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Index
Cover
Title Page
Dedication
Contents
Introduction: First We Get Lost, Then We Have Lunch
Chapter 1 - Waffling toward Dinner
Buttery Polenta with Parmesan and Olive Oil–Fried Eggs and Swiss Chard
Pesto Scrambled Eggs with Fresh Ricotta
Dim Sum Equals Chicken Feet (and Cheaters Pork and Ginger Dumplings)
The Mysterious David Dares Pancake
Crème Brûlée French Toast with Orange blossom Water
Anya’s Potato and Onion Tortilla with Allioli
Baked Flounder and Eggs
Olive Oil Granola with Dried Apricots and Pistachios
Chapter 2 - The Farmers’ Market and Me
Extra-Sharp Leeks Vinaigrette
Pan-Roasted Asparagus with Fried Eggs and Anchovy Bread Crumbs
Hello, Salad (Tender Greens with Herbs and Hazelnuts)
Brown Buttered Corn and Broiled Striped Bass with Brown Butter Corn Sauce
Rich and Nutty Brown Butter Corn Bread with Fresh Corn
Zucchini with Mint and Garlic
Raw Tuscan Kale Salad with Chiles and Pecorino
Garlicky Sesame-Cured Broccoli Salad
Roasted Spiced Cauliflower with Almonds
Red Lentil Soup with Lemon
Chapter 3 - Learning to Like Fish
Max’s Arctic Char with Egg Lemon Dragon Sauce
Steamed Wild Salmon with Mustard Greens, Soy Sauce, and Ginger
Porgy with Fennel Frond Pesto
Olive Oil–Poached Halibut Nuggets with Garlic and Mint
Spaghetti with Spicy Tomato, Clams, and Bacon
Grilled Clams with Lemon-Cayenne-Garlic Butter
Ale-Steamed Mussels with Garlic and Mustard
Roasted Shrimp and Broccoli
Shrimp for a Small Kitchen (Shrimp with Capers, Lemon, and Feta)
Grilled Squid with Snail Butter
Scallop Pan Roast
Coconut Fish stew with Basil and Lemongrass
Chapter 4 - It Tastes Like Chicken
Spicy, Garlicky Cashew Chicken
Roasted Chicken Thighs with Green Peaches, Basil, and Ginger
Not-My-Grandma’s Chicken with Lemon, Garlic, and Oregano
Garlic and Thyme–Roasted Chicken with Crispy Drippings Croutons
Spiced Chipotle Honey Chicken Breasts with Sweet Potatoes
Figgy, Piggy Drumsticks and Thighs
Quick-Braised Chicken with Moroccan Spices, Lemon, and Olives
Dahlia’s Fragrant Chicken Fingers
Crisp Chicken Schnitzel with Lemony Spring Herb Salad
Spicy Chicken Barley Soup with Sweet Potato and Spinach
Really Easy Duck Confit (Really!)
Chapter 5 - I Never Was a Vegetarian
Crispy Tofu with Chorizo and Shiitakes
Sausages with Sweet Pepper and Onion Stew and Fried Croutons
Oven-Roasted Pork Butt with Rosemary, Garlic, and Black Pepper
Seared Pork Chops with Kimchi
Braised Pork Chops with Tomatoes, Anchovies, and Rosemary
Bacon and Pecan Pralines
Lamb Tagine with Apricots, Olives, and Buttered Almonds
Lamb and Bulgur Kibbe with Garlic Yogurt Sauce
Pasta with Turkish-Style Lamb, Eggplant, and Yogurt Sauce
Nick’s Short Ribs Chili with Many Chiles
Quick Grilled Flanken with Chili, Sesame, and Ginger
Chapter 6 - Things with Cheese
Homemade Spaetzle with Browned Onions, Swiss Chard, and Emmentaler
Chic Quiche
Cheesy Baked Pumpkin with Gruyère Fondue
Easy Stovetop Macaroni, Peas, Bacon, and Cheese à la Jamie Oliver
Sonia’s Phyllo and Feta Cheese Torte with Dill and Nutmeg
Baked Camembert with Walnut Crumble and Ginger Marmalade
Port-Glazed Stilton with Homemade Oat Biscuits
Healthy Homemade Cheddar Crisps
Chapter 7 - My Mother’s Sandwich Theory of Life
Pan Bagnat
Deviled Egg Salad with Anchovies, Hot Smoked Paprika, and Tomato
Tofu Salad with Sweet Pickles and Spicy Mustard
Comte Grilled Cheese with Cornichon Spread
Watercress Salad Sandwich for Mom
Crisp and Juicy Soft-Shell Crab Sandwiches with Caperberry Tartar Sauce
Chapter 8 - Better Fried
Panfried Cheese with Anchovy-Date Salad
Karen’s Chorizo Corn Dog Bites
Spicy, Crispy Chickpeas
Crispy Onion Fritters with Whole Spices and Hot Sauce
Deep-Fried Bourbon Peach Pies
Chapter 9 - Holiday Food
Crunchy Noodle Kugel à la Aunt Martha
Almost Aunt Sandy’s Sweet-and-Sour Salmon
Brand-New Heirloom Potato Latkes
Braised Flanken with Pomegranate
Stuffings for Everyone
Christmas Cookie Extravaganza
Moist and Boozy Fruitcake with Port and Rum (aka Dark Brown Cake)
Chapter 10 - My Sweet Tooth and Me
Not-So-Irish Soda Bread
Rhubarb “Big Crumb” Coffee Cake
Blood Orange Olive Oil Cake
Chocolate Chip Pecan Loaf Cake
St. Mark’s Gooey Honey Butter Cake with Lemon and Cinnamon
Honey-Glazed Pear Upside-Down Cake
Whiskey-Soaked Dark Chocolate Bundt Cake
Triple Chocolate Trifle with Raspberries
Kate’s Impossibly Fudgy Brownies with ChilE and Sea Salt
Decadently Bittersweet Chocolate Ice Cream
Chapter 11 - There’s Always Room for Pie (and Tarts)
Perfection in a Pie tin
Un-Pumpkin Pie (Caramelized Butternut Squash Pie with Brandy)
Nectarine and Blackberry Pie à la Crustmaster
Individual French Honey-Apple Tarts
Jaimee’s Pear-Almond Pie
Sugar Pie
Twenty-Ingredient Pie (Spiced Apple-Pear-Cranberry Crumb Pie)
Karen’s Peanut Butter Pie
Whole Lemon Tart for My Mother
Chapter 12 - Lessons in Imbibing
Homemade Maraschino Cherries
Rye Manhattan
Kumquat-Clementine Cordial
Chocolate Egg Cream
Coconut Hot Chocolate
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Copyright
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