The week separating Christmas from New Year’s can be a strange dead zone in culinary terms. We may be eating leftovers from Christmas dinner, but by the 27th we’re sick of those. New Year’s Eve tends to be more about partying and drinking than comfort food. What do we eat during that week? No one […]
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Christmas Eve Risotto from Venice
December 21, 2016 by Leave a Comment
This is a typical Christmas Eve dinner preparation and is unusual for two reasons: it is not cooked according to the risotto method even though it’s called a risotto, and it combines cheese with fish. The dish probably evolved from a simple fish pilaf, one using, perhaps, gò (goby, an ugly little fish that lives […]
Soul-satisfying Baked Rigatoni for a Cold, Blustery Day
December 14, 2016 by Leave a Comment
On a cold blustery day, my kitchen beckons and I look forward to spending the day assembling this baked rigatoni dish. I imagine you’ve looked at the ingredient list and maybe thought “no way.” I suggest you think like a cook who sees the list and thinks “Look at that ingredient list! Isn’t it great? […]
Romanesco Cauliflower with Pasta …Studies on Mandelbrot Fractals
December 7, 2016 by Leave a Comment
This preparation of the small ridged rigatoni called rigatoncello is meant to feed a large group of people. It makes for an ideal party dish. The romanesco cauliflower used in this pasta dish is one of those marvels of nature that once could only be found in farmers markets, but now many supermarkets sell them, […]
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