Recipes – Page 67 – Not Eating Out in New York

8 Mar 2007

Chile Rellenos con Pollo y Patata and Roasted Tomato Salsa

by Cathy Erway | posted in: gluten-free, Recipes, vegan, vegetarian | 9

I am convinced that stuffed peppers, like soup, are a true leftover invention, and that’s just what I stuffed my poblano peppers with for these chile rellenos. In most cases the preferred grain would be rice, but since I had some potatoes I used them along with some leftover chicken. I’ve also come to suspect that most anything when stuffed inside a smoky, roasted poblano pepper will taste good — that is, if you like smoky, roasted poblano peppers.

7 Mar 2007

I Cracked Peppercorn (and does anyone care?)

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Cook-Offs, Events, Grains, NYC Events, Recipes | 9

Being the breadwinner, they say, isn’t always fun. I can think of one exception, however, where that’s pure pish posh: winning the No-Knead Bread-Off at The Brooklyn Kitchen. Alright, I tied for best bread in show, beating out three of the five different loaves made by locals who each took twists on the no-knead bread recipe-turned national bread craze created by Jim Lahey of Sullivan St. Bakery.

6 Mar 2007

Cranberry Curry Chicken Pie with Leftover French Bread Crust

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Grains, Meat & Poultry, Recipes | 8

Curry is only optional here. I had begun this dish with the thought of splashing in the remaining cupful or so of white wine I had left in the fridge and maybe sprinkling some rosemary in the pie mixture; instead, I drank the wine. Something in between a mild chicken curry and a stuffing mixture, this meal was a quick alternative to baking a real chicken pot pie. I shouldn’t even call it a pie, really, since the “crust” was … Read More

2 Mar 2007

Potluck Pad Thai

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Pasta & Noodles, Recipes, Ruminations | 17

Right, so last Sunday. Oscar night. Did you see all the people who were expected to win win? Check out the lovefest of Al Gore (remember when we used to think he was too stiff to appear in public?), see any antics from Sacha Baron Cohen? I didn’t. I was at a potluck party instead. We ate a lot of food.

28 Feb 2007

Roasted Butternut Squash Risotto with Wilted Spinach, Leeks and Chinese Sausage

by Cathy Erway | posted in: gluten-free, Grains, Meat & Poultry, Recipes | 3

Congee, you know what I mean? Except not. First, I’ll admit that this was not the most convenient meal to make on a weeknight–but it can be done. Just remember to pop the squash in the oven as soon as possible, then begin the rest of your preparation and cooking. That way it should be soft enough by the time the risotto is ready for it to be added. Timing is everything.

26 Feb 2007

Beef Shanks Braised with Fennel and Mushrooms

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Meat & Poultry, Recipes, Soups & Stews | 5

Winter was a good time for oxtails when I was growing up. My dad was fond of the Basque oxtail recipe in Jeff Smith’s The Frugal Gourmet on Our Immigrant Ancestors, a really good soupy dish perfect for sopping up with warm crusty bread. There wasn’t much meat on those starburst-shaped discs of bone; it was about the flavor, and of course the gelatinous cartilage that felt slightly more jellyfish-like than fat in your mouth.

22 Feb 2007

Molten Chocolate Business

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Desserts, Recipes, Ruminations | 12

Warning: this post contains graphic images not suitable for children under 17 Who had time for Valentine’s Day in the middle of last week? Not I. I’m not the only person I know who’d opted to postpone Valentine’s Day to a more convenient night this year. But even though I had a long weekend, things kept popping up; people from out of town kept coming to town; there was nothing romantic about Chinese New Year; and then the whole thing … Read More

17 Feb 2007

Chickpea Leek Soup

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Beans, gluten-free, Recipes, Soups & Stews, vegan, vegetarian | 14

In celebration of “soup month” February and all the cold, soup-worthy weather we’ve been having recently, here’s my contribution to Soup’s On at A Veggie Venture. It’s funny how much the texture of warm chickpeas can parallel that other vegetable commonly paired with leek in a soup–the potato. While leeks cook up insistently savory, the chickpea balances as a more neutral, slightly nutty accoutrement. Thinking more or less of hummous, a little cumin went into this, soft roasted garlic, a … Read More

15 Feb 2007

Sour Cream Banana Oatmeal Crunch Bread

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Breakfast & Eggs, Desserts, Grains, Recipes | 7

The other day my co-workers and I polished this off so quickly that I didn’t even get to snag a picture of the thing. The problem was, I didn’t think to take a picture of it; it was unexpectedly good. So good. Good good good good good. And good for you. I had no such aspirations for it. I don’t recall ever trying to make banana bread before, and I have one highly underdeveloped sense of baking, as seen in … Read More

12 Feb 2007

Pork. Chop. Noodles.

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Meat & Poultry, Pasta & Noodles, Recipes, Soups & Stews | 7

Slurrrp. I do miss a hearty bowl of pork chop soup noodles, the kind you might get for $3 at any number of noodle shops in the lower east realms of Chinatown. Most people think of soup noodles as a wintery dish, but I’ve seen them devoured by all kinds of people as a summer lunch, shoveling yards of noodles down the chute as perspiration threatens to dot the soup.