Cecilia Azar
Cecilia Azar
Recipe Developer, Private Chef, food writer.
Sharing Food that i love.
RECIPES
Salt + Vinegar Salad
Like the chips, but in salad form.
Aperol Salad with Endive, Salted Candied orange, Ricotta Salata, Olive + Kumquat
The summer salad of a spritz-lover’s dreams. Sweet, salty, citrusy, herbaceous and just bitter enough bites tossed with an Aperol dressing.
Pickled Jalapeño Verde Braised Pork Shoulder
Easy braised pickled jalapeño verde carnitas, packed with all the good green things.
Sticky Tofu Summer Rolls, Coconut Curry Peanut Dipping Sauce
Sticky, salty and sweet tofu with a silky interior wrapped with fresh vegetables, herbs, and noodles in summer rolls. Served with a creamy, nutty, and spicy Thai coconut curry peanut dipping sauce.
Fat Tire Ale Mac & Cheese with Potato Chip topping
Creamy, extra cheesy baked beer cheese mac and cheese with a sharp bite and a salty-crunchy potato chip topping.
Ramen Style Beef Tortellini, Spiced Beef Consommé, Chili Crunch Soy Marinated Egg
A spiced rich and savory consommé, egg-rich tortellini filled with an umami-packed beef mixture, topped with crispy mushrooms and chili crunch marinated eggs.
Tonkatsu Sandos with Pickled Ginger-Chili Slaw
Creamy and fluffy milk bread, crispy pork, classic Tonkatsu sauce, and a zingy-spicy pickled ginger-chili slaw.
Sweet Onion Garlic Confit Whole Roasted Chicken
Slow-cooked sweet onion and garlic confit, herbs, and lemon make this simple roast chicken with ultra-crispy skin the perfect springtime dinner.
Buttermilk Fried Catfish + Hushpuppy Style Grits + Tartar Coleslaw
Crispy buttermilk fried catfish over hushpuppy style grits, and tangy, creamy tartar coleslaw.
Nashville Hot chicken salad + Peppered Waffle Cone Bowls + Hot Dill Pickles
Dill pickle-brined Nashville hot chicken salad, black pepper brown sugar waffle cone bowls (with no machine!), hot dill pickles, and Tabasco caramel
Coffee + Cocoa Crusted Steak, Pink Peppercorn wINE sAUCE
Coffee and cocoa crusted New York Strip steak — smoky, slightly sweet, a little bit of heat. Drag it through a rich and glossy pink peppercorn red wine sauce for all the flavor.
Poached Whitefish, Zucchini Escabeche, Confit Vegetables, Fried Caper Gremolata
Whitefish poached in a buttery wine broth, smoky tender charred bell pepper confit, grilled and marinated zucchini strips, and a briny, bright fried caper gremolata
‘Pan Con Tomate’ Baked Gnocchi Mac n Cheese
Pillowy potato dumplings baked in a creamy 3-cheese sauce of Spanish cheeses, a fresh tomato garlic sauce, and topped with buttery-crunchy-garlicy breadcrumbs.
Borscht-Style Short Ribs + Garlic DilL mASHED pOTATOES
A slow-braised short rib inspired by the classic Borscht soup—full of beets, hearty vegetables, and dill, all atop creamy garlic-dill mashed potatoes and finished with freshly grated horseradish.
Miso-Sesame Gazpacho, Labneh Foam, Trout Roe
Velvety, crisp, refreshing gazpacho packed with umami and subtle sweetness, topped with tangy labneh and salty roe.
Hazelnut Ravioli al Limone + Buttermilk Endive Slaw
Hazelnut-filled lemon ravioli swimming in a limone sauce with briny, buttery olives and topped with a crisp, tangy, and creamy buttermilk chicory slaw
Crispy ORange, Apricot + Herb BRINED cHICKEN tHIGHS, aPRICOT + Sage wINE sAUCE, Fried SAGE
Juicy and crispy rendered-down chicken thighs brined in a sweet-tart-herby-salty brine, slightly sweet-tart-and buttery wine pan sauce, crispy fried sage leaves.
Cherry Wine Lamb Barbacoa With Carrot Slaw + Corn Tortillas
Juicy, tender lamb slow braised and shredded in a sauce of cherry wine, cherry vinegar, peppers, and spices. Piled in homemade corn tortillas and topped with a crunchy cherry lime carrot slaw.
Shrimp Pad Thai with Spicy Peanut brittle
Chewy, tangy, spicy, and toasty peanut “brittle” on top of crispy tofu and pan-seared shrimp Pad Thai. A fun way to switch up the Pad Thai we all know and love.
Anchovy + Charred Lemon Bucatini
The perfect fall transition meal — Bright, citrusy, smoky, and briny pasta sauce with thick bucatini.