Category Archives: Recipes
Mint and Pea Risotto for an Old Friend
My dear friend Emily is visiting and I wanted to make her something special for her visit. But it was sort of last minute so I threw together this risotto that Cia had made for me not too long ago. … Continue reading
Chicken Soup for the Spring
Music: Hope to Stay – The Mix James and I have a collection of chicken soup recipes and are always searching for more. When I found Thomas Keller’s in Ad Hoc, I very much wanted to try it. He uses … Continue reading
Fettucini with Walnut Ricotta Pesto
Music: The Shepherd’s Dog – Iron and Wine First things first…yes, we’ve been negligent. We haven’t posted our new schedule for the spring yet and spring is here. I promise, we’re working on it. And it’ll be totally worth it. … Continue reading
Filed under Cheese, Food Anecdotes, Pasta, Recipes, Sauces
Easy Crab Cakes
Music: Chopin – Nocturnes In B Flat Minor, Op. 9/1 – Larghetto Le Gigot, one of our favorite restaurants, serves the best crab cakes in NYC. It’s nearly impossible to replicate their recipe (they don’t use breadcrumbs and I suspect … Continue reading
Sunday Night Dinner! – Ragu Bolognese with Homemade Tagliatelle
Music: Beautiful Beat – Nada Surf To celebrate Peter and BJ, we had a crowd over for some hearty ragu bolognese! Since the weather has changed again, it was a perfect chilly night feast. I wasn’t sure if there was … Continue reading
Filed under Pasta, Recipes, Sauces, Sunday Dinner
Ravioli with Brown Butter and Sage Sauce
Music: The Middle East – Blood We here at Brooklyn Plated are real fans of the simple dinner (I mean, who isn’t). This is an easy week night dinner (for those of you that actually eat pasta) and very tasty. … Continue reading
Shaking Beef and Seasame Asparagus
I couldn’t help myself, I had to recreate the Shaking Beef from The Slanted Door…even though it wasn’t a great meal. I was shocked when I googled “shaking beef” and Charles Phan’s recipe showed up in epicurious. I paired it … Continue reading
Oh My Lemon Tartlets – Sweet Thursday
Music: Frank, AB – The Rural Alberta Advantage All I’ve wanted to do since our San Francisco trip is eat Meyer lemons. Since my local grocery store isn’t fancy at all, I had to settle for regular lemons. We ate … Continue reading
Filed under cookbooks, Dessert, Recipes, San Francisco, Sweet Thursday
Watercress Salad with Goat Cheese Bites, Roasted Peppers and Maple-Balsamic Vinaigrette
Music: Welcome Home – Radical Face I used to work in the West Village and would constantly go to Il Tre Merli…particularly for this salad. I’m not much into salad and really like how Europeans eat it after dinner so … Continue reading
Duck Rillette
Music: C’est Si Bon – Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Anita Briem To continue our study with duckish things, I bring you duck rillette. We practiced with the duck confit about a week before we served it for a Sunday … Continue reading
