Toasted Bread with Burrata and Arugula

Toasted Bread with Burrata and Arugula

Or Bocconcini if that’s what you discover the kid in the cheese department gave you right before you assemble this.  At least it was buffalo.   This was meant to be a first course but I doubled it and served as an appetizer.  It was a bit of a mess to eat...
Jerusalem: Hummus

Jerusalem: Hummus

So, believe it or not, people get very heated on the topic of food, particularly when it comes to tales of origin and authenticity.  And poor hummus, such a humble yet deeply satisfying food, makes people just bonkers in Israel.  According to Ottolenghi and Tamimi,...
Ad Hoc at Home: Crab Cakes

Ad Hoc at Home: Crab Cakes

This is the kind of recipe that gives gourmet cooking a bad name and demonstrates my number one pet peeve with any cookbook. Here’s why: The main recipe is on page 83. In the list of ingredients is “1/4 cup Piment d’Espelette Aioli (page 333).”...