Maybe it’s the fact that when I summered in Wellfleet on Cape Cod or spent my teenage years on Long Island we ate tons of shellfish and I came to associate linguine and shellfish with summer. I have a zillion versions of this classic linguine in white clam sauce. It’s a dish that appeared on […]
Linguine And Seafood: Perfecting A Classic Pair
March 15, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Italian-Americans will tell you flat out that linguine accompanies seafood. Well, at least Long Island Italian-Americans will tell you that. My grandfather, who was from a small village 85 kilometers east of Naples, immigrated to New York in the early 20th century and lived there the rest of his life. He took my mother fishing […]
Chile Blast Off Spaghetti
September 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Every once in a while I’m eating alone and I’m not testing recipes and I consider going out for a pizza or something similar. Then I am suddenly overcome with the desire to eat something very specific–a craving– that I simply must satisfy that very moment for dinner. This happened the other night mostly because […]
Red Snapper and Shrimp on Florida’s Gulf
April 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
My mom lives north of Tampa on Florida’s Gulf coast and I visit once a year. She is of a generation that thinks frozen food is the end all, but I can’t abide by frozen fish, especially not when there’s fresh fish right there. I found a little local fish store in Hernando Beach near […]
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