A week of posts about great hosts wouldn’t be complete without a recipe from Laura Bush. I learned a tremendous amount about hospitality when I worked for her. There was no detail too small to consider, to make her guests feel comfortable and special, and she never stopped thinking about it. Once, when we were hosting a group of Lincoln scholars at a lecture at the White House on Lincoln’s Birthday, she called me over during the lecture and asked […]
There are some classic American foods that I revere: cheeseburgers, pizza, fried chicken – and pot roast. They’re found in restaurants everywhere, but it’s less easy to find the most delicious version of these classics. That’s why when I make something as basic as a pot roast, I want to lavish the freshest ingredients and the most thoughtful preparation on it to make it the best pot roast ever. If you’re going to enjoy a classic, shouldn’t it be worthy […]
Here’s a fast way to make skillet salmon and give it a nice flavor boost with spicy peach salsa. What a great way to enjoy the luscious peaches available now – and they won’t be around much longer, so grab this opportunity while you can! You can pair the salmon with tomorrow’s recipe for fattoush, the okra and corn recipe from yesterday, and the plum galette on Thursday, for an easy end-of-summer feast. (And if you want to get the […]
Every now and then I come across a recipe that is so inspired I can only wonder how the world has gotten along without it for so long. I’ve been a fan of Donna Hay for a long time, but her newest cookbook, The New Classics, is transformative in its originality. The first recipe I had to try was the Summer Bolognese, which takes one of the more ordinary meals in the world – spaghetti with meat sauce – and […]
Thursdays at the White House are known as Tex-Mex Thursdays, and there were (and still are) several good Tex-Mex specials on the menu on those days. I thought it would be fun to have a little #TBT to the Tex-Mex Thursdays, and my friend Matthew Wendel has graciously agreed to supply a monthly recipe for these scrumptious occasions. Today, his recipe for Mexican pasta salad is simple and so delicious! Here’s what he said: This pasta salad was a favorite […]
