Month

05/31/11 • SALMON WITH SNAP From the Jan./Feb., 2011 Cook’s Illustrated (click here to view the recipe) Salmon tends to get a bad rap. Maybe because of its mild flavor, or its frequent appearance at baby shower luncheons, or the fact that for years it’s been the featured seafood option at so many “fancy” restaurants, it’s a fish that often leads foodies to turn up their noses — as if it were the out-of-towners’ choic

05/27/11 • CROQUE MONSIEUR From the March, 2010 Elle Decor (click here to view the recipe) One of my regular recipe stops over the past few years has been Elle Décor and the “Daniel’s Dish” column — a monthly recipe (and accompanying essay) presented by celebrity chef Daniel Boulud. Maybe it’s because I have a weakness for French/Mediterranean cooking, but Boulud’s recipes consistently strike a chord for me. Of the f

05/20/11 • SCRAMBLED EGGS, JEWISH-STYLE From the April/May, 2011 Fine Cooking (click here to view the recipe) Although matzo brei (or “fried matzo” as it was commonly known in my house) was a weekend breakfast staple when I was growing up, it’s one of those things from childhood that I’d pretty much forgotten about — that is until I discovered a recipe for it in the April/May issue of Fine Cooking. As soo