Recipes by Kenzi Wilbur

United States Chef

	No known segue by Kenzi Wilbur No known segueSo, meatballs. There is really no known segue for them, and I have tried to think of one, believe me. My best attempts were a clever introduction involving recollections of Lady and the Tramp, or somehow working with cloudy with a chance of. Having failed with the segue business and with no other graceful way to launch…	1 vote 370 views
	A bunch of extra carrots by Kenzi Wilbur A bunch of extra carrotsI have this book sitting on my kitchen counter, as though, in a pinch, I could open it to help me find that one missing step from my torchon of foies gras, or my locally foraged hearts of palm dish.It’s a beautiful, beautiful book, but I always think of the recipes within as being so complicated, so finicky in…	1 vote 380 views
	Mental kryptonite by Kenzi Wilbur Mental kryptoniteI’ve lost all ability to euphemize snow. The first snowflakes were fun, nostalgic even, New England’s frosty reminder that the next months ahead were going to be a little colder, a little whiter.Four (five? six?) feet later, I am experiencing a vast change of heart. I curse the stuff. It’s likely the only weather…	1 vote 400 views
	Plain Jane by Kenzi Wilbur Plain JaneI haven’t been cooking a lot lately. The idea is, presumably, if you're the kind of person with a recipe-centric blog, that the recipes you share ought to be good, intricate, impressive. The idea is also that you should be cooking these, often.Do I have the wrong idea?Clearly, when I make something that fits into the above…	1 vote 287 views
	Caution to the wind, potato chips in your cookies by Kenzi Wilbur Caution to the wind, potato chips in your cookiesChristina Tosi is brilliant. This is a fact, of course, that has long been established. I’m saying it again though, compost cookie in hand, just as you would if this cookie was in your hand.One cookie, all of your favorite snack foods. Imagine. (If you haven’t already gotten one at milk…	1 vote 442 views
	Indication of greatness by Kenzi Wilbur Indication of greatnessThere I was, writing you last week’s post, talking wistfully about high oven heat and the wonders it works on root vegetables, and then, without warning or permission, I went ahead and took a wildly sentimental turn.That doesn’t seem quite fair.Lucky for you, I find that one of the best things to do after such…	1 vote 270 views
	Mother Bear and brussels sprouts by Kenzi Wilbur Mother Bear and brussels sproutsCheck it.The menu read like a Southern gastropub, heavy on the pork. It sounded awesome. I was beginning to wonder why I had never heard of this place before, when I reached the end. We apologize but our stereo is broken and cannot be turned down, highlighted in bold, finished up the menu. It was a…	1 vote 445 views
	Every mother's recipe box by Kenzi Wilbur Every mother's recipe boxSomewhere within every mother’s recipe box, or within the mind’s memorized equivalent of such, there is a recipe for split pea soup. It’s there, in the familiar repertoire, the regular rotation of recipes: split peas, onions, carrots, stock, and the unmistakable, iconic ham hock. A few things made me wary of…	1 vote 300 views
	The whole, sentimental enchilada by Kenzi Wilbur The whole, sentimental enchiladaHi there. I doubt most of you are on your computers today, with things like turkeys and simmering cranberries occupying most of your free moments, but in case you are:Happy Thanksgiving to you. May your turkeys be perfectly brined and your potatoes perfectly mashed.I've always been a bit of an introvert…	1 vote 408 views
	The tomato's version of black tie by Kenzi Wilbur The tomato's version of black tieThis stuff is all over the internet.I’ve been reading about it for a while. I read about it here, and then here, and then I saw it here. It’s like the internet’s version of the food world’s foam. It’s everywhere, on everything, with reckless abandon.Up until now, I had really never intended to talk…	1 vote 430 views