Use this homemade baked tofu in any recipe that calls for baked tofu. Toss it with your favorite spices or herbs before or after baking, if you like.
Salmon fillet stuffed with spinach, ricotta and feta cheese and flavored with Dijon mustard, fresh dill and oregano makes for a scrumptious holiday meal and impressive presentation. For seafood lovers, this savory roast promises to be the start of a new holiday tradition.
Clafoutis is a shallow French cake, something like a large puffy pancake, traditionally baked with cherries. The batter takes minutes to whir in a blender. Here, Central Kitchen’s Gary Strack uses blackberries, but you can bake a clafoutis with any fruit in season. In the fall, try it with apples or pears.
These won second place at the 4th annual Farm Field Day at Volante Farms in Needham. Contestant Michaela Gold, 14, based the cake on a recipe she found on allrecipes.com, and added her own cream and fruit garnish.
I was editing a story by Ike DeLorenzo about tasting Mass. grown products vs. those grown outside this region -- it's running on Wednesday -- and one of the dishes in the line-up is striped bass. I haven't had any all summer, so I dashed out to buy some.
Local striper is one of the great fish in our sea and while it's fabulous on the grill, I think the smoke takes over and you could be eating a lesser fish (and less expensive fish) and enjoy it just as much.
Gazpacho (a traditional chilled soup that originated in Spain) becomes a sauce for fish fillets.
Why not use cooler-weather vegetables like broccoli and arugula as an unconventional pizza topping? The arugula adds a slightly bitter, peppery taste—for a milder flavor, use spinach instead. Serve with wedges of fresh tomato tossed with vinegar, olive oil, basil and freshly ground pepper.
Grilled eggplant is one of life's simpler pleasures: creamy and rich. Look for medium-size, purple eggplants with firm skins and no mushy spots. This end-of-summer treat will be even tastier if you can find the vegetables at a local farmstand—or in your own backyard!