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Julienne is a French cooking term for thin matchstick-like strips of vegetables, fruit, meat, or cheese. The strips are usually about 3 inches long and 1/16- to 1/8-inch thick. To make them, follow these steps: Step 1 Stand an apple on...
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Here are our top-five tips for making your burgers the very best. Tip 1: Don’t Overwork the Meat When shaping burger patties, it’s important to handle the ground meat as gently as possible. Ground meat has small pockets of air...
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Serves 4 as a light meal or 6 as a side 

Ingredients 

  • 6 1/2 oz sourdough boule, preferably day-old, cut into 1-inch cubes (about 4 cups)  
  • 5 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil 
  • ½ tsp granulated garlic 
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 
  • 1 Tbsp good quality balsamic vinegar 
  • 1 tsp lemon zest 
  • 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice 
  • 1 lb mixed ripe tomatoes of choice cut into 3/4-inch pieces (halved if using cherry or grape tomatoes), about 3 cups 
  • 1 cup mozzarella pearls OR fresh mozzarella cut into ½-inch pieces 
  • 1 tightly packed cup coarsely chopped mixed fresh tender herbs of choice, such as basil, parsley, dill, cilantro, and mint, about 1 3/4 oz
  • ½ cup very thinly sliced red onion, about 1-1/2 oz
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Serves 6

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp + 1 ½ tsp kosher or sea salt 
  • 2 lb fingerling or other waxy potato variety
  • ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 medium shallot, minced
  • ⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • ½ cup capers, drained and patted dry
  • 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
  • ½ Tbsp honey
  • ½ cup thinly sliced scallion greens 
  • ½ cup finely chopped dill 
  • ½ cup finely chopped parsley 
  • ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper, more to taste
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Makes about 1 1/2 cups whipped cream, enough to serve with a standard-size pie.

Ingredients

  • 12 oz or larger glass jar with tight-fitting lid, chilled 
  • 1 cup (227g) very cold heavy cream (a.k.a, whipping cream)
  • 3 Tbsp (21g) confectioners’ sugar 
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract, or flavoring of your choice (Grand Marniere is very nice)
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