Nathan’s Recipes

Swiss Chard Frittata Have on hand 1 red, yellow, or orange bell pepper, halved and seeded 1 small red onion, small dice 3 cloves garlic, chopped Extra-virgin olive oil, as needed Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, as needed 1 small bunch Chard, leaves stripped from stems and pulled into smaller pieces 5 eggs [...]

Homemade Fresh Corn Succotash Classically speaking, a succotash will always have lima beans listed as one of the ingredients. That said, I feel that lima beans tend to get a little chalky in texture when they begin to cool, which is why I use either black eyed peas, or even black beans for my recipe. [...]

Heirloom Tomato Salad Have on hand 1/2 large loaf of bread Extra-virgin olive oil, as needed Kosher salt, as needed Freshly ground black pepper, as needed 2 small cloves garlic, minced 1 large shallot, minced leaves from 1 spring oregano, chopped, 1/2 teaspoon 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar, optional 1 large [...]

No-Bake Lemon Vanilla Goat Cheese Cheesecake Have on hand One 8-ounce bag Mi-Del brand gingersnaps (I use my blender to blend them, or crush the gingersnaps in a heavy zip bag) 2 cups 4 tablespoons butter, unsalted 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar, divided 1.5 cups chilled heavy whipping cream 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1 [...]

Roast butternut squash soup with homemade creme fraiche Have on hand 1 medium butternut squash, about 2.5 pounds 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided 5 small sage leaves 1/4 teaspoon powdered cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes 1 large yellow onion, medium diced 1 large apple, cored, and diced 5 [...]

Baked Blueberry Clafoutis Have on hand 2 tablespoons butter, unsalted 4 tablespoons sugar, separated 5 whole eggs 1 cup half and half, or whole milk 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract Zest of 1 lemon, 1 teaspoon 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup All purpose (AP) flour 1 pint blueberries Powdered sugar, for dusting, optional Directions Preheat [...]

Apricot vanilla bean compote Have on hand 1 cup dark brown sugar 1 cup water 1 fresh vanilla bean, halved and scraped, or 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract 1.5 pounds ripe apricots, torn in half, pits discarded 1.5 cups toasted almonds, chopped Real vanilla bean ice cream Fresh cherries, garnish, optional Directions In a medium [...]

Pan seared steak with blue cheese and rutabaga turnip puree Have on hand 1 pound yellow potatoes, peeled and diced 1 rutabaga, about half a pound, peeled and diced 1 turnip, about half a pound, peeled and diced 1.5 cups milk, very warm 4 tablespoon unsalted butter Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, as [...]

Spicy Watermelon Gazpacho Have on hand 2 cups chopped watermelon, seeds discarded 1 small hot-house cucumber, peeled, seeds scraped out with a spoon, chopped, 1/3 cup 1 small red or yellow pepper, seeds discarded, diced, 1 cup 1 medium ripe tomato, core discarded, quartered 1 tablespoon chopped jalapeno, or to taste 15 medium sized mint [...]

Ginger-maple glazed carrots Have on hand 1 pound carrots, (approximately 11) peeled, and sliced thin on an angle 1 tablespoon unsalted butter Fresh ginger, peeled with the back of a spoon, grated on a microplane, 1 tablespoon 1.5 tablespoons real maple syrup 1 cup apple cider, or water 1 tablespoon chopped flat leaf parsley Kosher [...]