Tag Archives: pasta

Fabulous wild rice salad with chicken.

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

I know: Salad for dinner. It just sounds so, I dunno, uninspiring. But I love a really hearty salad for dinner—one that’s full of flavor, texture (um, and maybe a bit of cheese) along with greens and veggies. We’re not … Continue reading →

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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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Cooking on the road.

Posted on May 25, 2011 by

Rob and I enjoy having access to a decent kitchen when we travel, so we can take full advantage of local produce and other goodies. Like the Lowcountry shrimp we’ve been eating almost daily here in Beaufort, SC. Two nights … 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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Better than store-bought: How to make easy homemade pasta (really).

Posted on January 27, 2011 by

I love the idea of making my own pasta, but I never do it. First, there are so many excellent dried pastas available out there—my favorites being Rao’s Homemade and Cipriani. Second, I don’t own a pasta-making machine; I generally … Continue reading →

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Fusilli with shrimp & chicken.

Posted on December 29, 2010 by

When I was newly married 20 (gulp!) years ago, one of my first acquisitions for our tiny apartment kitchen was a subscription to Bon Appétit magazine. Bon Appétit taught me as much about cooking—and especially about planning complete menus—in my … Continue reading →

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Pasta with zucchini, pine nuts and Parmesan.

Posted on October 24, 2010 by

Years ago (in 2004—that counts for years ago in the blogosphere), Clotilde Dusoulier posted on her Chocolate & Zucchini blog a recipe that absolutely caught my eye because of her description: On a night of ravenous hunger, decide that what you … Continue reading →

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