Ingredients 1 large onion, diced 2 tablespoons olive oil or butter 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 2 pounds boneless pork shoulder, cut into large chunks Salt and pepper 2 bay leaves 1 tablespoon juniper berries 2 cups fruity red wine, like Beaujolais or Burgundy (pinot noir) 1 cup chicken stock, or water 1 pound fat carrots, […]
Chinese Beef Soup
Ingredients: Braised Beef Shank 1 or 2 boneless beef shanks, about 1 1/2 or 2 pounds each (you can find these in most Asian grocery stories in town) 1/2 cup soy sauce 1/2 cup rice wine (such as shao xing, but sake also works) 2 cups water Two whole green onions, ends trimmed 3 to […]
Winter Cabbage Soup
This week on Sara’s Table is a recipe for a meal that will help you to slow down and savor the quiet and peaceful time of winter. You’ll have a bowl full of this winter cabbage soup and move into the rhythm of the winter ways—slower, more thoughtful, happy to have extra sleep and to […]
Pan de Elote
This week Sara shares a recipe from her last trip to Mexico for Pan de Elote (Mexican Cornbread). Think you’ve tried all the cornbread recipes imaginable? Not this one. Pan de Elote looks like cornbread and smells like cornbread, but it is not at all like cornbread. With a texture more like thick pudding, and silky […]
Ginger Molasses Cookies
If you too want to do something special for the special people in your life, may I suggest these ginger molasses cookies. They will resonate with warmth, love toward your friend. Best of all, they are sure to evoke rich, deep, conversation. In an age of mediated connects that can feel sometimes too fast and […]
Parmesan Zucchini
Parmesan Zucchini For me, very few vegetable only dishes are satisfying enough on their own. This is one. Here’s how you make Parmesan crusted zucchini: Ingredients: 2-3 tablespoons olive oil 4 zucchini, quartered lengthwise 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano 1/2 teaspoon dried […]
