I’ve made variations on a traditional basil pesto before, but this one is a game changer. It makes a vibrant statement in appearance, flavor, and texture. It doesn’t feel like a minor adaptation, it’s a whole other animal while still playing the same role. The pesto manages to be both light enough for summer and…
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Buffalo Baked Cauliflower: A Recipe Development Behind the Scenes
One of my motivations for this blog is to share some of the thought process that guides my cooking decisions. Recipes aren’t infallible, and it’s important to be able to use your judgment as a cook rather than blindly follow written instructions from a potentially unknown source. Other times you might trust the recipe but need to…
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How 3 Teaspoons of Soy Lecithin Saved Purim
Or, A Tale of Butter Heartbreak and Redemption Here’s the story of my latest kitchen disaster and how I recovered from it. It turned out to be a great learning opportunity and I’m glad it happened. I think it’s important to share, because one of my primary goals for this blog is to describe the process of…
