Posts by Gail South

Put butter and cream in large skillet and turn on heat to high. When cream begins to boil, add lemon juice and stir thoroughly. Add grated peel. Continue stirring while you reduce cream to half original volume. Turn off heat. Cook pasta in boiling salted water to al dente. Drain, transfer to pan w lemon…

Heat oven to 400 degrees. In a shallow 2-quart casserole or gratin dish, or an 11-by-7-inch baking dish, combine tomatoes, garlic, thyme, rosemary and 3/4 teaspoon salt. Toss with 1/4 cup of the olive oil to coat. Place the feta in the middle of the dish, and top with the remaining 1/4 cup olive oil.…

Slice zucchini crosswise into .125 inch slices and toss in colander w salt. Let stand to drain 45 min. Pat dry. Cut basil into thin strips. Cook pasta until done and ladle out 1 c water. Drain pasta. Heat oil over moderately high heat and sauté zucchini, stirring, about 7 minutes. Reduce heat to low…

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Set aside a large heatproof colander placed over a plate or bowl. Set aside a shallow 9-inch-by-12-inch baking dish. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until al dente, about 6 to 8 minutes. Drain well, return to the pot, and…

In lg saucepan, combine potatoes, 1 T salt, baking soda and enough water to cover by 2 inches. Cover; heat to boiling on high. Reduce heat to med-lo. Uncover and simmer 30 min or til tender. Drain well. Preheat oven to 450. Put 3 T of duck fat on large cookie sheet and put in…

Preheat oven to 350 with rack in upper third. Butter a 3-4 qt shallow baking dish. Peel potatoes and slice 1/16th inch with mandoline. Toss with butter, oil, 1 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper in large bowl. Transfer to dish and cover tightly with foil. Bake 20 min. Remove foil and increase oven to…

Heat a large saucepan over medium-high heat and add couscous. Toast, shaking or stirring often, until it colors very lightly and smells aromatic, like popcorn. Immediately add 2 qts water and salt to taste and boil 10 min, until couscous is al dente; it should not be mushy, and there should still be plenty of…

Peel potatoes and cut into 1″ pieces. In a saucepan cover the potatoes with salted water and simmer, covered for 15 min, or until tender. While potatoes are simmering, in a steamer set over boiling water, steam the cabbage for 5 min or until tender. Drain potatoes in colander, force them through a ricer or…

Remove seeds from cardamom pods and discard pods. Grind seeds to powder. In medium saucepan w a tight fitting lid, melt butter over medium low heat. Add onion and cardamom and cook, stirring frequently, until translucent, about 5 min. Add rice and stir until grains are well coated w butter, about 1 min. Add cinnamon…

Preheat oven to 350. Bring medium saucepan of water to boil. Add garlic and cook 30 sec. Drain. Repeat using fresh water. Drain. Transfer to baking sheet. Drizzle 1T oil over and toss to coat. Bake until golden, about 25 min. Cool. Peel & chop garlic. Melt butter w remaining 1T oil in heavy medium…