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Italian Onion Soup with a Poached Egg
One of our favorite neighborhood restaurants used to be Beppe, where Chef Cesare Casella had created a menu bursting with the big sunny flavors of his native Tuscany. He made a mean lemony fried chicken, succulent spareribs in tomato sauce, and French fries fried with fresh herbs. But I was…
Rustic Potato and Greens Pie
Makes 4 to 6 Servings Hands-On Time: 40 Minutes Total Preparation Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes Accompaniment Tomato salad with sprouts Ingredients ½ recipe Basic Butter Pastry (see recipe below) or store-bought pastry for a single crust pie 3/4 pound small boiling potatoes, such as Yukon gold or Red Bliss…
Pork Ragù with Broken Lasagne Maialino Style
Maialino Restaurant in New York City serves this hearty pork ragu as a sauce for dried lasagna pasta that has been broken into 3-inch pieces. It’s unusual in that it has no tomatoes–just onion, celery and fennel seeds for flavor. At the end of the cooking, the meat is torn…
Spicy Meatball Tagine with Poached Eggs
This recipe from Morocco for little meatballs cooked in a spicy tomato sauce topped with poached eggs is irresistible. Middle eastern spices add an exotic touch. Serve over whole wheat couscous with a big green salad on the side. Serves 6 Sauce: 1 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes 1/2 cup…
Brie, Bacon and Spaghetti Frittata
Makes 6 servings Hands-on time: 10 minutes Total preparation time: 25 minutes Here’s how to turn your leftover pasta into a new meal in the form of an Italian omelet. You can bulk it up with just about anything kicking around in the fridge—including leftover vegetables, meat, and poultry. If…
Charred Tomato, Chicken and Tortilla Soup
Serves 4 Ingredients 12 plum tomatoes (about 2 1/2 pounds) 2 ears corn, husks removed 2 small unpeeled onions, halved 6 garlic cloves, unpeeled 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 teaspoon chili powder Kosher salt 4 (6-inch) corn tortillas 2 cups shredded cooked chicken (from rotisserie chicken or two 6-ounce packages…
Sautéed Beer Batter Shrimp with Asian Dipping Sauce
Makes 4 to 6 Servings Hands-On Time: 25 Minutes Total Preparation Time: 25 Minutes Ingredients One 12 ounce bottle beer 1 c plus 1/3 c Wondra or unbleached all-purpose flour 1 t Dijon Mustard Kosher Salt Asian Dipping Sauce (see recipe below), Homemade Tartar Sauce (see Cook’s Notes) or soy…
Peanut Sesame Sauce
Make this sauce to use as a vegetable dipper tonight and as an ingredient for tomorrow’s dinner. Hands-on time: 10 minutes Total preparation time: 10 minutes Makes about 1 3/4 cups Ingredients: 3 medium scallions 3/4 cup smooth unsalted peanut butter 1/2 cup hoisin sauce 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice…
Healthy Car Snacks
Back Seat Car Tips for the Long Ride 1.In order to get the kids to eat healthy snacks on the road, give them a tackle box and let them fill it up with snacks that you provide, such as raisins, pretzels, crackers, cereal, and trail mix. Have them write their…
Pasta Pizza
For each 10-inch pizza: Kosher salt to taste 1/6 pound capellini 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/2 small green bell pepper, sliced into thin rings 1/2 cup Quick Tomato Sauce, recipe follows, or your favorite store-bought tomato sauce 2 ounces thinly sliced provolone 2 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto, ripped into pieces…