Three Delicious Holiday Recipes from Ryan Wildstar
My Signature Gratin Dauphinois, My Classic Greek Tzatziki & Comlek Lepuri (Albanian Rabbit and Onion Stew)
It's that time of the year again! Last week we released Ryan & Ryan's Holiday Gift Guide 2022, filled with unique and interesting gift ideas, including a variety of awesome gifts that directly support the arts. But what are you going to cook for that big holiday dinner?
Below are three of my favorite crowd-pleasing holiday standbys, which I cook all year round but especially enjoy cooking for those holiday meals. I've chosen a vegetarian appetizer, a hearty rabbit stew, and my signature gratin dauphinois — a creamy, cheesy potato dish (also vegetarian) that can serve double-duty as both a side dish and/or a main.
So whatever you're celebrating this holiday season, be it Solstice, Hanukkah, New Year's Eve, Spring Festival or Quentin Crisp's birthday . . . here are three of my favorite holiday recipes!
My Classic Greek Tzatziki:
This is a perfect, very easy, mouth-watering appetizer year-round . . . unless you’re a vampire. There’s garlic. A lot of garlic. If you don’t like garlic, then don’t make this . . . unless you want to kill a guest of yours who happens to be a vampire.
Here’s What You’ll Need:
3 cups of high-quality, Greek-style, thick yogurt (preferably sheep’s yogurt)
1 English cucumber, shredded
5 to 8 cloves of garlic (to your taste, I prefer 8), pressed or shredded
Juice from ½ a large lemon
Salt & pepper to taste
Here’s What to Do:
Put all of the ingredients in a bowl, mix well with a fork or spoon and cover tightly and refrigerate for 24 hours. When you’re ready to serve, stir it well again, garnish with some kalamata olives, chopped dill or mint and serve with some warm fresh pita bread and/or crudités.
My Signature Gratin Dauphinois:
