Food52 A New Way to Dinner

Contents  Introduction 1 MERRILL’S SPRING  THE WEEK AHEAD 11  lamb merguez, asparagus, sugar snap peas and pea shoots, ramps, preserved lemon, ricotta, oatmeal cookies  Sugar Snap, Asparagus, and Pea Shoot Salad with Preserved Lemon Cream and Merguez 14  Jonathan’s Roasted Asparagus 15  Green Salad with Sugar Snaps, Roasted Asparagus, Ricotta, and Toasted Almonds 15  Lamb Merguez 16  Orecchiette with Merguez and Ramps 19  Merguez Sandwich with Pea Shoots, Goat Cheese, and Green Olives 19  Ramp Butter 20  Green Eggs 20  Ricotta Toasts 20  Crispy Crunchy Oatmeal Cookies 23  THE WEEK AHEAD 25  roasted char, spring frittata, peas, escarole, asparagus, baked potatoes, herb mayonnaise, simple vinaigrette, rhubarb, biscuits  Cream Biscuits 28  Frittata on a Biscuit with Herbed Mayonnaise and Hot Peppers 28  Frittata with Peas, Spring Greens, and Ricotta 31  The Best Red Wine Vinaigrette 31  Oven–Roasted Char with Herbed Mayonnaise 32  Rhubarb Shortcakes 35  Chocolate Toasts 35  AMANDA’S SPRING  THE WEEK AHEAD 39  chicken fingers, potatoes, asparagus, garlic, lemon, rhubarb  Roberta’s Roasted Garlic Dressing 42  Sliced Chicken, Avocado, and Lemon Salad 42  Chicken Fingers 45  Chicken Finger Sandwich with Pickles and Special Sauce 45  Brandade 46  Brandade Pancakes 46  Lemony Pasta with Asparagus 49  Creamy Cow’s Milk Cheese with Crackers and Asparagus Salad 49  Asparagus and Avocado Salad with Shaved Parmesan 49  Tad’s Roasted Potatoes 50  Spring Vegetable Jumble 50  Rhubarb Galette 53  Roasted Rhubarb with Clementines and Cardamom 53  THE WEEK AHEAD 55  flank steak, wheat berries, baby turnips, garlic scapes, charmoula, preserved lemon, schlumpf  Asparagus Revueltos 58  Grain Salad with Asparagus, Baby Turnips, Feta, and Preserved Lemon Dressing 61  Spring Vegetables with Salt or Garlic Scape Ricotta 61  Chicken Cutlets with Charmoula and Preserved Lemon 62  Steak and Charmoula on a Kaiser Roll 62  Garlic Scape Pesto Quesadillas 65  Schlumpf 66  Chocolate Ice Cream with Toasted Brioche Crumbs, Almonds, and Salt 66  AMANDA’S SUMMER  THE WEEK AHEAD 71  fish tacos, jasmine rice, blistered tomatoes, pickled onions, spicy peaches, blueberries  Limeade with Basil 75  Blistered Cherry Tomatoes 76  Jasmine Rice Salad with Blistered Tomatoes, Tuna, Olives, and Capers 76  Blistered Cherry Tomato Sandwich 76  Spicy Peach Salad 79  Spicy Peaches Wrapped in Prosciutto 79  Thai Steak Salad 80  Steak and Avocado Salad with Crisp Rice and Cashews 82  Thai Steak Sandwich with Avocado, Cilantro, and Pickled Onions 82  Steak Sandwich with Pickled Onions, Blistered Tomatoes, and Spicy Greens 82  Fail Then No-Fail Jasmine Rice 83  Low-Maintenance Fish Tacos 85  Pickled Onions 86  Penne with Blistered Cherry Tomatoes and Corn 88  Blueberry Ice 91  THE WEEK AHEAD 93  oil-poached tuna, couscous, romesco, braised peppers, brown butter, plums  Grilled Squid Salad with Lemon, Capers, and Couscous 96  Smoked Paprika Mayonnaise on Grilled