When I was a kid, my mother was famous for her calzones. I’m not certain how often we actually had calzones, but it seemed like they were perpetually sitting on the counter awaiting the carving of a slice so small as to not be noticed. Mostly because the slicer was sneaking a serving. With three… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Recipes
Pancetta and Peas Mac and Cheese
I like a rhyming post title/recipe name every now and again. And here we have one. I made this dish on Sunday because a rainy, 33-degree late-February Sunday requires comfort food. Preferably inexpensive comfort food. So with Ina Garten’s macaroni and cheese from Barefoot Contessa Family Style as my guide, I added my favorite uncured… Continue Reading
Leafy Green Lasagna
I felt I had to share this with you today instead of the wine post I had planned because any meat-free dish – and given, this is no diet meat-free dish – that JR requests to have packed for his lunch and then says, “can’t I have more?” upon reviewing his portion, must be a… Continue Reading
Waste not the fresh ricotta: Savory Ricotta Fritters
Now, I know that frying is not an everyday cooking technique for most people, and having just burned 307 calories on the treadmill (which does not offset the 308-or-more, likely more, calories I ingested in chocolate chip cookies with my coffee this morning), I feel almost guilty discussing fried food. Almost. Did the admission about… Continue Reading
A ravioli primer: Artichoke Ravioli in a Lemon-Cream Sauce
“Is making homemade pasta easy?” my friend Ian asked during a rare midday phone call. “Sure it is,” I replied, “what are you making?” “I want to make ravioli for our Valentine’s dinner,” he said, meaning his and his wife, Kristin’s, dinner. We discussed his options; won ton wrappers (“won’t that be gross?”), purchasing pasta… Continue Reading