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Simplest Possible Gazpacho: Thick, Orange and Zingy

Simplest Possible Gazpacho: Thick, Orange and Zingy

Alright, alright. I hear some of you mumbling: yet another gazpacho recipe. Yes. And I will warn you that there will be more. I’m sorry, but I love, love gazpacho and I’m always in search of great recipes. When I got divorced, I bought a blender because while I was...
Roasted Short Ribs with Glazed Garlic, Fennel and Carrots

Roasted Short Ribs with Glazed Garlic, Fennel and Carrots

On cold winter weekends, nothing can match the warmth and aroma of a slow-cooking meat dish, filling the kitchen or the whole house with promises of a luscious meal. The recipe title says “roasted” and the picture shows “simmering” ribs. You do both here, an initial...
Jalapeno Pepper Puree

Jalapeno Pepper Puree

I feel badly but I don’t know where I got this recipe. It’s from some book that Suzi and I have, but we have about five thousand cookbooks now and … It’s wonderful and I thank the creator. You know the story: things were always better in the past. Foods have dumbed...
Ajo Blanco Soup from Leon Happy Soup

Ajo Blanco Soup from Leon Happy Soup

Sometimes this recipe is confusingly called “White Gazpacho.” It’s actually tomato‑free, but does incorporate the stale bread of “authentic” gazpacho, a peasant dish that was decidedly not “upscale” when first created. If you were living in Spain, you would blanch the...