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Homemade Applesauce

November 23, 2010

Lidia Bastianich's recipe for homemade butternut squash gnocchi, made from potatoes and butternut squash, is delectable and deeply satisfying! // alexandracooks.com

Lidia Bastianich’s Butternut Squash Gnocchi with Sage Brown Butter

October 31, 2010

A bowl of fresh corn polenta with blistered cherry tomatoes.

Fresh Corn Polenta with Blistered Tomatoes

October 18, 2010

A simple way to spruce up a salad — add sauteed corn. // alexandracooks.com

Sautéed Corn + an End of Summer Salad

October 11, 2010

Broiled tarragon chicken breasts on a board.

Broiled Tarragon Chicken Breasts

September 13, 2010

A nectarine pizza cut into slices.

Nectarine Pizza with Fresh Basil and Reduced Balsamic

August 18, 2010

This summer pasta dish simple to prepare: Sauté cherry tomatoes with orecchiette, ciliegene mozzarella and basil pesto. Add some fresh basil just before plating along with some shavings of Parmigiano Reggiano and fresh cracked pepper. Yum yum yum. // alexandracooks.com

A Super Summery Pasta

July 18, 2010

Next time you are invited to a potluck picnic, volunteer to make sandwiches. And then make these roasted red pepper and arugula sandwiches on homemade focaccia. You will be loved forever. I promise. // alexandracooks.com

Homemade Focaccia + Roasted Red Pepper & Arugula Sandwiches

June 28, 2010

A plate of fingerling potatoes.

The BEST Fingerling Potato Recipe

June 20, 2010

Beet salad on a plate.

Salt-Roasted (or Steam-Roasted) Beets with Goat Cheese & Toasted Walnuts

April 29, 2010

Rack of oven-baked ribs

The Best, Juiciest Oven-Baked Baby Back Ribs (Easy, Too!)

April 8, 2010

Before Winter Ends, A Yummy Salsa + A Bebeka

March 17, 2010

An overhead shot of a stack of homemade flour tortillas.

Easy Homemade Flour Tortillas

January 29, 2010

This polenta without fear is delicious. Minimal stirring is required and the addition of a little water towards the end of the cooking process is all the doctoring necessary to produce "creamy, soft, mouth-filling polenta," as described on Bitten. // alexandracooks.com

Polenta Without Fear + A Huge Thank You

October 23, 2009

A freshly baked savory galette with corn, tomatoes, and gruyere.

Savory Galette with Tomato, Corn, Caramelized Onions & Gruyère

September 21, 2009

In Honor of Top Chef: Padma’s Salad with Rancho Gordo Beans & Bäco Flatbreads

August 25, 2009

The custard, a ratio of 1 cup crème fraîche to 1 cup whole milk to 5 eggs, makes Tartine's Swiss chard quiche so fabulous. It's smooth with a slight tang and utterly delicious. // alexandracooks.com

Tartine’s Quiche, Homemade Crème Fraîche & A Little Trip to Napa & Bouchon

August 17, 2009

Bubalus Bubalis Mozzarella & Heirloom Tomatoes

July 24, 2009

Alice Waters’s Baked Goat Cheese Salad

May 13, 2009

Grass-fed steak with balsamic caper sauce

Grass-fed Steaks with Balsamic-Caper Sauce + Oven-Roasted Potatoes

April 26, 2009

This goat cheese walnut tart is really fun. And different. And delicious. I can't promise a quick-and-easy dinner with this recipe — beets must be roasted; a tart shell must be baked — but with a little planning, assembly of this tart is quite simple. And it is so worth the effort. // alexandracooks.com

Gordon Hamersley’s Beet, Goat Cheese and Walnut Tart

April 2, 2009

A bowl of warm tofu topped with sesame scallion sauce.

Warm Tofu with Spicy Garlic Sauce

March 12, 2009

At Zuni, these eggs fried in breadcrumbs appear on the Sunday lunch menu accompanied by house-made sausage or bacon, but Zuni's chef-owner Judy Rodgers likes these crunchy eggs for dinner with a salad of bitter greens. I couldn't agree more. // alexandracooks.com

Zuni Cafe’s Fried Eggs In Bread Crumbs

March 6, 2009

Grilled Cheese

January 15, 2009