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I prepared all this food. The written content and photographs are mine unless otherwise specified. I try out a lot of recipes from other sources, but always give credit where it is due. Of course, sometimes pages disappear, and the links no longer work. If that happens, hopefully I have included enough information for you to find the original source.
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Tag Archives: pasta
Jonathan Benno’s Pasta e Fagioli
“Nigella does what?!” Steve from Gourmandistan shook his head incredulously and made a face. “She tells you to put all the fresh herbs in the foot of a nylon stocking and to leave the whole thing in simmering stock for an hour!“ … Continue reading
Orecchiette Carbonara with Freshly-Shelled Peas
On a hot and sticky mid-August night several years ago, I boarded an overnight train from Paris to Milan. The cabin was filled with two sets of bunk-beds that were meant to accommodate four people. Instead, we were five because … Continue reading
Kale Pesto with Whole Wheat Fusilli
What’s a girl to do when faced with too much kale and too little time? Make pesto! When it comes to something like pesto, it’s hard to say that anyone has proprietary claims to any one recipe. I did look … Continue reading
Green Garlic Shrimp Scampi with Linguine
I am finally getting to the end of the massive amount of green garlic that I bought at the Greenmarket. Whew! It has been a very delicious process, but it still feels good to polish it off. With the last … Continue reading
Orecchiette with Broccoli Rabe and Italian Sausage (Orecchiette con cime di rapa e salsiccia)
Have you ever had one of those weeks where you were amazed at how busy your schedule was, yet surprised at how little you seemed to get done? That was last week for me and the blitz of activity left … Continue reading
Horseradish Cheddar and Irish Bacon Mac & Cheese
Already I can see that the beginning of the new year is going to be a tug-of-war between the wanting-to-detox me, and the part of me that thinks that butter and cheese are inalienable rights to be defended Minutemen-style with … Continue reading
Ricotta-Topped Rigatoni with Tomato, Sausage, and Kale Sauce
I have a new love: Jersey Farms Crushed Tomatoes. I can eat them straight out of the can. Seriously. They just taste so rich and, well, tomatoey. All of the tomatoes come from just 6 cooperative farms in New Jersey. Once … Continue reading
Black Bean Salad with Oven-Roasted Tomatoes, Corn, Almonds, and Lemon Zest
This is another great recipe adapted from Heidi Swanson’s Super Natural Every Day. Swanson, whose blog 101 Cookbooks is an amazing source of ideas and inspiration, makes food that is healthy, wholesome, a little quirky, always delicious, and never preachy. The great … Continue reading
Penne al Pomodoro Crudo (Penne with Raw Tomato Sauce)
Indian summer, that strange spike in temperature and humidity that occurs following the first frost. Okay, so maybe we haven’t had a first frost yet, but the weather in the Mid-Atlantic has been so screwy lately that it makes me … Continue reading
Penne with Pan-Roasted Zucchini and Red Chili Pepper Flakes
Have you ever polished off all the vegetables that you bought at the market with no waste and nothing thrown out? It rarely happen to me as I am an over-exuberant market shopper. I also forget that I sometimes go … Continue reading
