This dish was inspired by our time in Turkey in 2013 when we spent 2 months in Istanbul. Pomegranate is a staple of Turkish (and Persian) cuisine and is used pervasively in salads and meat dishes. Pomegranate molasses is also used in the spinach salad with pomegranate seeds.
Author: Bogomil Balkansky
English peas purée with mint and Bulgarian feta
This is a great spring dish – that I love to serve with lamb.
Saffron tagliatelle with tomato, fennel, saffron sauce and pan fried shrimp
Making pasta at home is still new to me, and something I am learning. But this one turned out all right :).
Pan Fried Salmon with Sautéed Broccoli
Pan fried salmon with sautéed broccoli is also known as the 15 min weeknight dinner at our house. When I don’t have time for something fancier, pan frying a piece of fish and a side of broccoli is my go-to dinner dish.
Caramelized fennel and grapefruit salad
This dish is a faster and easier variation of the braised endive and citrus salad. This salad still has the great color and freshness of the citrus, but the fennel has plenty of its own aroma, so doesn’t need the addition of spices.
Lobster risotto
As I promised in the original risotto post the possibilities are endless. Lobster risotto is one luxurious and indulgent dish.
Crab cakes (with shrimp)
I have been making crab cakes from the same recipe for years, but at my recent cooking bootcamp at the Culinary Institute of America I learned a new one. In this recipe shrimp paste is used as the binder to hold the crab cakes together.
Braised endive and citrus salad
This is a new salad that I learned during the recent cooking bootcamp at the Culinary Institute of America.
Osso bucco Milanese
Slow braised meats are my favorite type of dish, and the osso bucco is a classic comfort dish – particularly good for the cold winter nights. I first learned my osso bucco from the Terra cookbook and I recently had a “refresher” at the Culinary Institute of America bootcamp.
Arugula and Parmigiano Reggiano salad
This is one of my go-to salads – both for a weeknight dinner and for a fancy dinner party.
