An Easier Bolognese Sauce This is the pared down version of my classic Bolognese ragú. No fancy ingredients or wine--just meat, soffritto, tomatoes, broth and milk--but the sauce is just as rich and comforting as the original. The spaghetti sauce of my childhood was of the Filipino kind. ... Read More
Spaghetti with Toasted Garlic, Breadcrumbs and Herbs
Spaghetti with Toasted Garlic, Breadcrumbs and Herbs A humble pasta dish with toasted garlic, toasted breadcrumbs and two kinds of herbs--sometimes less really is more. One of the first countries I visited as a new traveler twenty years ago was Italy. Like for most people, the country had ... Read More
Homemade Squid Ink Pasta with Bottarga
Homemade Squid Ink Pasta with Bottarga This dish may look exotic but its taste is as down-home as it gets, especially if you live on the Italian seaside. You'll never see a more forlorn, lost little boy than my husband on a rainy day. Being stuck indoors is the ultimate punishment for my ... Read More
Roasted Cauliflower Macaroni and Cheese with Dungeness Crab
We stood at the kitchen counter, hands dirty, taking turns with the only seafood cracker in the house (why haven't I ever bought more?) to free the fresh, sweet morsels of meat from the crab legs and, instead of collecting that meat on a plate, we immediately popped them in our mouths. It ... Read More
Fideuà
Even with my relaxed goal of sharing one recipe a week, I've fallen behind schedule. Over the last month, my husband has suffered a fractured ankle, my brother in law was hospitalized and my sister and I each had a medical scare arising out of bodily lumps and bumps that makes you wonder if ... Read More
Fresh Tagliatelle with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Four Mushrooms
My Sunday routine is set. After church service I do my food shopping for the week's staples: fresh fruit, vegetables, yogurt, snacks, my ever-essential avocados. Though I don't create a weekly meal plan I generally have a menu in mind and shop accordingly. The mid-week trips to ... Read More
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