Search Results
Saffron Pasta with Spiced Butter
Friday, February 14, 2014
I can’t see a pasta maker without thinking of this one painting by John Currin. The painting is of two guys, presumably a couple, making pasta together. It’s not a painting that I particularly like, but it is a painting…
One-Pan Pasta
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
I am here to tell you about a recipe for pasta that you cook in one pan. One pan, people! Dried noodles, sauce ingredients, water—they all get thrown into a big pan and boiled for less than 10 minutes. You…
Tomato Pasta
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
I know it sometimes seems like I don’t eat dinner. I do, it just usually isn’t that interesting. I do what most of you probably do for dinner: throw together a sandwich, a salad, some pasta—pretty basic stuff. I save…
Pasta with Fresh Corn Pesto
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Growing up in the Midwest, you are surrounded by fields of corn. Unfortunately, most of this corn isn’t for human consumption, but the stuff that is tastes fantastic. We used to buy corn from a local farmer by the dozen.…
Pasta Night
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Between work, travel, and house guests, I haven’t been in the kitchen as much as usual. I did, however, make this pasta which has become one of our favorite dishes as well as one of the most frequently cooked meals…
Eating in London
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
We recently returned from three weeks in England. We spent a week in Somerset and the Cotswolds, but the bulk of the time was spent in London. It was a dream trip with origins in a week-long trip we had…
L + D Gift Guide 2022: Special Guest Edition
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
This year, in an unprecedented move on my part, I decided to ask other people to contribute to a second, bonus gift guide. This was mostly very selfish. Because my gift guide is always stuff I already have, it doesn’t…
Roasted Eggplant and Za’atar Lasagna
Monday, March 26, 2018
I already have two perfect lasagnas in my life. Ina’s turkey lasagna, which I wooed Bryan with, and Julia’s Nice Lasagna, which I could eat forever and never get tired of. But I was flipping through Nancy Silverton’s Mozza At…
Lottie + Doof Gift Guide 2016
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Julianne Ahn makes some of my favorite ceramics at Object & Totem. She has quite a following, so things go fast. But they are worth waiting for. Okay, okay, this is a major splurge. But after years of being curious…
Victories, Large and Small
Monday, September 12, 2016
I hope that Julia Turshen is the future of home cooking. There are a few voices in the crowd of people talking about food that are worth listening to–Julia’s is one of those voices. I would describe her, in lazy…