You wait all year long for them: locally grown tomatoes—fat, red and bursting with sweet-acidic flavor. If you’re like me, in August you gorge on these summer-only delicacies, tirelessly eating them for lunch, dinner and snack day after day. The less you fuss with perfect ... [Read More] [4 Comments. Please leave another.]
Rotini with Walnut Pesto and Cream
With fragrant bundles of basil crowding farmers' markets at this time of year, pesto is a natural choice for summer dinner. Traditionally made with pignoli, pesto may also be made with walnuts. These nuts' faint bitter flavor notes blend deliciously with basil, olive oil and ... [Read More] [3 Comments. Please leave another.]
Penne with Roasted Peppers and Pan-Fried Potatoes Recipe
I could eat pan-fried potatoes seven days a week. I sneak these salty, savory tubers into as many recipes as possible, including navy bean soup and black bean soup as well as this penne recipe, below. With a light olive-oil based sauce, Penne with Roasted Peppers and Pan-Fried ... [Read More] [Leave a comment]
Penne with Slow-Simmered Alla Vodka Sauce
This tomato-based pasta sauce, enriched with heavy cream and Parmesan cheese, pleases all palates. Kids love Alla Vodka Sauce's comforting creaminess. Adults enjoy its rich mix of slow-cooked flavors: The sauce includes diced celery and carrots sharpened by cooked-off ... [Read More] [Leave a comment]
Spicy Cold Sesame Noodles with Black Tea
I've never eaten a bad bowl of cold sesame noodles, but some recipes are better than others. Spicy Cold Sesame Noodles with Black Tea are an especially toothsome cold noodle variation. Their "surprise ingredient," black tea, adds an aromatic nuance that enhances the recipe's ... [Read More] [6 Comments. Please leave another.]
