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Southwest Pasta with Smoked Chicken
Jay was here for dinner tonight. I haven’t made this dish for a while, but after talking about it with Amy last week, I’ve been craving it. It’s really easy to make and once it’s prepped, it takes...
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Bucatini in a Spicy Tomato Sauce with Crisped Pancetta
Our New Year’s Eve/Anniversary dinner was fairly simple. I used my new Kitchen Aid pasta attachment to make fresh bucatini. It sounds like more work than it was. Pasta dough is pretty simple to make...
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Southwest Pasta with Smoked Chicken
I haven’t made this pasta in a really long time. It used to be a favorite of ours, but it’s fallen out of favor. I’m not sure why, but we didn’t love it as much as we used to. However, it was a good...
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Thomas Keller’s Pasta Dough
I’ve been relatively content with the Good Eats pasta dough recipe I’ve been using, but when someone suggested I try out Thomas Keller’s recipe, I was intrigued. It’s got a lot more fat than other...
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Stovetop Macaroni & Cheese
I did something unusual today and made lunch for myself. Not a sandwich or a wrap or something quick, which is usually my solution when it’s just me at home for a meal. And I went decadent today. Rich,...
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Carroty Mac & Cheese
Macaroni and cheese is one of those things that I just can’t resist. But I’m a purist, and judge me if you’d like, but the Holy Grail of mac & cheese is the old-fashioned Kraft out of the blue box...
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Angel Hair Pasta with Crabmeat, Jalapeño and Mint
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Creamy Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese
I’m still tinkering with different recipes for macaroni and cheese. I’ve come to the conclusion that I like a classic stove-top mac most of all, the closer to Kraft of my childhood, the better. This...
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Brie, Date and Toasted Walnut Crostini
We had a somewhat spur-of-the-moment company night with our friends Chris and Julie. It’s something we don’t do enough lately (have people over for dinner). It seems as if dinner parties always works...
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Golden Egg Noodles with Creme Fraiche and Fresh Herbs
I went with the handmade pasta from this recipe, but it can easily be made with dried pasta. Either way, once the pasta is in the water, this is a really simple dish. The pasta dough is easy to work...
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Reduced-Fat Stuffed Shells with Meat Sauce
I used to make stuffed shells pretty regularly but haven’t made them in years. This version is good (not great – I think there’s something fundamentally wrong with nonfat dairy). The sauce is a simple...
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The Infamous Macaroni & Cheese
I’m convinced after making countless versions of macaroni & cheese that the best homemade version is cooked stove-top, no baking involved. This is a fairly common recipe – make a béchamel and add...
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Linguine with Cacio e Pepe
I’ve given up caring that the pasta dough from Ad Hoc uses 14 egg yolks. I love it. It’s so easy to make, delicious, and I love kneading it until it transforms from a shaggy mess to a silky ball of...
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Quick Skillet Snack Cake
The perfect occasion for this simple cake: our friend Brandon was over for dinner, and he’s a picky eater. This cake is difficult for even the most picky of eaters to resist. I love that the cake is...
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Eggplant Romesco Rigatoni
During the heady days of summer, when we’re bursting at the seams with fresh produce, I normally make at least one batch of ratatouille a week. It’s really the only way I’ll eat eggplant or zucchini,...
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Mac & Cheese
While most of the Christmas-celebrating country was eating a fancy roast or goose or turkey, we were feasting on mac & cheese. It’s what happens when your Christmas is tradition-free. We’ve spent...
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Lemon Curd Souffle
We had our friends Matt and Sean over for dinner, and the pressure was on. They love food. They live in San Francisco and are used to eating at some of the best restaurants around. My goal was to make...
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Estouffade a la Catalane
What I’ve found most ironic about going to culinary school is that I rarely cook at home now. I don’t have the energy or appetite during the week, and weekends are more about recovery than anything...
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