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Strozzapreti with Broccoli Rabe

February 26, 2011

I’ve already revealed my affinity for curly pasta shapes. With strozzapreti, I’ve found the apex of my obsession. Strozzapreti literally means “priest choker.” Not the type I generally keep in my company, but for these wiry hand-made noodles, I’ll make an exception. They’re thin at the ends, thick in the middle, and tightly curled. Even [...]

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Cook a Duck, Part 2: How to Make Confit

January 21, 2011

So you’ve rendered all the fat one duck can pack. You’ve got a few cups of the stuff in the fridge, and you made yourself a mighty nice salad with some cracklings on top. The breasts, legs, and thighs (not to mention the wings and the carcass!) await their delicious fates. Why yes: it’s cook-a-duck [...]

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Mujaddara with Yogurt Sauce

January 1, 2011

Happy New Year! In anticipation of my first post in 2011, I looked back at my last posts in 2009 and my first in 2010, to jolt my memory about where I was and what I was doing the last time I rang in a new year. Turns out, I was in Israel. Lucky me. [...]

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Marcella Hazan’s Pasta with Eggplant Sauce

December 26, 2010

For most of you, this weekend was chock full of great food. I may not have had Christmas dinner, but I had a southern feast of fried chicken, pulled smoked beef, and collards that rivals the best Chinese takeout of my storied Jewish-Christmas past. Still, as I think back on the past couple weeks of [...]

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Spiced Chicken and Rice

November 12, 2010

I know the big T is just under two weeks away, and I get why everyone’s talking cranberry relish and turkey like it’s their job. But we’ve all gotta eat between now and then, and this is one damn good way to get nourished. Last week, we had the first cold weekend in DC. Now [...]

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Rigatoni with Radish Pesto and Oven-Roasted Tomatoes

November 5, 2010

A couple weeks ago, my friend Jeremy told you using the last of the summer bumper crop to make oven-roasted tomatoes. Like the diligent readers you are, several of you went and made your own oven-roasted tomatoes. But then you emailed me later that week asking what to do with the oven-roasted tomatoes you had [...]

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Pasta with Fresh Tomato Sauce

October 14, 2010

Where we live, time is running out to make this sauce. Tomatoes are on their last legs here in the Northeast, and I’ve been alternating between panic and panicking on and off for the past three weeks about their impending disappearance. By now, you’ve seen posts on cream of roasted tomato soup and sundried tomatoes. [...]

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A Menu for the Jewish New Year

September 6, 2010

For serious, how has a year passed already? Eek. The Jewish New Year is upon us. What’s a girl to make for a holiday this big and momentous? Answer: a whole lotta food. But at the request of quite a few lovely readers, this year, I’m getting more specific. I’ll be posting my Rosh Hashana [...]