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Recipe: Roasted Steaks with Bearnaise Sauce
This is a fabulous meal to prepare when you want to celebrate a special occasion but are short on time. So set the table with a fancy cloth and your best china and pair it with roasted fingerling potatoes and a simple salad for an easy bistro style meal at home.
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A Celebration of Life
Khalil remembers his mother by preparing and serving a special meal for his family.
By Khalil Hymore
I am often asked where I get my love of cooking and entertaining from. Well, like most people, I get it from my mom and her sisters -- all great cooks and hostesses. My mom, who past away almost two years ago, loved throwing parties and she always cooked for them herself -- no takeout or catering allowed! She was famous for her annual holiday party. So famous, in fact, that one year she didn't throw it and people called our house, miffed, thinking that their invitation got lost in the mail. Some years she had to throw it twice for two separate crowds of people!
Recipe: Plum Glazed Chicken Legs
I love chicken and eat it regularly. It's cheap, healthy, and versatile. Inspired by the current economic crisis facing the nation and the box loads of plums that my dad mails me straight from his tree, I decided to create a recipe that was delicious and cost effective.
Cheap Eats: Food and the Economy
Rocked by Wall Street, Khalil contemplates the rise in home cooking as a result of the current state of the American economy.
By Khalil Hymore
Mutual funds, stocks and bonds, oh my! Our economy is tumbling, Wall Street is tanking, and gas prices are still at record highs. What is a person to do? Well according to CNN, families should cook at home. Last week CNN.com reported the rise of home cooking as a result of the current state of America's finances. So I supposed there is at least one silver lining in this entire financial hubbub.
Recipe: Sweet Noodle Kugel
Kugel is sort of like a pudding or a casserole and it can either be prepared savory or sweet. Most Jewish families have a special tried and true old family recipe that gets prepared for Rosh Hashanah. Scott's family is no different and every year we sit down to enjoy his great grandmother Mary Quasha's sweet noodle kugel. In Over My Head! (Rosh Hashanah Edition)
To herald the Jewish New Year, Khalil agrees to prepare a Rosh Hashanah dinner for 25! Oy Vey!By Khalil Hymore
A visit to the Berkshires, in Western Massachusetts, is usually a time for rest and relaxation, but this past weekend, as my partner Scott and his family convened to celebrate the Jewish New Year a few days early I suddenly found myself knee deep in apples and honey.
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Recipe: Cara's Fresh Fig Shortcake
I created this dessert with my good friend Cara who practically begged me to come over to her house and save her from a deluge of fresh figs. It was a dirty job, but someone had to do it!
Bonding in the Kitchen
Khalil shares a moment in the kitchen with his good friend and colleague Cara--with delicious results!
By Khalil Hymore
I have a hot tip for you, dear readers: When a friend calls you up and invites you to raid her fig tree, go immediately! Recently, my friend Cara invited me to come over and do just that. So naturally I went, because there's nothing more delicious than eating a fig directly from the tree.
Recipe: Cantaloupe-Radish Salad with Lemon-Mint Vinaigrette
Sometimes necessity is the mother of invention. My partner, Scott, invented this salad one night after taking inventory of what was left in our refrigerator. I was skeptical, but after my first bite I was sold. We have since made it many times for dinner and have even served to guests, perfecting it along the way.
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Good Enough to Read
Khalil fills us in on some of his favorite cookbooksBy Khalil Hymore
I love cookbooks, and I own a lot of them. I also spend a lot of time evaluating cookbooks for magazines. This past weekend, in fact, I made a few recipes from a lovely new cookbook, which I will not name, as they were disappointingly disastrous. Beware of glossy pictures and flawless food styling as they are not always indicative of good recipes. Of the many, many, many cookbooks I do own, I only use a handful of them regularly. These are some of my favorites.