Bread 96  Couscous Salad with Zucchini, Pistachios, and Feta 99  Brown Butter Tomatoes 99  Couscous Salad with Zucchini, Pistachios, and Poached Tuna 99  Poached Tuna 100  Tuna Salad Sandwich with Hacked Romesco 100  Olive Oil–Braised Peppers 103  Tuna Salad with Peppers and Smoked Paprika Mayonnaise 103  Summer Evening Pasta 104  Grilled Pork Chops with Hacked Romesco 107  Eggs with Romesco 107  Plum Tart 109  MERRILL’S SUMMER  THE WEEK AHEAD 113  steak, grilled shrimp, farro, mushrooms, arugula, garlic scape pesto, radishes, strawberries, meringues  Strawberry Rosé Spritzer 116  Strawberry Shakes with Yogurt and Honey 116  Farro Salad with Roasted Mushrooms and Parmesan 119  Steak with Arugula, Lemon, and Parmesan 120  Grain Bowls with Chopped Steak 121  Lime Sriracha Butter 121  Avocado and Radish Tartine with Lime Sriracha Butter 121  Radish and Hummus Tartine 121  Grilled Shrimp with Arugula and Garlic Scape Pesto 123  Farro Salad with Shrimp, Radishes, and Pesto 124  Pesto Toasts 124  Pasta with Pesto and Tuna 124  Avocado Toasts with Pesto, Crispy Bacon, and Poached Eggs 124  Eton Mess 126  THE WEEK AHEAD 129  crab, meatballs, pasta, tomatoes, zucchini, green beans, avocado, basil, watermelon, peaches, black raspberry ice cream  Watermelonade 133  Crab and Avocado Salad 134  Crab Toasties 134  Blistered Tomato, Avocado, and Crab Tartine with Capers 134  Meatballs with Tomato and Zucchini 136  Meatball Sandwiches with Fresh Mozzarella and Basil 136  Quick Tomato Sauce 137  Boiled Green Beans 137  Pasta with Garlic, Tomatoes, Basil, and Brie 138  My Favorite Tomato Sandwich 138  Black Raspberry Chocolate Chip Ice Cream 141  MERRILL’S FALL  THE WEEK AHEAD 145  sausage ragù, chicken, zucchini, sweet potatoes, pasta, apples  Rosy Chicken 148  Roasted Zucchini with Chile and Mint 151  Warm Chicken Salad 152  Boiled Potatoes 152  Baked Pasta with Sausage Ragù 155  Baked Sweet Potato with Sausage Ragù 155  Applesauce Cake with Caramel Icing 156  Roasted Applesauce 156  Apple Fool 156  THE WEEK AHEAD 159  pork, chickpeas, cauliflower, broccoli, barley, onion confit, persimmons, pound cake  Broccoli, Lemon, and Parmesan Soup 162  Overnight Roast Pork 165  Barley Salad with Persimmon, Onion Confit, and Sheep’s Milk Cheese 166  Onion Confit Vinaigrette 166  Spicy Roasted Cauliflower 169  Bucatini with Cauliflower, Pecorino, Chile, and Bread Crumbs 169  Escarole, Roasted Cauliflower, and Chickpeas with Onion Confit Vinaigrette 169  Braised Chickpeas with Celery 170  Brown Sugar Pound Cake with Crème Fraîche Whipped Cream 173  AMANDA’S FALL  THE WEEK AHEAD 177  short ribs, penne, braised fennel, last tomatoes, plums, chocolate  Cream of Roasted Tomato Soup 181  My Mom’s Grilled Cheese with Bacon 182  Egg Salad 182  Pan-Roasted Chicken 184  Chicken Salad with Fennel and Smoked Almonds 185  Braised Fennel 185  Chicken Salad Sandwich on Brioche 185  Fennel Salad and Soppressata 185  Beef Short Ribs in Red Wine 187  Butternut Squash Puree 188  