Rustic but no plain Jane: One-skillet Chicken with Black-eyed Peas and Cherry Tomatoes

by Terry B on August 19, 2009 Fresh black-eyed peas, green beans and cherry tomatoes combine with wine, thyme and bacon to make this one-skillet meal complex, layered and delicious. Recipe below.I love Mark Bittman dearly. And I’ve grown even fonder of him since he backed off his edict against canned beans. Sort of. Recently on his blog, he did a recipe with canned chickpeas [I'll wait for the gasps to die down] and grudgingly admitted that canned beans were sometimes acceptable, but that dried

Monday’s Leftovers: Mixed-Pepper Steak With Onions

I like to get my week off to the right start by making a square meal at home, but Mondays often wind up being hectic and frazzled. Thankfully, I've come across a dish that pleases everyone, doesn't require too much time or effort, and calls for only a handful of ingredients, including sirloin, which I have on hand . It reminds me of the pepper steak my mother made for me growing up. There's no fancy herbs, no exotic spices or wine reductions - just soy sauce, and the pure, pungent aroma of grou

What We Drank (7/22/09)

What We Drank is back after a one-week hiatus (caused purely by my hectic travel schedule). As always, we have a diverse grouping of submissions this week. Shockingly, no New York wines made the cut this week! Lenn Thompson: Bois de Boursan 1999 Chateauneuf du Pape Last weekend, we tasted a lot of wine in the Finger Lakes. And I mean a lot. Enough that by Saturday evening, Nena and our friends C and A were a little worn out I think. But, with Evan and Morgan coming to the house