Author Archives: Kerry

Monday, April 4th, 2011

Working Girl Dinners: Spicy Penne with Instantaneous Meatballs

RECIPE: Spicy Penne with Instantaneous Meatballs

Meatballs are so romantic. I’ve been in love with them ever since I saw Tramp nudge one over to Lady across the spaghetti supper. I think I’ve been dreaming of re-enacting that scene, sans whiskers and wet noses (or with, … Continue reading …

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Categories: 30 Minutes, Cheap, Easy, Eat, Main Courses, Meat, Poultry, Recipes, Series, Watch, Working Girl Dinners

Saturday, April 2nd, 2011

VIDEO: How to Make Pesto Sauce

RECIPE: Homemade Pesto

My mom always made the best pesto sauce. Growing up in New York, we would spend these long, leafy summers in Woodstock, in a house on a big mountain. Everything about the place, the whole town, was just summer. Buzzing … Continue reading …

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Categories: 15 Minutes, Bread & Butter, Dips, Spreads, Preserves, Easy, Eat, Recipes, Sides, Starches, Vegetarian, Watch

Friday, April 1st, 2011

French in a Flash: Green Salad with Creamy Goat Cheese Dressing

RECIPE: Green Salad with Creamy Goat Cheese Dressing

Get the whole story at Serious Eats. In my slightly undietetic mind, creamy salad dressing makes lettuce worth eating. I once knew a woman who ate naked salad, and claimed it was because “she didn’t like dressing.” She was lying! … Continue reading …

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Categories: 15 Minutes, Appetizers & Hors D’Oeuvres, Easy, Eat, French in a Flash, Individual, Recipes, Salad, Series, Sides, Soup & Salad, Vegetables, Vegetarian

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

The Secret Ingredient (Coconut) Part I: Double Coconut Rice Pudding

RECIPE: Double Coconut Rice Pudding

GET THE WHOLE STORY AT SERIOUS EATS. Down in Florida, we think coconuts are dangerous. Flying through those gusty summer hurricane winds, they’re like cannonballs or exploded fuselage, flying through the air with the greatest of speeds. You don’t want … Continue reading …

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Categories: Desserts, Easy, Eat, Fruit, Recipes, Series, The Secret Ingredient, Vegetarian

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

Working Girl Dinners: Pesto-Roasted Chilean Sea Bass with Super-Garlicky Spinach

RECIPE: Pesto-Roasted Chilean Sea Bass with Super-Garlicky Spinach

This week my newly engaged best friend Jamie, medical student and very-beginner-chef extraordinaire, joins me in a make-up free, unscripted session in the Working Girl’s kitchen. Just to prove to you that you don’t even need to know how to … Continue reading …

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Categories: 15 Minutes, Easy, Eat, Fish, Main Courses, Recipes, Series, Watch, Working Girl Dinners

Saturday, March 26th, 2011

An Almost Free Lunch: The Costco Hot Dog

There’s nothing like Costco on a Saturday. The free samples could keep you going like a wind-up robot until at least dinnertime. But I don’t stop there. My friend’s father recently asked me if I’d ever had a Costco hot … Continue reading …

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Friday, March 25th, 2011

French in a Flash: Olivey French Lentil and Barley Salad

RECIPE: Olivey French Lentil and Barley Salad

Get the whole story on Serious Eats. This is the kind of food that makes me what to shout, “Look, Ma, I’m eating healthy!” I’ve been traveling a lot lately, which I love, and it’s great, but it’s also inevitably … Continue reading …

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