Apr 24, 2019⏰ 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)...
Jan 29, 2019Peppered GnudiThese 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...
Nov 27, 2018Cheesy Penne with Basil and Baked Sunset Wild Wonder Cherry TomatoesWhile Ebbie was visiting over Thanksgiving, he treated L. to an absolute mountain of cheese and charcuterie. L. has since moved on from...
Nov 20, 2018Pasta InvernoI am pretty sure that we have all eaten Pasta Primavera, usually badly made, at some point or the other. Rather than the usual bad...
Sep 12, 2018Homemade Saffron PastaI 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, 2018Spaghetti with Summer Tomatoes and Anchovy ButterYou 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 22, 2018Cold Veggie Soba NoodlesThis 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...
Apr 10, 2018Pencil Asparagus PestoI originally planned to roast the asparagus and make a traditional pesto with it - adding basil, Parmesan, pine nuts and oil and blitzing...
Mar 7, 2018Redneck Mac and CheeseA 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, 2018Fazzoletti (Handkerchief Pasta) with Goat’s Milk Ricotta, Wilted Baby Arugula and Sauteed MushroomsI had grandiose plans of making fazzoletti from scratch. It seemed like this project would be a nice way of whiling away a couple of...
May 27, 2017Recipe: Nettle and Sheep's Ricotta Gnuddi with Garlic Butter#veggiepasta #pastaandrisotto
Mar 8, 2016Recipe: Beet and Ricotta Gnocchi with Wilted Swiss Chard, Vinegar ReductionI 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...
Dec 1, 2015Recipe: Cheat's PierogiMy 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...
Nov 24, 2015Recipe: Green Lasagna with Goat CheeseI made this a) altruistically for someone I felt had not been eating enough vegetables and b) completely selfishly in order to unload a...