Cheesy Penne with Basil and Baked Sunset Wild Wonder Cherry Tomatoes
While Ebbie was visiting over Thanksgiving, he treated L. to an absolute mountain of cheese and charcuterie. L. has since moved on from...
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Nov 20, 2018
Pasta Inverno
I am pretty sure that we have all eaten Pasta Primavera, usually badly made, at some point or the other. Rather than the usual bad...
Oct 31, 2018
Poultry-Veggie Miso Ramen
A few weeks ago I made a duck ramen that, in the vernacular, blew L. and me away. It was phenomenal. So much so that we decided to have...
Oct 26, 2018
Homemade Squid Ink Pasta with Crab, Scallions and Aleppo Pepper
This pasta dish originally appeared on the weekly menu as a squid ink pasta with cream and tarragon. As the week went by, however, I felt...
Sep 18, 2018
Lasagna Bombe: A Cautionary Tale
L. made me watch a whole slew of Youtube videos over the weekend and, while I wasn't their usual target audience, one that transformed...
Sep 16, 2018
Burmese Style Noodles in Broth
Today is Sunday so I suppose I could have made the trip to Chinatown for fish cakes and made a completely authentic Burmese (or actually...
Sep 12, 2018
Homemade Saffron Pasta
I recently acquired a pasta rolling pin which, when glided over the surface of a sheet of pasta dough, was supposed to leave rows of...
Jul 31, 2018
Spaghetti with Summer Tomatoes and Anchovy Butter
You may be tempted to skip over this recipe because it doesn't look particularly exciting in the photo. Or you may decide to make it, and...
Jun 27, 2018
Pasta Puttanesca
Let me preface this recipe by saying that I was a bit nonplussed when L. requested pasta Puttanesca for dinner. I abhor olives in any...
Jun 22, 2018
Cold Veggie Soba Noodles
This is a recipe that I come back to all the time during the summer. It takes minimal time to cook which is a plus when it is hot in the...
May 8, 2018
Sourdough Noodles Redux with Stroganoff Sauce
I made sourdough noodles a few weeks ago with a pencil asparagus pesto and, while this was good, L. apparently felt that the noodles...
Apr 25, 2018
Roasted Scallops, Chorizo and Brussels Sprouts with Linguine
This is probably more of a fall dish than a spring one but I had some beautiful dry scallops on hand and wanted to eat Brussels sprouts,...
Apr 15, 2018
Pork Rib and Sausage Ragu
This recipe comes from a Guardian article. Since reading about this dish made me hungry, I knew that it was one that I would want to make...
Mar 7, 2018
Redneck Mac and Cheese
A truly unfortunate name, but that is what the woman who made it for me called it so I am sticking with it. My freshman year in college,...
Feb 13, 2018
Fazzoletti (Handkerchief Pasta) with Goat’s Milk Ricotta, Wilted Baby Arugula and Sauteed Mushrooms
I had grandiose plans of making fazzoletti from scratch. It seemed like this project would be a nice way of whiling away a couple of...
Dec 6, 2017
One Pot Spaghetti and Meatballs
Bad, BAD photo. interesting concept. Since making spaghetti and meatballs always seems to take up every pan and dish in the house, the...
Nov 21, 2017
Campanelle with Pancetta and Creamy Pea Sauce
Frozen peas were not an ingredient with which I was familiar until I had a baby. They integrated my household under the guise of an...
Nov 14, 2017
Spicy Mushroom and Beet Green Lasagna
I usually make my lasagna properly: layer upon layer of homemade basil scented tomato sauce thickened with stewed beef, pasta, Parmesan...
Nov 1, 2017
"Hokkaido" Hamburger and Crispy Glass Noodles
I made this dish on the spur of the moment as a substitute for another and, while it could still probably use a little tweeking both in...
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