I wish I have more time to post these in a more expeditious manner. For now, I have to get them up as time permits. […]
Pasta and Noodles
Red Wine Pappardelle with Oxtails and Carrots
It’s been a while since I posted about a homemade pasta on these pages. Not because I have not made any but the majority is […]
Butternut Squash, Prosciutto, Toasted Butter Crumbs
It really is a challenge executing a “cheffy” dish with several components that I’ve developed. It’s especially tricky when I usually have one shot at […]
The Fat Duck: Pot-Roast Loin of Pork, Braised Belly, Gratin of Truffled Macaroni
I will kick this off by saying that this is every bit as delicious and as satisfying as it looks. It’s a great comforting combination […]
Fresh Extruded Pasta: Rigatoni, Sausage and Ricotta
Making pasta at home is nothing new. I’ve been doing fresh egg pasta, flat, stuffed, hand-rolled or on a chitarra for years. However, making “dry” fresh […]
Paula Wolfert’s Potato Gnocchi Pictorial
Paula Wolfert has a straightforward recipe for gnocchi in her Mediterranean Clay Pot Cooking book. At first glance I was not sure how the recipe would […]
Moroccan Chicken Tagine with Lemon and Eggs
One of the most lovely looking dishes I made from a Paula Wolfert recipe. This amazing stew was the first time I use an actual clay […]
French Laundry: Sweet Potato Agnolotti with Sage Cream, Brown Butter and Proscuitto
I mentioned before how much Diana loves butternut squash tortelloni with sage. I have to make them as soon as fall comes around and the first winter […]
Pasta alla Chitarra with Venison-Pear Ragu
My brother was kind enough to carry this Chitarra all the way from some small Italian town. Apparently it was quiet a chore to […]
Home-Made Linguini
My three-year old insisted on pulling the pasta machine out to make “noodos” a couple of days ago. Who am I to tell him no? […]