Winter root vegetables are still available in this area, though the quality is starting to suffer as we near the end of the winter stores. I’ve passed them by for weeks now, waiting to find one that still looked good and felt firm, but perhaps I was a little too choosy with a few that [...]
Orzo with Parmesan and Basil
February 18, 2008 By 10 Comments
Spinach and Basil Lasagna
January 10, 2008 By 17 Comments
No-Cook Tomato Sauce (Grow Your Own)
August 17, 2007 By 12 Comments
In my view, fresh, ripe tomatoes are meant to be enjoyed in their natural state, and nothing beats the taste of a tomato straight off the vine. When I start gathering the tomatoes from my garden, I’ll often stand near the plants and just enjoy inhaling the wonderful smell. I follow my family’s tradition and [...]
Macaroni and Cheese with Gruyere and Tomatoes
April 11, 2007 By 11 Comments
I’m experimenting with mac and cheese again. This was our Good Friday dinner, a meatless meal that we enjoyed with a simple salad. I wasn’t too sure about the tomatoes at first, afraid that the juice would render the cheese sauce watery, but I was pleasantly surprised. I really shouldn’t have been, because I’ve yet [...]
Bay Scallops with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Pesto
February 2, 2007 By 3 Comments
Creamy Macaroni and Cheese
December 4, 2006 By 6 Comments
Growing up Catholic, Michael had baked macaroni and cheese and other no-meat dishes on Fridays. My family had no such tradition and frankly for years I never had anything more than stove top macaroni and cheese out of the familiar blue box. I don’t remember exactly how old I was, but I do clearly remember [...]
Classic Spaghetti Carbonara
October 20, 2006 By 1 Comment
I’m certainly not the first food blogger to reference Marcella Hazan, and I think I can safely predict that I will not be the last. She is considered one of the foremost authorities on Italian cuisine, and her book Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking is one that I constantly turn to when cooking Italian dishes. [...]
Ann’s Spaghetti Sauce
October 11, 2006 By 2 Comments
This is Michael’s mom’s spaghetti sauce, the one he grew up with. His mom has quite a sense of humor. She jokes that she isn’t Italian so she can’t make Italian spaghetti, but she’s Polish so she can make “Polish spaghetti.” Authentic or not, it’s a good, easy multi-purpose sauce that you can use for [...]
Linguine with Peppers and Roasted Grape Tomatoes
August 21, 2006 By 1 Comment
We’ve had great luck with the grape tomato plants this year. They’re producing in abundance, and we bring in collanders full of them just about every night. They are sweet, flavorful, and downright addictive. Michael has been packing sandwich bags full of them to take to work for a snack. Last week I experimented with [...]
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