Brown and white rice with black beans
Makes about 9 cups or enough to serve 9 To achieve white rice and brown rice with perfect textures, cook them separately. If you prefer to serve them separately, you’ll have about 6 cups of white (to serve 6) and 3 cups of brown (to serve 3).
For chef Maws, walk-in fridge is where it all begins
Craigie Street Bistrot is a walk-down, cozy cave of a restaurant surrounded by steam pipes in the basement of a Harvard Square apartment house. Five years ago chef and owner Tony Maws signed a lease on the space, rented an apartment two floors up, and started cooking. He inherited his equipment from the previous tenant and opened on what he …
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver celebrates vegging out
Jamie Oliver, the British celebrity chef, wears many hats: “Naked Chef” TV icon, school lunch crusader, restaurateur-philanthropist. Oh, and he’s published 10 books, the most recent of which, “Jamie at Home: Cook Your Way to the Good Life,” celebrates fruits and vegetables he has raised in his spare time. “I just like spending time with my veg,” writes Oliver with …
On the street where you live
A short walk from Nadine Nelson’s home is a small farm where tuft-headed hens cluck contentedly and grape vines twine the latticework in the late autumn sun. “Look as these! They’re just perfect,” says Nelson, stooping to pluck a handful of ripe red, yellow, and orange heirloom tomatoes.
Beef chow fun
Serves 4 1 pound fresh wide rice noodles 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 1/2 pound flank steak, thinly sliced against the grain 1 small onion, sliced into wedges 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine (Shaoxing if possible) 1/4 cup soy sauce 1 bunch Chinese chives (or scallions), cut into 1-inch lengths 3 cups mung bean sprouts
Black bean soup with cumin and tomatoes
Serves 6 Dried black beans are one of the few varieties that do not need soaking; some people think that soaking makes them break during cooking. In this soup, however, broken beans thicken the broth and give it a great texture. Even with soaking, remove several ladlefuls of beans from the pot and mash them with a fork, then stir …
Caramelized sweet potatoes
Serves 4 These are served at Morimoto instead of French fries. “Most people can’t get enough of them,” writes Masaharu Morimoto in his new book.
The wine list
Below, you’ll see notes for wines that received a top pick from at least one panelist, along with a typical retail price and the name of the retailer that nominated the wine. Other shops carry these bottles, so check your local stores too.
‘Grilled’ toasts
Serves 4 If you have a gas stovetop, you can grill toasts by setting them directly on very low flames, watching them carefully, and turning them with tongs as soon as the bread singes. Or use a stovetop gas grill to toast the bread.
