Food & Drink

Chip Kennedy’s signature potato gratin recipe proves that the best preparations are often the simplest. “One of my cooking class students came up to me not long ago and said, ‘That potato recipe has changed my life!’” he says. You could gussie it up with a little minced garlic, a sprinkle of freshly grated nutmeg, […]

1/2 c. unbleached all-purpose flour 1 T. sugar, preferably baker’s sugar 1/2 tsp. kosher or sea salt 2 large eggs, beaten 2/3 c. half and half 1 tsp. vanilla extract 2 T. unsalted butter 3-4 large apples (about 1¼ lb.) such as Granny Smith, Golden Blushing, Braeburn, seasonal Golden Delicious, or other sweet/tart varieties that […]

For the marinade 2 c. buttermilk 1/2 c. thinly sliced or diced onion    6 cloves crushed garlic 2 T. kosher or sea salt 1/2 c. dark brown sugar 1/4 c. minced sage leaves kosher or sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste 6 T. bacon fat or vegetable oil, plus additional if needed 4 […]

1/2 c. minced shallots or onions, NOT super-sweet 1 T. bacon fat OR unsalted butter OR the fat and browned bits left in the skillet from sautéing the pork chops 1/2 c. applejack or Calvados 4 c. unsalted chicken stock 2 c. unpasteurized apple cider Salt, freshly ground pepper, and cider vinegar to taste If […]

1 large butternut squash 3-4 tart apples such as Jonathan or Granny Smith 6 c. chicken or vegetable stock, plus additional if needed 1 1/2 c. thinly sliced leeks (white part only) or onions 1 T. butter 1 c. heavy cream, plus additional to drizzle if desired Kosher or sea salt and freshly ground white […]

“Skordalia holds the heart of Greece,” says anthropologist Susanna Hoffman in her Greek cookbook, The Olive and the Caper. “It is loved like mashed potatoes, remembered like warm cookies, dreamed of like a good steak – it’s everyone’s comfort food.… In any café you can order it by the plateful. In every household it welcomes […]

Outdoor markets throughout the Mediterranean have stalls with a staggering, even bewildering, variety of olives – different types, sizes, cures and marinades. This is a favorite.      3 c. olives: Kalamata, other black olives 1 1/2 c.0 thinly sliced red onion 1 1/2 tsp. kosher salt, divided 1/2 tsp. cracked peppercorns, or more to taste […]

The idea of pairing sweet watermelon and salty/sharp feta might seem unlikely. But the two compliment each other perfectly, as Greeks have known for ages. 1c. thinly sliced red onion 2 tsp. salt, preferably kosher or sea 4 c. chilled watermelon, seeds removed if present, cut into one-inch cubes 1 c. (approximately 4 oz.) feta, […]