Fall is the time for sophisticated cooking and baking. That may work on a lazy weekend but what about those hectic week nights?Or those crammed with activities weekends. Luckily there is a solution. Home chefs can make suave looking meals in the least amount of time.
This was the topic of a keeper pull out section in today's New York Times Wednesday Food section, MAny contributors such as Hetty Lou McKinno n and alexa Weibel o name a few have given recipes that will definitely be in many a home chef;s rotation this fall and winter.The online counterpart of this has one hundred (!!!!) recipes while this has eight. Play around with variations to widen the range.The recipes are even kid friendly so there's no worry of little noses wrinkling in distaste either. Think of these too for a Saturday night dinner party with friends. Think of a small party graced with Yasmin's Fahr's chicken with tomatoes and scallions. This is basically a one pot meal with the main ingredients layered in on top of each other and then cooked all together. A truly posh dinner would be Fardeh Sardeghin's orange glazed baked salmon. This is a super easy cook that has a quicky orange glaze that's also used a dressing for the side greens and then baking the salmon in a 325 degree Farenheit oven. The glaze and orange slices is put on the fish twenty minutes before serving.In a similar vein there is Ali Slagle's lemon pepper tofu with snap beans. The only difference is the tofu is seared ina skillet not cooked in the oven.
There are heartiers dishes that are perfect for the chilly nights ahead.Think Hetty Liu McKinnon's buttery red pepper flakes and mushroom scampi served over spaghetti use cremini or button mushrooms for this . double the amounts if you want something for the next day. Another rib sticking dish is Ali Slagle's skillet pork chops and apples with miso caramel. This is an unusual mix but sure to be a crowd pleaser. Kids will love Kristina Felix's easy chicken tacos. This is first coating chicken thighs in a mixture of any hot sauce, lime juice , chopped garlic cloves and onion powder.The base can be either olive or vegetable oil. The thighs are first cooked then cut up to crisp up more for the taco filling. The tacos are topped with everything form pico di gallo and sour cream. Alexa Webel also gives the creamy and hearty,spicy tomato beans and greens. This is a creamy , almost curry of tomato paste , heavy cream and cannellini or any other white beans.Its topped off with a toasted panko dusted salad. soup lovers will enjoy Dan Pelosis' creamy tortellini soup, rich with heavy cream and tomato paste. Italian sausage and packaged cheese tortellini give it oomph to make it a good main course.
Sophisticated meals can be easy to make. Try these recipes (and others on the site) for a tasty fall supper. everyone will love the flavors. Home chefs will love the easiness of making them.
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