Archive - The Amateur Gourmet Newsletter

Pretty-in-Pink Crudités with a Blue Cheese Dip

Plus: Dinner for Ben Mims, Arkansas Black Apple Pie, and an early visit to Pitt's BK.

13 hrs ago •

This Is Not a Vegan Dinner Party

Including: Roasted Mushrooms and Lentils, A Vegan Chocolate Cake, Breakfast at Gjelina NY, and Menus-Plaisirs — Les Troisgros.

Jan 27 •

Lunch Soup 🥣

Plus: Roast Chicken with Unexpected Vegetables, Quick Brown-Butter Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies, and a Field Trip to Hillstone Park Avenue.

Jan 23 •

Best Meat Sauce Ever?

Plus: Creamed Mushrooms on Toast, The Upside-Down Citrus Cake Nobody Ate, and Another Glorious Dinner at Bar Bête.

Jan 20 •

My First Puntarelle

Plus: Spicy Butternut Squash Soup, The Bacon Table at Our Town, and Dinner at Café Mado.

Jan 16 •

Crispy-Braised Chicken Thighs with Apples, Onions, and Cider

Plus: A Killer Kale Salad, Arctic Char and Lentils, and Dinner at Chez Ma Tante.

Jan 13 •

Rainbow Soup 🌈🥣

Plus: Crispy-Braised Chicken, Egg and Cheese Sandwiches, and Al Di La's Brown Butter, Pear, and Chocolate Cake.

Jan 9 •

Are Smash Burgers a Vegetable? 🍔

Plus: Soy-Braised Tofu and Bok Choy, Caramelized Cabbage Linguine, and Thumbprint Cookies.

Jan 6 •

Let's Eat More Vegetables in 2025

Including long-cooked broccoli toasts, bread-and-cheese-stuffed squash, and vegan collard greens.

Jan 2 •

December 2024

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