Stews are lovely because while they simmer, I forget that I'm the one who made them. When it's time to sit down and eat, I feel as if someone else cooked for me. What a treat! In this flavorful stew, the cinnamon and herbs create a mellow, earthy gravy that's a foil for the bright,…
When I was a small-town kid, my parents would sometimes take my brother and me to a Chinese restaurant in the next town over. There were lush potted palms and a koi pond with a bridge in the middle of the restaurant. The big round table ("our table") had a Lazy Susan in the…
A delicious sauce made with honey, soy sauce, and toasted sesame oil.
This easy Chicken Stir Fry recipe is loaded with fresh veggies. Use it with either the Well Fed "Best Stir-Fry Sauce Ever" recipe or the original Stir Fry Sauce (see separate recipes).
With its vibrant color and deep, lightly-tangy flavor, this Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto is a unique and versatile condiment.
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS: We wanted a spoon-coasting broth studded with shreds of sweet-smoky meat, without requiring the hambone traditionally used to infuse the soup with flavor. Substituting ham hock made the soup greasy and was skimpy on the meat. Ham steak, however, was plenty meaty and lent a fuller pork flavor. Without the…
This is a perfect one-pot meal, a great fall or winter dish I've made countless times and one of my favorite meals to prepare. Efficient, economical, and delicious, it serves four people (or two people with great leftovers), it pretty much cooks on its own, and you've got only one pan to clean up. The…
Use the small crock pot for this recipe (if making a double batch, use the large crock pot). It takes about 45 minutes to prep the meat and veggies before they are all ready to be transferred to finish cooking in the crock pot.
This recipe was originally intended to be used as part of a Thanksgiving meal, so the instructions are intended to be done while a full size turkey is in the oven. However, this recipe works great if you're just roasting a whole chicken (or you can make it on it's own to serve as…
Don't always think of gazpacho as soup. Think of it as a sauce. Think of it hot as well as cold. It goes beautifully with grilled chicken or fish. Gazpacho is served in small portions as a canape at the French Laundry, garnished with balsamic glaze, or as a sauce with the Salad of Globe…