Herbs Spring Fattoush Salad An attempt to make an authentic fattoush salad could easily send someone down the YouTube rabbit hole. I found myself nearly there a few... Continue Reading Spring Fattoush Salad»
Getting Started Guide Welcome to Alexandra’s Kitchen, a place for mostly simple, always seasonal recipes. This blog is in its 14th year. To help you sift through... Continue Reading Getting Started Guide»
Appetizers Maydan’s Beet-Labneh Dip In early October, a friend sent me the recipe for the beet-labneh dip served at Washington D.C.’s Maydan. One look at the photo had me... Continue Reading Maydan’s Beet-Labneh Dip»
Vegetarian 10+ Easy Vegetarian Dinner Recipes I am not a vegetarian, but as I get older, I find myself drawn more and more to vegetarian meals. Below are twelve of... Continue Reading 10+ Easy Vegetarian Dinner Recipes»
Herbs Chatting Mushroom, Black Bean, Celery Soup and More with Margaret Roach By the end of last winter, I found myself making the same three soups — lentil, cabbage, tomato — over and over and over... Continue Reading Chatting Mushroom, Black Bean, Celery Soup and More with Margaret Roach»
Bread Recipes Favorite Cabbage Soup, Updated This cabbage soup, a vegetarian variation of Paul Steindler’s cabbage soup, is one of my favorite recipes to make this time of year, foremost... Continue Reading Favorite Cabbage Soup, Updated»
Beef, Pork, Duck and Lamb How to Cook Hanger Steak on the Grill A few weeks ago, I taught a grilling class at the Hillsdale General Store. We made garlic-basil chicken skewers (similar to this souvlaki), cedar... Continue Reading How to Cook Hanger Steak on the Grill»
Summer Samin Nosrat’s Vietnamese Cucumber Salad As someone who loves to cook, it’s a shame I’m not a better gardener. How nice would it be, I often think, to step... Continue Reading Samin Nosrat’s Vietnamese Cucumber Salad»
Bread Recipes Green Gazpacho Soup This cucumber and green grape gazpacho soup recipe is a variation of the chilled Spanish soup ajo blanco. It’s so refreshing and always a... Continue Reading Green Gazpacho Soup»
Vegetables Curried Apple & Egg Salad Skip to Recipe Friends, later today I’m heading off to the Finger Lakes for a bread-baking class. The schedule of the day beginning tomorrow... Continue Reading Curried Apple & Egg Salad»
Vegetables Simplest Cabbage Slaw + 10 Other Useful CSA Recipes How does this happen? How is it the end of June? Will life ever not be a blur? Is it just me? Anyway, I... Continue Reading Simplest Cabbage Slaw + 10 Other Useful CSA Recipes»
