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⏰ Fiddlehead Fern and Lemon Pasta
Wild fiddlehead fern season - so short - is upon us and coincides with the tail end of Meyer lemon season. It made sense (to me anyway)...
Apr 24, 2019


Peppered Gnudi
These took about five minutes to assemble and were easy to cook - once they floated to the surface of my boiling water they were done. I...
Jan 29, 2019


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...
Nov 28, 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...
Nov 20, 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...
Sep 12, 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...
Jul 31, 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...
Jun 22, 2018


Pencil Asparagus Pesto
I originally planned to roast the asparagus and make a traditional pesto with it - adding basil, Parmesan, pine nuts and oil and blitzing...
Apr 10, 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,...
Mar 7, 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...
Feb 13, 2018


Recipe: Nettle and Sheep's Ricotta Gnuddi with Garlic Butter
#veggiepasta #pastaandrisotto
May 27, 2017


Recipe: Beet and Ricotta Gnocchi with Wilted Swiss Chard, Vinegar Reduction
I was sure that, not only had I ordered ricotta during my weekly online shop, but that I had unpacked it and placed it in the fridge when...
Mar 8, 2016

Recipe: Cheat's Pierogi
My mother is a very literal person so I have promised her that I will add a note to say that these little pillows of starchy delight...
Dec 1, 2015


Recipe: Green Lasagna with Goat Cheese
I made this a) altruistically for someone I felt had not been eating enough vegetables and b) completely selfishly in order to unload a...
Nov 24, 2015
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