Angel Hair Pasta with Sweet Pea and Poached Egg Sauce
This will be a delicious Spring dish when that long awaited season arrives and Spring peas make their first appearance, but I had a...
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Jan 7, 2021
Mac and Cheese Rarebit
3 cups cooked pasta (about 1/2 lb or 1/2 box uncooked). For best results, the pasta should be cooked one minute less than the minimum...
Sep 7, 2020
Crab and Corn Lasagna
I received a comment on this week's menu post asking about my sources of inspiration when I cook, specifically for this dish which the...
Jul 13, 2020
Spaghetti with Red Clam Sauce
Admittedly I had it particularly easy because the fishmonger we use here on the Cape sells fresh clams daily -- shucked, chopped and...
Mar 23, 2020
Pasta Carbonara
L. requested this while I was planning the menu and, though I am not a huge fan, I couldn't see any reason to say no. I am glad I didn't...
Mar 16, 2020
Caramelized Cabbage Pasta
This doesn't look like much but it was absolutely delicious and has definitely entered my comfort food repertoire. Use whatever pasta you...
Dec 16, 2019
Yakisoba 🔁 ⏰
Last week one of my friends mentioned that he had made yakisoba for his kids and I immediately started to crave it. I have made it in the...
Dec 10, 2019
Gyoza Inspired Campanelle
This is one of those dishes that sounded really good in my head but which I wasn't sure would actually work. It did though (tralah!) and...
Dec 3, 2019
Mushroom Ravioli and Seasonal Vegetables in a Dried Porcini - Dashi Broth
There are always a few recipes over the course of the week which - sad though it may be - I use as a means of editing the hydrator. This...
Nov 12, 2019
Beet, Tarragon and Roasted Garlic Lasagna
Back when L. was tiny, a cookbook writer - whose claim to culinary fame was her marriage to a famous actor (or comedian, I can't...
Nov 2, 2019
Duck Ramen
This is delicious; the perfect recipe and dinner for an autumn or winter weekend day when you feel like cooking a lot. I stopped short of...
Oct 5, 2019
Meatballs for Spaghetti and Meatballs
These meatballs are delicious - tender and juicy and flavorful (if I do say so myself). The recipe makes 12 large meatballs but I would...
Sep 22, 2019
Bonus Recipe: Fried Mac and Cheese Bites
You can make these with leftover basic mac and cheese, or my grown-up version, or the one that you always make when you crave mac and...
Sep 20, 2019
Grown-Up Mushroom Mac and Cheese
I make various iterations of mac and cheese as post nursery food that L. and I still want to eat. This week I wanted something a bit more...
Dec 19, 2017
Macaroni and Cheese - 2 ways
I make 2 different versions of mac and cheese depending on circumstance - one is a creamy, gooey, comfort dish of a bowlful much loved by...
Oct 5, 2017
Dan Dan Noodles
I think I am on a roll this month. While I haven't topped last week's chicken dish yet, this was a very close second. Completely...
Jan 25, 2016
Red Wine Spaghetti with Walnuts and Parsley
Contrary to my usual meddlesome ways, I actually did not adapt this particular recipe that much. I cut some steps to simplify things and...
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