Cover Recipes

Salads that combine something old with something new are fun to explore, especially in the summertime. In this case, the something old is farro, a grain in the wheat family that dates back to Etruscan times. When cooked, farro takes on a nutty flavor along–Read more

A couple of weeks ago I happened upon a Bon Appétit magazine from June 1986. The cover featured skewers of grilled shrimp and scallops alongside colorful vegetable kebabs. Like seeing a photograph of an old friend in a picture album, I was transported back several decades–Read more

As I was making my way back home from a walk in the park recently, I passed by a house where someone was baking cookies. How did I know? The smell of butter and sugar and crisped golden-edged deliciousness was wafting down the sidewalk. That–Read more

A few days ago at the farmer’s market, many stalls had signs reading, “Palisade Peaches—Last Week We’ll Be Here!” My spirits dropped a bit because I don’t want the season for eating chin-dripping blushed golden fruit to end. After having enjoyed delicious peaches from California’s–Read more

When friends gather for a Mexican meal, it’s fun to offer homemade margaritas during the cocktail hour. Serving margaritas after dinner—in dessert form–makes for a festive ending to the meal.   A cooling dish that combines a sign of spring—strawberries—with a ritual of summertime—margaritas—is a great way to–Read more

The food photographed for the cover of Bon Appétit is meant to be mouth-watering. So it was just my luck that a plate of Honey-Pecan Fried Chicken graced the cover of the maiden issue of my vintage Bon Appétit cooking experiment. When I showed the issue that–Read more