Winter green salad with walnuts and pomegranates
This kale and asparagus salad makes a wonderful lunchtime treat or a dinner accompaniment – it’s one of my favorites this January. The walnuts and…
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A visit to the Defilippis pasta factory
When we were in Turin last week, Nina organized a visit to the Defilippis pasta factory for us. It is an old, family-run business –…
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Truffle omelette
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a splendid celebration and that 2012 is full of bright and happy things to come. Everything in…
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Christmas foods
Much belated post, but perhaps a timely reminder and motivator in January when I will be eating lots of multigrains, fresh fruit, and vegetables, of…
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Crostoni di pane al burro ‘buono’
Back from a sojourn to Italy, between Christmas and New Year’s, which mostly focused on gastronomical delights. We went truffle hunting for white and black…
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Rabbit ragu with root vegetables and figs
Happy holidays! One of the star dishes of our holiday dinner was this rabbit ragu – slightly sweet, hearty, and tender, it paired off so…
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Postcard from last night: boudin noir aux 2 pommes
As you can probably tell, I am in France for Christmas! And, as ever, it is not a bad place to be. They take their…
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Cabbage, walnut, and shaved brussel sprouts salad
This could be a side salad or a meal in itself – a modern, wintery spin on cole slaw. The dressing recipe comes from Alex…
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Russian-style gingerbread
Seems like everyone is making gingerbread this weekend, and who can believe it, it is a week before Christmas already! Completely snuck up on me,…
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Friday night dinner: shrimp and zucchini
A little bit Spanish, a little bit South-Asian – the end result is a delicious, fresh dish melding together new and familiar flavors. You’ll need:…
