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Ligaya Mishan

Ligaya Mishan is a food columnist for The New York Times Magazine and a writer at large for T magazine. She has written for the New York Review of Books and The New Yorker, and her work has appeared in the Best American anthologies in Magazine, Food and Travel Writing. The daughter of a Filipino mother and a British father, she grew up in Honolulu.

Recipes by Ligaya Mishan

58 recipes

  • Du Jour Doughnuts

    Du Jour Doughnuts

    Ligaya Mishan, Du Jour Bakery

    156 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    156

    45 minutes, plus 13 hours for dough to rest and proof

    or to save this recipe.

  • Persimmon Pudding

    Persimmon Pudding

    Ligaya Mishan, Alverta S. Hart

    605 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    605

    1 hour 40 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

  • Russian Salmon Pie

    Russian Salmon Pie

    Ligaya Mishan, Kirsten Dixon

    635 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    635

    1 hour 20 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

  • Wild Rice With Mushrooms

    Wild Rice With Mushrooms

    Ligaya Mishan, Shellie Holmes

    940 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    940

    50 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

  • Puritan Pudding

    Puritan Pudding

    Ligaya Mishan, George Crowther

    154 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    154

    1 hour 15 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

  • Mochi Rice Stuffing

    Mochi Rice Stuffing

    Ligaya Mishan, Lara Mui Cowell, Jannie Luke Thom

    123 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    123

    1 hour

    or to save this recipe.

  • Grilled Peaches With Dukkah and Blueberries

    Grilled Peaches With Dukkah and Blueberries

    Ligaya Mishan

    361 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    361

    10 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

    easy
  • Watercress, Pistachio and Orange-Blossom Salad

    Watercress, Pistachio and Orange-Blossom Salad

    Ligaya Mishan, Yotam Ottolenghi

    116 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    116

    10 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

  • Yotam Ottolenghi’s Pasta and Zucchini Salad

    Yotam Ottolenghi’s Pasta and Zucchini Salad

    Ligaya Mishan, Yotam Ottolenghi

    2016 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    2,016

    45 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

    easy
  • Chard Cakes With Sorrel Sauce

    Chard Cakes With Sorrel Sauce

    Ligaya Mishan, Yotam Ottolenghi

    70 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    70

    45 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

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