From the category archives:

Pork

Sweet corn, chilies and burrata over fettucini

July 5, 2010
Corn, chilies and burrata over fettucini

I felt pretty darn lucky this week My friend Daniel, a talented graphic designer (he designed the local lemons logo) and photographer, had the opportunity to photograph Alice Waters last week. Alice Waters! I know I mention her often, but my cooking really wouldn’t be the same without her influence. I adore all her recipes, [...]

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Trout, Bacon and Blessings

May 13, 2010
Trout Bacon Sandwich

Smoked trout, house-cured bacon, wild arugula and a farm-fresh poached egg dripping onto a homemade baguette. Yes, I feel blessed.

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The Thing About Chorizo

May 7, 2010
Chorizo recipe

The thing about chorizo is, when it’s good, it’s big, smoky, spicy, eyes-to-the-back-of-your-head good. When it’s bad, it’s crusty, greasy, day-old 7-Eleven hot dog bad. Uck. There are lots of things that fit this category – shrimp, pizza, tomatoes, burgers, fish and chips, mixed drinks – the kind of stuff you can’t stop eating when [...]

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All day Cassoulet

January 18, 2010
Cassoulet recipe

A rich, hearty stew of pork, beans and duck. Eat cassoulet on cold winter days to warm your soul, or make it for a feast to share with friends.

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Roasted Vegetables with Pancetta and Balsamic Sauce

December 3, 2009
Roasted Vegetables

Quick tips for perfectly roasted vegetables, and a recipe for roasted vegetables with pancetta and a thick balsamic sauce.

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Potato Pancakes with Sausage, Leeks and Poached Eggs

October 16, 2009
Potato Pancakes

Grated organic potatoes with leeks and Italian sausage from Fatted Calf, fried in olive oil and served with a poached egg. The somewhat lighter side of a guilty pleasure…

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Thyme-buttered gnocchi with fava beans, walnuts and prosciutto

May 10, 2009

Doesn’t this look like a dish that would please any mother? For this month’s Paper Chef contest, the ingredients were floury potatoes, thyme, and prosciutto, with the theme being Mother’s Day. As soon as I saw this list, I had visions of fluffy gnocchi floating around in a buttery springtime sauce. After all, there’s no [...]

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Asparagus and Sage Lasagna

April 20, 2009

Italian food often gets an undeserved rap for being unhealthy and heavy. It’s not completely unfounded – some restaurants enforce this belief by serving dishes like fettuccini alfredo and baked rigatoni that’s drowning in imitation cheese. The truth is the food in Italy is a world away from the processed pizza that gets delivered to [...]

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