Roasted Chicken with Tomatoes, Olives and Fresh Herbs Serves 3 Ingredients: 1½ lbs chicken breasts, bone in, skin on – $5.39 1 pint grape tomatoes, whole – $3.99 1 cup pitted kalamata olives – $3.99 3 cloves of garlic, whole – stock ¼-cup chicken broth – stock 2 Tablespoons olive oil, divided Salt and freshly[…]
Easy Chicken Pad Thai
Easy Chicken Pad Thai Serves 4 Ingredients for the Sauce: 2 TBS sesame oil – stock 4 Tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce – stock 1 Tablespoon sriracha – stock 3 Tablespoons lime juice – stock 3 Tablespoons brown sugar – stock 2 Tablespoons fish sauce – stock Ingredients for the Pad Thai: 8 oz. flat rice[…]
Thai Lamb Meatballs with Coconut Red Curry
Thai Lamb Meatballs with Coconut Red Curry Makes 16-18 golfball-size meatballs Serves 4 as an entree Adapted from PicNic Ingredients for the Meatballs: 1-1½ lbs ground lamb – $7.99 4 Tablespoons Thai red curry paste – $2.49 2 Tablespoons breadcrumbs – stock 1½ Tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped finely + extra for garnish – $.89 1[…]
Sesame-Miso Noodles with Green Onions & Edamame
Sesame-Miso Noodles with Green Onions & Edamame Serves 3 Ingredients for the Dressing: ¼ of a ripe avocado 1 Tablespoon white miso paste (I get it at Whole Foods) – $4.23 1 small garlic clove – stock 2 teaspoons lemon juice – stock ½ teaspoon sesame oil – stock ¼ kosher salt – stock 1/3[…]
No-Cook Tomato & Brie Pasta Sauce with Sweet Basil
No-Cook Tomato & Brie Pasta Sauce with Sweet Basil Serves 4 Slightly adapted from a recipe published in Redbook Ingredients: 1-pound pasta (cavatelli or cavatappi works well here) – $2.39 ½-cup reserved pasta water 1-pound very roughly chopped ripe tomatoes (I use grape or cherry tomatoes b/c they’re often sweeter) – $3.99 ¼-cup extra virgin[…]
Pulled Pork Pasta Salad
Pulled Pork Pasta Salad Serves 12 as a side dish Note: This salad was intended as a straight-up side dish to enjoy pretty much any season. As I wasn’t entertaining a large group of guests, I found myself scarfing up just about all of the leftovers after our first round of photos and tastings. At[…]
Roasted Tomato and Kalamata Olive Pasta Sauce
Roasted Tomato and Kalamata Olive Pasta Sauce Serves 4 Inspired by a recipe in Real Simple Ingredients: 2 pounds tomatoes, cut into 1-inch chunks – $6.50 1 teaspoon sugar – stock Salt & pepper – stock ¼-cup olive oil, plus some for drizzling on the tomatoes – stock 4 anchovy fillets, finely chopped (you want[…]
Chicken Marsala with Prosciutto
Chicken Marsala with Prosciutto Serves 10 Ingredients: 3 lbs. boneless chicken breasts – $7.10 Flour seasoned with salt and pepper, for dredging – stock 1/3-cup olive oil – stock 4 Tablespoons sweet butter, divided – stock 1 large Vidalia onion, diced – $ 1.74 3 cloves minced garlic – stock 1½ lbs. assorted mushrooms, sliced[…]
Cold Sesame Noodles
Cold Sesame Noodles Serves 2 to 3 Adapted from Saveur Ingredients: ½ lb whole wheat spaghetti, cooked al dente, according to package directions (soba noodles also work, but I find they have a slightly bitter after-taste that’s distracting) – $2.19 4 Tablespoons sesame oil, divided – stock 2 Tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce – stock 1[…]
Pasta with Creamy Goat Cheese, Crisp Bacon and Fresh Chives
Pasta with Creamy Goat Cheese, Crisp Bacon and Fresh Chives Serves 4 Inspired by a recipe from Everyday Living Ingredients: ½ pound pasta (shells, farfalle, cavatappi or orechiette work best) – $1.99 1½ cups of reserved pasta water, divided 6 slices of thick-cut bacon – $3.29 4 ounces of goat cheese – $3.99 ½ cup[…]
Sesame Ginger Salmon over Soba Noodles
Sesame Ginger Salmon over Soba Noodles Serves 4 Inspired by Mother Thyme Ingredients: 4 6-oz salmon fillets – $7.99 3 Tablespoons sesame oil – stock 2 Tablespoons rice vinegar – stock 1 Tablespoon honey – stock 2 Tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce – stock ½-Tablespoon mirin – stock 2 garlic cloves, minced finely or run through[…]
Freezer Friendly Meals for the Fried
Mariel here. Well…our littlest addition finally made his big debut in early July. Ever since his arrival, I’ve been on baby time, feeding and sleeping in concert with Li’l Man while occasionally trying to rustle up the energy to pay a bill or write a thank you card. I can’t complain though. He’s a peaceful[…]
Tex-Mex Pizza with Chorizo and Black Beans
Mary Anne here. Yesterday Mariel and I shared our mutual sorrow at having so little time for our beloved blog. But before you feel tooo terribly sad over our negligence, it’s actually a time to celebrate! My gorgeous girl and her fabulous husband have moved to the ‘burbs…and just a mere mile from this madre.[…]
Rigatoni with Sundried Tomatoes, Pancetta, Fresh Mozzarella and Basil
Mariel here. I’m not sure if it was Lana’s BLT Pasta over at Never Enough Thyme or How Sweet Eats‘ Creamy Caprese Pasta that originally inspired me, but somewhere, somehow this dish occurred to me while standing in front of the fridge. I was hemming and hawing over what to make for lunch – a[…]
Lettuce Wraps Stuffed with Ginger Chicken Stir-Fry
Mary Anne here. This past weekend, when I ran into an old friend at the supermarket, he casually asked if I had stopped creating new recipes for Feast and was simply overseeing Mariel’s work. I literally stopped dead in my tracks. Two things struck me about the comment: first, I would never stop cooking, and[…]
Curried Chicken Salad with Crisp Green Apples and Soft Raisins
Mariel here. Lately I’ve been highly suggestible when it comes to food ideas. I trotted past a Dunkin’ Donuts ad for their new Tuna Fish Croissant and, BLAMMO, that’s all I wanted for dinner. After fielding a question from a reader about our Penne alla Vodka, I just had to remake it myself. So the[…]
White Pizza with Sweet Pears and Balsamic-Glazed Figs
Mariel here. I’m at a loss for words today – back-to-back deadlines and a few weeks of working straight through the weekend have all but sapped my capacity to think. Thankfully, a plethora of writing assignments has only stoked my appetite, so whenever I’m looking for a break from my laptop, I’ll pop into the[…]
White Beans, Sausage and Fresh Spinach
Mariel here. There are several grocery stores within a five-block radius of my apartment – not to mention CVS and Duane Reade, which have become mini grocers in their own rights. But like everything else in NYC, the prices at the local Gristedes and D’Agostino are pretty insane. My mom tells me that when she[…]
Stir-Fried Orange-Chili Beef with Broccoli and Spring Onions
Mariel here. It’s cool and rainy here on the East Coast…and that’s not a complaint. I haven’t been in the mood for much more than creamsicles, watermelon bites and cold crisp pickles, but thanks to a looming cold front, I decided it was time to indulge in a real meal…one that requires cooking and everything.[…]