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Ingredients & Recipes: Pasta

 

Absorption Pasta with Scapes and Wild Mushrooms



Garlic scapes are the tender curling young stalks of hardneck garlic. Harvested in the spring, they are crunchy and garlicky, and, like garlic cloves,...

 

 

Acorn Squash with Orzo, Sausage and Peppers



There isn't much to say about this dish, except that it's really good! Acorn squash, roasted with shallots, aromatic spices, butter and maple syrup --...

 

 

Alanna's Nana's Peroghies



Recently Alanna, of Veggie Venture by Kitchen Parade, and I were having a wide-ranging discussion by email and somehow we got on the topic of "carryin...

 

 

Beef Shortribs Braised in Wine and Herbs



This is a simple, hearty dish when the newly cold and blustery evenings hint of winter coming in. There are countless variations on this rustic recipe...

 

 

Beef Stew Ravioli



Mario Batali-inspired ravioli, with leftover beef tenderloin, vegetables and homemade pasta. ...

 

 

Broccaflower Linguine



Broccaflower is marketed as a cross between brocolli and cauliflower but in all aspects (taste, appearance, behavior when cooked) except color it's ju...

 

 

Charred Tomato Pesto



I've always been fascinated with the role errors play in discoveries, and in the creation of new ideas in the kitchen...and now I'm becoming equally f...

 

 

Chicken Noodle Soup, Vietnamese-Style (Pho Ga)



Pho ga – Vietnamese chicken soup – is one of those famous dishes for which you can easily find thousands of slightly different recipes. This adaptatio...

 

 

Chinese Chicken Noodle Soup with Star Anise, Sprouts & Ginger



I did business in Japan for a number of years in the 80's. The food was great, of course – the Japanese are food-obsessed and demand high quality at e...

 

 

Chinese-Style Pork with Pasta



This was an experiment using a Chinese technique from Irene Kuo to prepare the pork for an Italian-style pasta dish. Marinated Pork with Pasta and Tom...

 

 

Cod Sauce for Pasta with Tomatoes and Garlic



Fresh cod off the boat is one of the pleasures of living in a town like Portland with an active fishing fleet and excellent fish markets lining the wa...

 

 

Easy Chicken Cacciatore with Linguine



I've been making various versions of Chicken Cacciatore my whole life, to the point where I rarely consult recipes (which means it's rarely the same t...

 

 

Fettucine with Roast Pork and Three Cheeses



I love having leftover roast pork in the house. There are so many satisfying things that can be done with it, especially in the dead of winter when we...

 

 

Gnocchi with Duck Liver and Porcini



The tajarin the other day got me doing some research into Piedmont cuisine and I found that an old favorite of mine, potato gnocchi and chicken liver ...

 

 

Herby Macaroni and Three Cheeses



This version of mac and cheese is a little upscale, with a bunch of herbs and some high-fallutin' cheeses, but it's still just good old mac and cheese...

 

 

Linguine with Sausage and Oregano



This simple pasta dish is simple and good, for those nights when you don't want to spend much time cooking....

 

 

Lion's Mane and Oyster Mushroom Pasta



A couple of days ago I picked up some nice Oyster and Lion's Mane mushrooms from one of the farmers at our biweekly farmers's market, and with cilantr...

 

 

Moroccan-style Lamb Meatballs in Tomato Sauce with Orzo Risotto



This was a nice bonus from a leg of lamb I prepared for another occasion. After trimming and boning the leg I had a pile of lean bits and pieces and a...

 

 

Oregano / Hazelnut Pesto



A few years ago Elise's brother Joey, stopping for an overnight visit, brought a generous bagful of oregano from his garden. It occurred to me to make...

 

 

Pasta with Roasted Tomato and Sausage



I'm in a sort of heaven: having made myself a bucket of Slow-Roasted Tomatoes, I get to use them in all sorts of fun concoctions. Last night it was th...

 

 

Pesto & Corn Pasta Salad



This recipe came about the way a lot of them do in my kitchen: Elise asked if we could have pesto pasta for dinner and I said yes (she likes to know w...

 

 

Pesto Variations



Pesto, of course, is not news, as wonderful as it is. It comes at us in supermarkets, on restaurant menus, and in so many guises and pairings that it'...

 

 

Porcini Cream Lasagna



This lasagna is extremely seductive, I think because of the unique combination of a group of foods and flavors that are each fully capable, on their o...

 

 

Porcini, Pork & Peppers Pasta



Porcini mushrooms! Someone once called them "one of God's greatest gifts to humanity" and I certainly concur. Although the fresh ones are almost never...

 

 

Pumpkin Parmesan Ravioli with Pumpkin Cream Sauce



I had more pumpkin left over from Halloween carving fun so I decided to look ahead and think about how I might use pumpkin for Thanksgiving in somethi...

 

 

Roasted Butternut Squash and Sage Carbonara



Something about fall seems to just say SQUASH! Though they're available in supermarkets year round these days, I seem to never notice the squash (othe...

 

 

Scialatelli with Tomato Cream Sauce and Shrimp



Cream, Elizabeth David reported to us (Italian Food), "is rarely used in Italy for the cooking of meat, fish or sauces as it is in France." This detai...

 

 

Seared Swordfish with Pasta all'Aglio e Olio



Summer is the time for swordfish in New England, as the fish move northward and the fishing fleet brings fresh fish to our local docks. Grilling it is...

 

 

Smelt with Parsley Pasta



As readers of this blog know, I love wild-harvested and locally produced foods and look forward to the return of seasonal crops. One of my favorite s...

 

 

Smoked Bluefish Tomato Cream Pasta



A friend who heard about my having smoked 8 sides of bluefish (about 12 lb before cooking, probably about 9 after) the other day asked me what I was g...

 

 

Smoked Salmon Absorption Pasta



A pound of smoked salmon is nice to have in the kitchen, especially when the cost and cut of it encourage you to go beyond the beautiful delicately-fo...

 

 

Smoked Salmon Pasta



This is one of the best deals going. Ducktrap Farms, in Maine, has become one of the leading suppliers of smoked fish at retail. After they pack up th...

 

 

Spaghetti Salad with Vegetables and Crunchy Garlic



This casual spaghetti salad serves 4 - 6 comfortably - eight with bread, sides etc. It's a great dish for a laid-back summer supper on the porch, movi...

 

 

Tagliatelle with Lobster Cream Sauce and Mushrooms



I don't need much encouragement to want to cook with lobster, especially in winter, when lobster prices are low and hardshells are readily available. ...

 

 

Tajarin with Truffle/Sage Butter Sauce



The other day I got a comment from Helen, who has a facinating new blog called BeyondSalmon. She was insprired by my Braised Beef Short Ribs and had t...

 

 

Thai-Style Shrimp Pasta with Tomato-Lime-Peanut Sauce



I've been inspired by the food we've been eating lately at Green Elephant, the self-described "Asian-influenced vegetarian bistro" around the corner i...