Arancini are fried rice balls coated with breadcrumbs, said to have originated in Sicily in the 10th century. Arancini are usually filled with ragù (meat sauce), tomato sauce, mozzarella, and/or peas.

This pat roast is made much like Red Wine Pat Raast, except that carrots and parsley are the only garnishes. Yau can serve this meat hot - you may want to add a teaspon or two af vinegar to the braising liquid to balance the sweetness of the carrots - or you can serve it chilled in an oval gratin or ..

Two small corn tortillas with their toppings are just the right size for a meal, which is to say not too big. A good choice for a casual hot-weather supper, these tostadas can be enjoyed by vegans who use soy-based sour cream and cheese substitutes. I’d start this meal with a fresh corn soup, ..

When a friend dropped by unexpectedly for dinner, I could see that there wouldn’t be enough of the greens I was cooking. I added some cooked cannellini beans to the pan, and now they're a must. You can play with this combination. Imagine braised spinach with flageolet beans (a delicate ..

When you’re tired but want to cook a little and not just heat something up, this offers just the right amount of involvement to feel as if you’ve done something nice for yourself. I like the texture the bread provides, but you can bake eggs over all kinds of things, such as stewed summer ..

That smoky Spanish pimenton does wonders for foods that might otherwise be cooked with sausage, such as these eggs and potatoes, inspired by a recipe in Marie Simmons’s book The Good Egg. While you can finish the eggs on the stove, I think it makes an especially handsome presentation if you ..

To make these cookies, you will first make caramel and then cook the caramel with butter to make butterscotch. Stir sliced almonds into the butterscotch and spread the mixture over a prebaked sheet of pastry. When the butterscotch mixture hardens, cut the sheet of pastry into squares.

Served alone, this salad would be a little austere, but when served with other crudité salads, its lovely note of sweetness is welcome. You might assume that almost nothing could be easier than grating a carrot, but it actually requires considerable finesse. If you grate carrots too thickly they ..

Here, a cake ring is used to make a cake that is perfectly even on top and on the sides. The cake is then surrounded with little cats tongue cookies and the top of the cake is decorated with a translucent mango mirror. The effect is very professional and the method adaptable to any fruit. Most ..

Miso soup is a traditional Japanese soup consisting of a stock called "dashi" into which is mixed softened miso paste. Although the suspension of miso paste into dashi is the only characteristic that actually defines miso soup, many other ingredients are added depending on regional and ..

Fromage blanc is nonfat cheese similar in texture to sour cream and creme fraiche. It lacks the unctuousness of its full-fat cousins, but when baked it’s perfectly creamy and smooth. I like this tart with a robust vegetable, such as roasted artichokes or mushrooms sautéed with spinach and ..

This fish has the perfect balance of sweetness and spiciness. In one bit you get the crisp skin followed by the juicy fish that's finished off with that tangy, syrupy glaze. To die for!

In Italy, we have both the red—legged and gray-legged varieties of partridge, as well as a special kind of red-legged one that you find only in Sardegna. However, the most common type are the gray ones — which are also farmed — but the red are the tastiest, so try to find them if you can.

To make the molds for the nougat glace we use clear PVC tape (6 cm wide), which you can buy in specialty kitchen shops. We roll it into cylinders about 1 1/4 inches in diameter, secure with tape, then put these inside small pastry cutters of the same size to hold them steady. Alternatively, you ..

Gnocchi is an Italian word for dumplings. They are commonly made with potatoes, although not always. They can be bought frozen at Italian grocers but are better when made with love by your own two hands. Gnocchi are not hard to make, but the first time you try, you might want to do it on a Sunday ..

When buying a turkey buy at least a pound per guest and ideally a bit more so you will have leftovers. Unless you are stuffing your turkey count on roasting about 8 minutes per pound. This is faster than most recipes recommend, but keep in mind this is based on the turkey being at room temperature ..

This recipe uses mushroom paste to flavor the gnocchi — you will find it in good delicatessens. If your paste is very moist, you need to add another egg to the gnocchi mixture, to help it bind. When you make your dough, it will look much softer than usual.

This is a completely delicious dish.