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Ro’s Recipes: The Magic of Unlikely Companions
By Ro Howe “Does the world know about this?” a surprised friend of mine recently asked me by email. "This" turned out to be the combination of watermelon and tomato. Local tomatoes are coming into...
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Ro’s Recipes: The Magic of Unlikely Companions, Part II
By Ro Howe It's a gift to be able to read ingredients for their eccentricities rather than their compliance with established norms. I relish the joy of discovery bestowed by apparent stupidity...
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Ro’s Recipes: The Magic of Unlikely Companions, Part III
By Ro Howe Our favorite chef, Ro Howe—owner of Barraud Caterers in New York City and a veteran contributor to Women’s Voices for Change—offers the third in her series of recipes that make odd (but...
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Ro’s Recipes: Unlikely Companions, Part IV—the Sorcerer’s Dance
By Ro Howe Introducing dairy to the Asian concept of soup is provocative and potentially disastrous. What sort of cunning dream is it to partner hot soup with frozen cream and eggs! But I challenge you...
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Ro’s Recipes: The Magic of Unlikely Companions V: The Prince and the Pauper
By Ro Howe Chocolate declares its majesty in profundity of texture, taste, and glamour. So you might think it a mighty misfit to pair regal chocolate, the prince in pauper’s clothing, with the...
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Ro’s Recipes: For Your Thanksgiving Feast, Inventive Starters and Sides
By Ro Howe Here I am giving you some new ideas to explore, using typical ingredients, to bring a little fillip to the timeworn feast. They will deliciously accompany and gorgeously garnish the...
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Ro’s Recipes: Winter-Solstice Joy—Holiday Cocktail Parties
By Ro Howe Here’s a balanced sample menu that satisfies the more conservative taste (summer rolls) but also includes stomach-lining nibbles that are starch based (polpettone), high fat (leek...
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THE FOOD OF LOVE: Strawberry
By Ro Howe Special dessert for Valentine's Day: the cozy cuddle of crème fraîche mousse.
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Ro’s Recipes: Pappardelle and Sweet Peas for Spring
By Ro Howe Peas, easily tossed with pasta and dressed with a floral, marjoram-flecked crème fraiche—a light, simple way to greet spring and bring sunshine back to the kitchen.
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Ro’s Recipes: Cucumber Soup—the Coolest, Most Elegant Response to Sultry Summer
By Ro Howe Add a few whispered ingredients from the lily family and a clutch of almonds, and the ancient flavor of cucumber is fluffed into an existence beyond water or salad.
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Ro Howe’s Recipes: Minted White and Green Asparagus With Pecorino Polenta
By Ro Howe Enjoy the warmth and comfort of the creamy polenta and the sprightly emergence of spring in the asparagus.
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Relinquishing Summer and Her Heirloom Tomatoes—the Last Delicious Gasp
By Ro Howe To trail summer behind you in September, take with you the happy beneficence of the last bulbous, smile-split, bursting heirloom tomatoes. Squelch them into a soup or coax them into a gentle...
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Ro’s Recipes: HALLOWE’EN TREAT: Baked Apples with Butterscotch Sauce
By Ro Howe Here’s Chef Ro Howe's offering to mark Hallowe’en and keep the goblin spirits away.
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Christmas Given and Received
By Ro Howe Gifts to give to a young parent of limited means: A series of classes on how to plan, shop, cook and serve healthy meals for their family and a copy of “The Joy of Cooking.” Because: Give a...
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Ro’s Recipes: Mulligatawny Soup
By Ro Howe I had the benefit of being brought up multi-culturally in my early years. One of the cross-cultural dishes I ate was mulligatawny soup. It is based on an Indian chicken and lamb curried...
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Ro’s Recipes: Madeira Squash Soup
By Ro Howe As you walk through the aisles of the market — farmer or super — allow winter to seduce you with late autumn’s bounty: apple glory galore, pumpkins, beauty beets and squashes of all shapes,...
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Vigilia di Natale — Feast of the Seven Fishes
The custom of Vigilia di Natale was practiced by the impoverished, land-working classes of southern Italy. Through immigration to the US this meal became known as the "Feast of the Seven Fishes."
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Ro’s Recipes: Deviled Lobster Mac and Cheese—Comfort Food for Cold Climes
By Ro Howe What are your emotions telling you that you want when the weather is all upsy-daisy-downsy-dew?
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Ro’s Recipe for Valentine’s Day: Molten Chocolate Cake
By Ro Howe In the name of modern love I offer this recipe for molten chocolate cake. Believe me, it is a no-sweat, stress-free, most romantic way to end a delicious dinner.
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Ro Howe’s Recipes: Pan-Roasted Asparagus/Tomato Fusilli Carbonara
By Ro Howe Pasta carbonara—that simple, hearty dish based on eggs, cheese, and pancetta or guanciale bacon—is here translated into a flavorsome vegetarian dish.
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