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Season 12 Starts Airing Today! Essential Pastas of Rome

  The first episode of Season 12 of “Sara’s Weeknight Meals,” starts airing today around the country! The first episode is “The Essential Pastas of Rome.” I go on a food tour of Rome with and American expat and then make three delicious weeknight perfect pastas, and later a tasty…

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Baked Penne with Prosciutto and Fontina

  Start to finish: 1 hour 30 minutes (25 active) Servings: 6 10 ounces penne pasta ½ teaspoon kosher salt plus extra for salting the water Olive oil for oiling the mini casseroles 3 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto, torn into 1-inch pieces 3 ounces coarsely grated Italian Fontina cheese 1…

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Three Iconic Pastas of Rome

Note: On camera we made half recipes of each pasta, but a full recipe of the base (guanciale, oil, white wine) which was used in all three pastas Spaghetti alla Gricia di Claudio Gargioli Claudio Gargioli’s Spaghetti Alla Gricia Serves 4 to 6 Sea salt 1 pound spaghetti 1 teaspoon…

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Guess Who I Just Had Lunch With?

Here I am with some legendary restaurateurs and chefs after lunch at Magnolia Restaurant in Keswick Virginia- from top left: one of my dearest friends, Maria Reuge, originally an editor at Gourmet Magazine and later, co owner of Mirabelle restaurant in St James, Long Island, Moi, Maryvonne Gasparini (co owner…

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Milk Street Radio: Holy Foods: Food Myths and Marvels

Christina Ward, author of “Holy Food,” reveals why Pythagoras and his followers never ate beans, the religious movement that helped invent fake meat and Little Debbie, and why food and faith are so closely linked. Plus, Clarissa Wei transports us to Taiwanese kitchens and the Raohe Night Market; Grant Barrett…

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Fresh Chickpeas are So Tasty!!

Just visited the Bellwood Drive-In Flea on Jefferson Davis Hwy, near Richmond Virginia which is more of a clothing and produce market than a flea market, but oh what amazing produce at amazing prices did we find – including these fresh chickpeas in the pod. You can eat them raw…

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Season 12 of Sara’s Weeknight Meals Starts Airing on October 4!

One of the highlights of the season is my trip to Italy. Here you see me with a very jolly local tv star and tour guide, Amadeo Colella, who gave me a tour of three top pizza places in the home of pizza – Naples. You should definitely check out…

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Milk Street Radio: The Dog-Eat-Dog World of Ballpark Vendors

Nick Fountain from NPR’s “Planet Money” shares the skills and strategy it takes to sell food at the ballpark. Plus, chef Angela Dimayuga gives us a crash course in Filipino flavors and techniques; we learn about the language of eating outdoors with Grant Barrett and Martha Barnette; and we make…

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Sunset on the Maine Coast

Just got back from a lovely visit with my sister and brother in law in southern Maine. We sat out at the end of every day, drank wine and witnessed this kind of show every night, which changed from minute to minute, only getting better.

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Brussels Sprouts Sauteed with Pancetta and Balsamic

Photo by Jessica Liebowitz If you are a Brussels sprouts hater this recipe will turn you into a believer. The trouble with the usual cooking methods for Brussels sprouts –boiling, steaming, even sautéing- is that by the time the center of this tiny cabbage cousin becomes tender it has also…

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