Category Archives: House favorites

Favorite fast dinner recipes.

Pasta alla boscaiola.

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

This easy pasta is authentically Italian and super flavorful; with dried Porcini mushrooms, tomatoes and a touch of cream, it’s a house favorite of ours. Continue reading →

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Revisiting a few faves.

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

I’m investing my time this week toward two goals: 1) learning to use a new camera (a Canon Rebel xsi, if you’d care to know) so that I can create better photos to share with you here on writes4food; and … Continue reading →

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Granddad’s granola.

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

Thumbing through my ancient recipe box recently, I found my grandfather’s homemade granola recipe, which is truly delicious. Continue reading →

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In praise of: vintage mixing bowls.

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

For Christmas, my grandmother gave me a treasure, truly: her set of painted Pyrex mixing bowls. They’d been in her kitchen since forever and are thoroughly loved and well used. I’ve been seeking a set of vintage Pyrex mixing bowls … Continue reading →

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Comfort food, Mexican-style.

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

I’ll take a break from sharing holiday recipes to post about one of my new favorite dinners: chilaquiles. Continue reading →

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Quick pickles.

Posted on August 1, 2011 by

I hate pickles. Let me be clear: I. Hate. Pickles. Hate them so much that I avoid at all costs what I call pickle contamination: that is, when the juice from an unwanted dill pickle sogs up the potato chips … Continue reading →

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Grandma’s foolproof flaky pie crust.

Posted on June 15, 2011 by

My grandma, who turns a glorious 90 years old this summer, is an amazing cook—an intuitive cook who works by taste and feel. On more than one occasion when I’ve asked her for a recipe, she hasn’t been able to … Continue reading →

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Pasta with sausage and other good stuff.

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

In my library of a decade’s worth of old Bon Appétit magazines, I know exactly which issue to reach for: September 1995, the American Restaurants Issue. Page 93. Page 93 is dog-eared, wrinkled from the steam of cooking, nearly torn … Continue reading →

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Basic risotto.

Posted on March 4, 2011 by

We have a Williams-Sonoma Collection cookbook (you know, one of those slim, almost square volumes they’ve published for years) devoted to risotto. We’ve had this since about 1996, and it is thoroughly abused: spine cracked, pages separating, the whole thing … Continue reading →

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A flavorful, healthy fish recipe.

Posted on January 20, 2011 by

Several years ago at a family gathering, we enjoyed a fantastic dinner that featured healthy grilled fish supported by an explosion of flavors. I didn’t get the recipe, but nonetheless managed to deconstruct the dish and figure out how it … Continue reading →

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