Spring Peas with Mint Recipe

Peas
Peas were President Jefferson’s favorite food. His relative, Mary Randolph, kept a record of his recipes and in her 1860 cookbook, ‘The Virginia Housewife or, Methodical Cook’..... read more

Herb Salad with Mustard Vinaigrette Recipe

King Louis the XVI
Among the many foods Jefferson brought back to the US from Europe are Italian olive oil (he referred to the olive tree as “the richest gift of heaven”), French mustard (Maille being his..... read more

Cucumber Kimchi Recipe

Lee Kang Hyo Bottle
Cucumber kimchi is a great example of the ying and the yang in Korean cuisine.  The coolness of the cucumbers is balanced with the spiciness of the chile powder.  The oldest references to..... read more

The Texican's Famous Chile-con-Queso Recipe

Rotel
Chile-con-Queso has morphed from tradtional Mexican white cheese and rajas (sauteed green chiles and onions) or chorizo to a full blown Tex-Mex version made with trusty Velveeta cheese. In an effort..... read more

Spicy Lime Sauce Recipe

Feijoada
This spicy lime sauce pairs is meant to be paired with the Feijoada recipe. Adapted from "A Reader's Cookbook" by Judith Choate... read more

Venison Bolognese Pappardelle with Kale and Vermont Shepherd Cheese Recipe

Pappardelle
When possible, I like to use fresh pasta, which cooks very quickly and is less dense than dried pasta. Fresh pasta is available in most local markets. If you aren’t able to find fresh..... read more

West Indian Turkey Curry Recipe

Mace West Indian Curry Powder
I love to eat all types of curry, but at home I like to use a West Indian curry powder that I find at a Caribbean foods store in Brooklyn, N.Y. The basic difference is that Caribbean curries have..... read more

Jean Anderson's Ossobuco Recipe

Ossobuco
I’d never heard of ossobuco, let alone tasted it, until I spent time in Italy years ago. As soon as I returned to New York, where I then lived, I began making ossobuco for small dinner parties..... read more