Kitchen Detail: Cooking From the Market

April 18, 2024

Nancy Pollard

…of about 1-1/3 inches high. In a small bowl, stir together the olive oil, fennel seeds, garlic, chopped rosemary, and red pepper. Drizzle about 2 tablespoons of this mixture over the fennel, then sprinkle with the rosemary leaves. Cover with…

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Kitchen Detail: The Sheet Pan Craze

April 6, 2023

Nancy Pollard

…half horizontally, but don’t peel and separate the cloves. Arrange the rabbit pieces in the roasting pan and drizzle some olive oil, then sprinkle them with salt and freshly ground pepper. Arrange the potato and lemon wedges around the rabbit…

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Kitchen Detail: A Tasty 'Mayo Clinic'

September 1, 2022

Nancy Pollard

…the yolks and mustard in a medium-size metal, glass, or ceramic bowl. Whisk the yolks until they thicken slightly. While whisking, add some oil in a drizzle, whisking in a circular motion. As you see it thicken, continue to add…

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Kitchen Detail: Everything's Coming Up Peaches

June 30, 2022

Nancy Pollard

…necessary) and toss the mixture in the bowl gently with the dressing. Mound the nextarine salad onto a platter and arrange the caramelized peaches around the perimeter. Drizzle with some balsamic vinegar, extra-virgin olive oil, sprinkle the almonds over the…

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Kitchen Detail: A Tomato Bake for Now

September 28, 2023

Nancy Pollard

…should have absorbed most of the liquid), drizzle the olive oil across the top. (The author suggests stirring the olive oil through lightly, but I prefer it just drizzled across.) Remove the bay leaves. Taste and season accordingly and sprinkle…

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Kitchen Detail: Eggplants and Tomatoes, Oh My!

August 31, 2023

Nancy Pollard

Drizzle Cake, I need to catch up. I love Holt’s historical perspective on food, as well as her ability to create something fresh from her garden and pantry. She writes beautifully, which adds an extra layer of delight. You will…

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Kitchen Detail: Pineapples Have No Season

August 24, 2023

Nancy Pollard

…pineapple and drizzle with the caramel-rum sauce. Top with more pound cake, vanilla ice cream—and a maraschino cherry, if desired. Notes I don’t serve with the cake as I think it takes away from the dessert, and I think the…

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Kitchen Detail: 'Forlorn Hope' Menu for March

March 9, 2023

Nancy Pollard

…plate, arrange a small handful of microgreens to make a nest. In a circle, lay alternating slices of the grapefruit and the avocados. Drizzle with pistachio oil and a sprinkling of salt and garnish with a few toasted pistachios and…

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Kitchen Detail: When Life Hands You Lemons

January 12, 2023

Nancy Pollard

…the glaze: Combine the sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla in a medium bowl to make the glaze. Drizzle or brush the glaze over each muffin. The glaze sets in about 15 minutes. Notes You can serve immediately, or you can…

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Kitchen Detail: A No-Roast Roast

September 29, 2022

Nancy Pollard

…or cherry tomatoes and a drizzle of olive oil. It is lovely too on toasted bread with sour cream. Consume it within two or three days. I have used sirloin instead of tenderloin with equally good results. The important thing…

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Kitchen Detail: An Apple a Day

September 8, 2022

Nancy Pollard

…sugar and cinnamon with the Calvados or cider. Add the essence to taste. Apply the glaze with an icing spatula or, if getting fancy, drizzle through a pastry bag with a small tip. The tarts keep nicely at room temperature…

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It's Raining Umbrellas

October 2, 2014

Nancy McKeon

…the Land of Eternal Drizzle–has naturally made a study of what kind and size umbrella suits different people. For people under 5’8″ an umbrella that measures 35.5 inches from the tip to the end of the crook handle is ideal….

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Green Acre #353: Tropical Expectations

October 13, 2021

Nancy McKeon

…fire, my puffy down quilt, a hot bath after a walk in a nice cold drizzle. Pumpkins look so ridiculous here. Irish coffee? Just . . . no. By the way, I was once told that around here the coconuts…

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Green Acre #333: Ho-hum House Tours

May 19, 2021

Nancy McKeon

…my Washington DC neighborhood. The Capitol Hill Restoration Society (CHRS) House and Garden Show was canceled again this spring, thanks to Covid. It would have been the 64th tour, an event wherein people line up in sweltering heat, drizzle or…

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Green Acre #197: Curb Your Plants

May 20, 2020

Nancy McKeon

…tree box around the corner, which is his latest project. It’s a good week for messing about in the garden. Cool with a threat of drizzle, maybe a downpour or two, makes it a fine time to uproot and divide…

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Super Women: A Quartet of Pollans

July 25, 2019

Nancy McKeon

…of kitchen disaster, or even just meh. There are three whole pages of shortcuts (if you need to add more oil while cooking, drizzle it around the edges so it’s heated by the time it reaches the food; coat your…

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Protein Bowl? Chef Salad? You Decide.

March 31, 2019

Nancy McKeon

…that go together. Shrimp and cheddar are not a good combination, but shrimp and feta work. Combining shrimp, feta and chickpeas is going in the right direction. Add green beans and maybe some sliced, sweet bell pepper, drizzle on a…

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Green Acre #119: Window Box Expert

September 26, 2018

Nancy McKeon

…Old Town. Traffic noises are muted as you face the brick and stone and wooden houses head on, drizzle fogging your eyes and blurring your mind, silvery rain droplets glistening on fine displays of greens and flowers in pots and…

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