: This would be a crowd-pleaser at the Thanksgiving table, although you could serve it anytime and for any reason. My girlfriend Amy Gross thought of this combination after hearing us talk on the show about the glories of roasted acorn squash. In the market while shopping, Amy scanned the produce section for a minute, […]
Italian Sausage and Apple Stuffed Acorn Squash
Alex loves squash of all kinds and created this dish using acorn squash and apples. It’s perfect for fall and you can customize it to include the add-ins you like. Add dried cranberries for a little more sweet-tartness. If you’re not a stuffing fan, use wild rice. Photo: Jimsideas/Flickr, creative commons
Easy Thai Summer Rolls
Years ago in southern California, at ocean-side Montage Resort, I ordered the same thing for six lunches in a row—Thai summer roll with dipping sauce. It was a knockout, and now we can tell you how to make delicious ones at home. We can tell you how thanks to a respected chef, Gale Gand, author […]
Brown Butter Potato Salad with Lemon and Capers
Soon potato salad will grace every summer get together, and we thought we’d offer some of our favorite go-to recipes. Some time ago I shared my recipe for a BLT Potato Salad, combining chopped iceberg lettuce, crumbled crispy bacon, mayo and halved cherry tomatoes. That’s a made-up recipe, of course, combining texture and flavors that […]
Super-Delicious Paleo Sesame Noodles
Elana Amsterdam works hard to make her Paleo dishes clean, yet as tasty as recipes with non-paleo ingredients. In this dish she mixes together almond butter, toasted sesame oil, plum vinegar, honey and kelp noodles. You can buy these ingredients at your local health food market if your supermarket doesn’t carry them.
