Alice Waters and the other coordinators of the 2008 San Francisco Slow Food Nation conference included a demonstration kitchen that they named “the Green Kitchen.” The goal of the Green Kitchen was to demonstrate the “set of basic techniques that are universal to all cuisines” … [Read more...] about One-Pot Roast Chicken
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Rocket Salad with Pomegranates and Toasted Hazelnuts
We continue cooking through our collection of Alice Waters books with Chez Panisse Fruit (book number 8). Like Chez Panisse Vegetables (book number 6), the recipes are organized by type of fruit. We’ll be coming back to this book throughout the year as different fruits come into … [Read more...] about Rocket Salad with Pomegranates and Toasted Hazelnuts
Onion Confit and Winter Greens Pasta
The seasonal pasta and pizza recipes in Chez Panisse Pasta, Pizza & Calzone (book number 7) are as fresh and vibrant today as they must have seemed when the book was published in 1984. After an opening chapter on making fresh pasta, the bulk of the book is composed of … [Read more...] about Onion Confit and Winter Greens Pasta
Braised Cabbage with Halibut
Here we are, recipe number six - Braised Cabbage with Halibut from another "why have I never used this book" book, Chez Panisse Vegetables by Alice Waters. I think once spring rears its head, we'll be using this book a lot more. It's chock full of really beautiful and simple … [Read more...] about Braised Cabbage with Halibut
Chicken Legs Braised with Tomatoes, Onions, and Garlic & Cranberry Bean Gratin
As I told you in our last post, Alice Waters’ The Art of Simple Food (book number 5) is one of the handful of cookbooks that Kate and I turn to again and again. Subtitled “Notes, Lessons, and Recipes from a Delicious Revolution,”the book distills Alice’s years of experience and … [Read more...] about Chicken Legs Braised with Tomatoes, Onions, and Garlic & Cranberry Bean Gratin