In the neighborhood where JR lived as a child, there was a family that he insists ate caramelized onions at dinner every night. This makes me believe that they must have also eaten either beef or pork every night as well as caramelized onions best complement meaty dishes – you wouldn’t normally think of having… Continue Reading
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Who goes to the wine store at 10am?
Yeah. I do. That’s right. And I tell anyone who will listen why I’m there. Frequently, when I’m making a dish that calls for wine, I use leftover wine that I had purchased to drink. This causes me to think of the wine in the dish as “free” in terms of the overall tally for… Continue Reading
Unsmoked Pork Belly
I was on the fence about what to have for dinner tonight – pancetta and peas or the last of the ribollita (Tuscan bean and vegetable) soup, but selecting the photographs for today’s post has ended my quandary. Pancetta and peas it is. Pancetta is an Italian cured pork product. It is also produced in… Continue Reading
Prunes in your Pasta
Now, I realize that you might be reading this and thinking, “um, why, precisely, would I enjoy prunes in my pasta?” And I understand your skepticism. However, you must hear me out. I had a fantastic ricotta and prunes pasta dish for the first time a few years ago in Italy. So fantastic that while… Continue Reading
Breakfast for Dinner
When I was a kid, one of my favorite dinners was actually a theme dinner, Breakfast for Dinner. You remember it. I know you had them, too. Some nights it was apple pancakes, other nights scrambled eggs. I don’t remember any French Toast making the Breakfast for Dinner menu, which strikes me as quite a… Continue Reading