Summer Tomato and Basil Pasta with Pine Nut Sauce

September 7, 2019

This was the most downloaded recipe from the Washington Post this summer, and now is the time to try it while the gorgeous ripe tomatoes are still available. It’s from Amy Chaplin’s new cookbook called “Whole Food Cooking Every Day” and if you lean vegetarian; you should give this book a look. This dish is […]

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Broccoli Bolognese with Orecchiette

August 27, 2019

When this recipe was published two years back by Bon Appetit in their “Healthyish” collection, there were a flurry of readers writing to state that although it may be a delicious pasta dish, it CANNOT be called a Bolognese as there are no tomatoes in the sauce. The case was settled by a reader who […]

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Pearl Couscous With Olives and Roasted Tomatoes

August 20, 2019

This great side dish is from the Gourmet Magazine of September 2002. And it will be around at least another 20 years, no doubt. Roasted tomatoes and garlic added to pearl couscous and herbs, with a dressing made from blending some of the tomatoes and garlic in a blender. It takes awhile for the roasting, […]

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The Lady’s Chicken Noodle Soup

August 13, 2019

I wanted to take a comforting soup to a sweet young friend laid low with extremely painful shingles. (Let’s all get that shingles vaccine pronto!) Remembering that Brittany had told me some years back that this one was a good version of the classic cure, I searched it out. It’s from Paula Deen, the cooking […]

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Quick Zucchini Saute from Smitten Kitchen

August 4, 2019

This is absolutely the easiest, best side dish, and the perfect use for all those zucchinis taking over your vegetable garden! I had already made this twice this week, but when Brittany and Ryan came home with us after a racetrack party for one more drink (unnecessary, but one must maximize a night out with […]

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One-Pan Shrimp Scampi With Orzo

July 28, 2019

Everybody loves shrimp scampi; mostly for the garlicky butter sauce served over pasta or with crusty bread. I don’t often make it as it seems like a very rich indulgence, but this version is light and delicious enough to serve all the time! The shrimp marinades in olive oil, lemon zest and red pepper flakes, […]

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Chicken Pistachio Salad

July 19, 2019

My sister Ainsley has told me for years how much she loves this salad from (of all places) The South Beach Diet handbook. It calls for 1/2 cup of pistachio nuts, and the thought of how annoying it would be to crack that many shells kept me from trying this. (If I were popping the […]

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Roasted Broccoli With Shrimp

July 16, 2019

I’m just back from a beautiful week at the Stockfarm in Montana, and needing to lighten it up! (Plenty of excellent steaks and burgers but then When in Rome….) This healthy dish will do the trick without a shred of feeling deprived. Broccoli and shrimp roasted together with Mediterranean spices on a sheet pan, jazzed […]

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Bon Apetit’s Best Baked Ziti

July 3, 2019

After the success of this dish, I will absolutely be exploring the other recipes in Bon Appetit’s “Best Of” category. This was a bit time consuming and required some serious dish washing, but serves at least 8 people who will all have seconds. It’s creamy, spicy, so cheesy and can be made ahead (my favorite).You […]

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Herb-Crusted Halibut with Caper Vinaigrette

June 27, 2019

Jodi Abel took her first ever cooking class in an intimate home kitchen in Umbria; a gift from her husband for her 50th birthday. It lasted two days and she never wanted it to end. Sipping wine later in Rome she had an epiphany; she could give people the same experience in her home in […]

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