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Braises

  • Sausages Braised in Cider with Apples and Onions

    Sausages Braised in Cider with Apples and Onions

    I can’t channel spirits, but I can channel recipes. Yesterday I was making an apple pie for our friends Jenny and Jared who were coming for dinner and I couldn’t quite figure out what to make for an entree. I knew I wanted it to be autumnal. I knew I wanted to use the apples…

  • Lamb Shanks Rogan Josh with Ajwain Pancakes

    Lamb Shanks Rogan Josh with Ajwain Pancakes

    Sometimes you need a weekend cooking project. When you’ve already beaten Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (#humblebrag), you’ve marathoned all of The Gilded Age, and you finally finished reading The Bee Sting, you want to busy yourself in the kitchen. Well here’s a project for you: Lamb Shanks Rogan Josh from Daniel Boulud’s…

  • Spicy Merguez with Spinach and Borlotti Beans

    Spicy Merguez with Spinach and Borlotti Beans

    Every so often you encounter a recipe that grabs you by the throat and won’t let go. That was the case when I was thumbing through an old book in my collection: Daniel Boulud’s Braise, which he co-wrote with Melissa Clark back in 2013. This is one of those books that’ve survived many a cookbook…

  • There Will Be Borscht

    There Will Be Borscht

    Recently I interviewed Dorie Greenspan on my Instagram Live and she talked about how she’s been cooking so much lately from cookbooks. I confessed that I’d fallen into a rut where I just keep making the same things over and over again: roast chicken with root vegetables, pasta, pork chops, pasta, soup, pasta. Did I…

  • Pork Shoulder with Guinness, Dried Cherries, and Sweet Potatoes

    Pork Shoulder with Guinness, Dried Cherries, and Sweet Potatoes

    What’s the difference between a home cook and a chef? For me, the answer lies right there in the pages of Daniel Boulud’s braising book which came out back in 2006. I’m a big believer in braising; nothing makes me happier than to sear a tough piece of meat, stir in some aromatics, add a…

  • Say Hello to Fall: Spiced Pork Stew with Polenta

    Say Hello to Fall: Spiced Pork Stew with Polenta

    It was so hot here in L.A., last week, I couldn’t bear to go outside. Then, quite abruptly, the heat went away and this morning I found myself turning off the A/C early, chilly under our light summer blanket. A change of season is afoot–especially in places that aren’t L.A.–and mood-wise, that might be kind…

  • Melissa Clark’s Spicy Pork Stew with Hominy and Collard Greens

    Melissa Clark’s Spicy Pork Stew with Hominy and Collard Greens

    Here’s a cooking tip: if you have something in your pantry that requires a long soak (dried beans, for example, or dried chickpeas), rip open the bag in the morning, pour them into a bowl and fill it up with water even if you have no idea what you’re going to do with them later…

  • Four-Hour Lamb Shoulder with White Beans and Olive Tapenade

    Four-Hour Lamb Shoulder with White Beans and Olive Tapenade

    Hold your ears, short ribs, and hide your eyes pork butt: lamb shoulder is quickly becoming my favorite cut of meat to cook at home. I’ve sung its praises before here on the blog, but lately I’ve been on a real lamb shoulder kick. I made April Bloomfield’s version for a crowd recently and they…

  • Daube de Boeuf (Beef Braised in Red Wine)

    Daube de Boeuf (Beef Braised in Red Wine)

    It’s inauguration day and also Martin Luther King Day and here I am sharing a French recipe. Before you label me a communist, I hope you know this is entirely coincidental. On Friday, I made dinner for a few friends and while thumbing through my cookbooks searching for an entree, the dish that really caught…

  • Dijon and Cognac Beef Stew

    Dijon and Cognac Beef Stew

    Cooking out of season is a little more acceptable on the west coast, where seasons are peripheral. Yes, it got a little chilly out here in L.A. in January and February; I was wearing long sleeves in March, but life didn’t change the way life changes so dramatically when it gets cold back east. So…