Chocolate Olive Oil Cake 191  Mint Ice Cream with Toasted Cake and Whipped Cream 191  Plums and Frothy Cinnamon Cream 191  THE WEEK AHEAD 193  lamb, ricotta gnocchi, creamed kale, green sauce, horseradish, vanilla spice  Lamb Blade Chops 196  Roasted Brussels Sprouts 196  Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad with Pine Nuts and Raisins 196  All-in-One Lamb Salad with Horseradish, Watercress, and Celery 198  Creamy Mustard Vinaigrette 198  Green Sauce 198  Lamb Sandwich with Kale and Green Sauce 198  Creamed Kale 199  Gnocchi with Creamed Kale 199  Ricotta Gnocchi 200  Gnocchi with Brown Butter, Sage, Shaved Brussels Sprouts, and Pine Nuts 200  Stuck-Pot Rice 203  Stuck-Pot Rice, Creamed Kale, and Fried Egg 203  Chewy Vanilla Spice Cookies with Chocolate Chunks (Vegan, Too!) 204 AMANDA’S WINTER  THE WEEK AHEAD 209  oxtails, rice porridge, brussels sprouts, mustard greens, coconut, hot honey  Turbo Jook with Baby Mustard Greens 213  Jook with a Fried Egg on Top 213  Oxtail Stew 214  Oxtail Hash over Toast 216  Farro 216  Farro with Mustard Greens, Almonds, Currants, and Shaved Cheese 217  Mustard Greens Salad with Ham and Butter Sandwich 217  Brussels Sprouts Salad with Anchovy Dressing 219  Farro and Brussels Sprouts Salad 219  Brussels Sprouts Salad with Anchovy Dressing and Hard-Boiled Egg plus Greek Yogurt 219  Coconut Dream Bars 220  Chocolate Ginger Ice Cream Sandwich 220  Chocolate Ice Cream with Hot Honey and Maraschino Cherries 220  THE WEEK AHEAD 223  pork shoulder, bolognese, polenta, herbs, garlicky greens, blood oranges, chocolate  Blood Orange Salad 227  Avocado and Blood Orange Salad 227  Luciana’s Porchetta 228  Bolognese 231  Crisped Potatoes 231  Oven-Roasted Polenta 232  Garlicky Greens 235  Spinach Salad with Pancetta, Wheat Croutons, and Egg 235  Porchetta, Pickled Onion, and Garlicky Greens Sandwich 235  Chocolate Rosemary Pudding 236  Coffee Ice Cream with Toasted Marshmallows 236  MERRILL’S WINTER  THE WEEK AHEAD 241  beef stew, butternut squash, mashed potatoes, parsnips, puff pastry, chocolate, peppermint, festive cocktails  Pinwheels with Pecorino and Horseradish 244  Sherry Temple 245  Shirley Temple 245  Red Wine Beef Stew with Parsnips and Carrots 247  Creamy Butternut Squash Soup with Sherry 248  Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes and Parsnips 251  Mashed Potato and Parsnip Cakes 251  Soft Chocolate Almond Cherry Cookies 252  Peppermint Stick Ice Cream 252  THE WEEK AHEAD 257  pork tacos, fish, rice, beans, soup, cabbage, chiles, ginger, grapefruit, lime ice cream  Cabbage and Jicama Slaw 258  Fish Baked in Foil 259  Fish Salpicon 260  Noodle Soup with Fish, Ginger, Cilantro, Chiles, and Lime 260  Slow-Cooked Pork Tacos 263  Brothy, Garlicky Beans 264  Pasta e Fagioli 264  Green Rice 266  Lime Ice Cream 268  Broiled Grapefruits with Lime 268  Ginger Syrup 268  TAD’S FRIDAY NIGHT PASTAS 270  Rotelle all’Arrabbiata 270  Vodka Pasta 271  Zuni Pasta with Preserved Tuna 271