JeanMarie Brownson – Page 4

Grilled salmon, flavored with turmeric, is served for lunch as an open-face sandwich with ginger yogurt sauce.

Ease the chore of stay-at-home lunches with make-ahead treasures you can mine later

March 12, 2024 at 12:10 p.m.

My collection of brown paper sacks, insulated lunch bags and reusable salad containers fill a drawer in my kitchen. For decades, we have carved out a little morning time to...

Roasted vegetables, cooked ahead then chilled, make a base for flaky fish in this chilled salad. A crisp rosé will go beautifully.

Chilled wine, cold salads for warm evenings

March 12, 2024 at 12:10 p.m.

Outdoor entertaining takes on new meaning during a pandemic. The summer of 2020 finds us on decks, patios and porches sitting 6 feet apart with our own personal coolers and...

Roasted cauliflower becomes the star for a twist on nachos. It's still decadent with plenty of melted cheese, but also somewhat healthier than standard nachos.

How to roast summer’s bounty of vegetables ahead for meals later — including indulgent cauliflower nachos

March 12, 2024 at 12:09 p.m.

Sure, it sounds crazy to heat up a hot summer kitchen to roast our farmers market vegetables. Bear with me. A fridge brimming with containers of roasted cauliflower, eggplant, onions,...

This brightly colored bread pudding begins with a cooked, sweetened rhubarb and berry filling. Finish the dish with a hit of whipped cream.

Relishing rhubarb: Fine filling goes from bread pudding to pink lemonade

March 12, 2024 at 12:09 p.m.

This column was first published June 17, 2009. Few things in life are as dependable as rhubarb. Plant some, and year after year -- no matter how challenging the winter...

Ribs are rubbed with a mixture of herbs, black pepper, chile flakes and garlic and allowed to rest for a day or two before grilling.

Grilled ribs and baked beans send up sparks on the Fourth

March 12, 2024 at 12:09 p.m.

Like all holidays thus far in 2020, this Fourth of July will be different. Local fireworks displays might be canceled, but we can celebrate American optimism, good friends and better...

The pizzas cook at high temperature in a cast-iron pan. This one is adorned with sausage, pepperoni, bacon, barbecue sauce, roasted red pepper, onion and cheese.

Make dad’s day with homemade pizzas — and a killer cocktail to start things off

March 12, 2024 at 12:10 p.m.

Most of the fathers I know dream of eating pizza nearly every day of the week — they love it that much. We feign disapproval. To satisfy those cravings, we've...

You put everything bagel seasoning on about everything. Now try it on this roast chicken.

March 12, 2024 at 12:10 p.m.

You've heard it before. Roast chicken truly is one of the easiest main courses to cook and the most versatile. You can dress it up or down. Armed with just...

Pork country ribs marinate in a mixture of onion, garlic, ginger and lemongrass purees, fish sauce, chile, salt, pepper, coriander, cumin and turmeric before being grilled and then served with fresh lime and bottled peanut sauce.

Comfort cooking calls for spicy heat. Find it in these Thai-style grilled ribs

March 12, 2024 at 12:10 p.m.

I don't need food to be hot. But I do like it spicy. Even comfort food. I add chile flakes to pasta, hot sauce to mashed potatoes, black pepper to...

For holiday grilling, choose the rich decadence of beef's middle cuts, such as New York strip, porterhouse, T-bone or the rib-eye steak shown here.

Grilled steaks make Memorial Day a celebration, especially when hit with an herb rub and horseradish sauce

March 12, 2024 at 12:10 p.m.

This will be a Memorial Day like no other. This year, in addition to honoring the men and women who have died serving in the military, we also will celebrate...

Canned clams reach their peak potential in an easy creamy sauce you can throw together to coat spaghetti.

Cooking with what’s on hand: How to make great dinners with frozen fish or canned seafood

March 12, 2024 at 12:10 p.m.

My freezer and pantry shelves overflow. And not just during a health crisis. The pantry shelves of most food professionals hold a variety of grains, canned chiles, condiments and broth....

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