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Home | Irene Seales

Irene Seales

Picking blackberries and peaches for canning, snacking on stalks of homegrown rhubarb, and rolling grape leaves just right, Irene learned to cook in her Greek motherʼs kitchen, where she worked her way up like any new line cook, eventually earning the privilege of assembling baklava under watchful guidance. Today, Irene views cooking as both a creative endeavor and a way to understand the world, savoring both the solitary meditations of chopping, slicing, and sautéing along with the unpredictable experiences inherent in cooking and eating good food with others. Her willingness to talk to anyone has led to shameless interrogations of waiters and chefs, baristas and bakers, farmers and butchers, and fellow home cooks. For Irene, the best seat is always at the kitchen counter, especially if it’s affogato time.

Irene Seales
Pieces of browned chicken topped with garlic and rosemary leaves on a white oval platter.

Roman-Style Chicken Cacciatore

1 hr 30 mins

An enamel bowl filled with mashed potatoes, topped with black pepper and lemon zest.

Ina Garten’s Mashed Potatoes with Lemon

40 mins

A person pouring Cheddar cheese sauce from a jar into a shallow bowl.

Cheddar Cheese Sauce

15 mins

An oval platter of veal piccata--veal cutlets, lemon sauce, sliced lemons, capers, and chopped parsley.

Veal Piccata

35 mins

A platter filled with lemon-garlic chicken thighs, potato wedges, and lemon halves, and garnished with parsley sprigs.

Lemon-Garlic Sheet Pan Chicken Thighs

55 mins

Chopped vegetable salad with pomegranate piled in a white bowl on a carved wooden tray.

Chopped Vegetable Salad with Pomegranate

30 mins

Carrot, pineapple, and candied ginger muffins on a counter, the one in front has its liner peeled off.

Carrot, Pineapple, and Candied Ginger Muffins

50 mins

Mocha walnut torte on a white plate with 2 pieces sliced and 1 piece missing.

Dorie Greenspan’s Mocha Walnut Torte

3 hrs

Portuguese smashed potatoes covered with minced garlic, olive oil, and salt, on a blue pottery plate.

Portuguese Smashed Potatoes ~ Batatas à Murro

1 hr 15 mins

Tex-Mex migas topped with avocado in a white and blue bowl with a fork, beside a second bowl sitting on a tea towel.

Tex-Mex Migas

30 mins

Sheet pan chicken with rosemary and grapes on a large metal pan with a fork, on a linen napkin.

Sheet Pan Chicken with Rosemary and Grapes

1 hr

A coupe glass filled with a revolver cocktail, garnished with orange peel.

The Revolver Cocktail

5 mins

An enamel pot filled with Portuguese bean soup with a hint of bread roll and a spoon.

Portuguese Bean Soup

5 hrs 30 mins

A ceramic bowl of butter chicken garnished with cilantro, beside a fork, a bowl of rice, and a plate of naan bread.

Butter Chicken

1 hr 10 mins

A bowl of white beans and Tuscan kale, sprinkled with grated Parmesan cheese, with a spoon.

White Beans and Tuscan Kale

1 hr 40 mins

A pink bowl of short pasta with mushrooms, prosciutto, and Parmesan cheese on a placemat with a fork.

Pasta with Caramelized Mushrooms and Crispy Prosciutto

30 mins

A close up of two serving spoons in a bowl of corn, lima beans, chopped peppers, red onion and cherry tomatoes, dressed with parsley, mint, and dressing.

Succotash Salad

1 hr 30 mins

A cutting board and knife, topped with a large piece of grilled beef, sliced into strips.

Shoyu Sugar Steak

1 hr 30 mins

Five irregular shaped cheddar biscuits with golden edges, on a wooden cutting board.

Cheddar Biscuits

35 mins

A sheet pan with 9 chicken thighs covered in a deep reddish sauce, blackened in spots.

Pomegranate Sumac Chicken

4 hrs

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