Recipes to rescue a tired home cook
A food writer shares quick, no-fuss dinner ideas for tired cooks. The author notes the challenge of cooking after long days testing recipes and outlines easy, 30 minute or less meals like avocado toast with oil, scrambled eggs with chevre in a tortilla, and a spinach topped dish.
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Red Quinoa and Cauliflower with Arugula Pesto
A four serving preparation combining roasted cauliflower florets tossed with olive oil salt and pepper with cooked red quinoa arugula and cannellini beans. The arugula walnut pesto dresses the salad and leftover pesto can be used as a spread or vinaigrette.
Spinach Stracciatella Soup
Spinach Stracciatella soup serves 2 to 4. Simmer stock and water with salt and pepper, add spinach and Parmesan until wilted, 5 to 10 minutes. Slowly beat in eggs while stirring for streaky ribbons, taste, and serve with extra Parmesan.
Chopped Steaks With Grilled Radicchio and Roquefort
A two part recipe set features seared chopped steaks with radicchio and a roasted Roquefort garnish, then peach chicken tenders with peppers corn beans and tortilla serving. It includes a mustard vinaigrette and a detailed assembly method.
Aged Rioja Perfectly Balanced 2005 Reserve
Aged Rioja offers good balance with the 2005 Marques de Murrieta Reserve. It blends 84 percent Tempranillo, 13 percent Garnacha, 3 percent Mazuelo, tasting of earth and red plums with tannins and acidity in harmony, priced at 25 dollars or less. Pair with jamon, salami, paella, or beans braised with lamb.
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Weekly guide to Rioja wine for cured meats and roasts
A weekly guide to wine from Rioja Spain priced around 24 dollars. Described as rich and earthy and pairs well with ham other cured meats roasts and braised beans with sausages.
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China destroys Ikea cake over quality concerns
Shanghai quarantine bureau announced the destruction of 4,100 pounds of Ikea chocolate almond cake and nearly two tons of chocolate cake imported from Sweden for excessive coliform bacteria. Kraft cream cheese and 2.7 tons of Nestle chocolate bars were also destroyed amid broader inspections and prior food scandals.
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