Here is a recipe for the easiest pasta that pays tribute to summer-fresh tomatoes! And while I love a good bowl of pasta with a long-simmered tomato sauce, sometimes you don’t want to spend all day in the kitchen. The only cooking this simple dish requires is a pot of boiling water. The cooked pasta…
PIZZA WITH BACON, SMOKED MOZZARELLA AND RED ONION
As with most situations in life, just about anything gets better with practice. And that definitely rings true with pizza. Even after your first try you’ll learn a lot about making pizza in your own kitchen and what works for you. With a few shortcuts, this is a great weeknight pizza. I buy pizza dough…
WINTER PAPPA AL POMODORO
While summer fresh tomatoes make for a great pappa al pomodoro in the warmer months, here’s my version of the Tuscan classic you can enjoy year-round. If you have tomato sauce on hand this dinner, or first course, can be on your table in under 10 minutes. This soup is the perfect use for a…
SPAGHETTI AND SAUSAGE MEATBALLS
These “meatballs” are the perfect weeknight dinner. Armed with a big batch of Simple Tomato Sauce in your refrigerator or freezer, this pasta dinner requires minimal prep thanks to sausage. Rather than make meatballs from scratch, roll your favorite sausage into balls for a quick meal. Now, it may not be the most authentic version of the…
STEAMED LITTLENECK CLAMS AND TOMATOES
I’ve been hesitant to post a shellfish recipe (but here we are, I clearly got over it). I like to avoid fussy, expensive or hard-to-find ingredients and instead focus on recipes you can easily replicate whether you live on the Atlantic coast or a in mountain town. Good quality fish and shellfish can be a…
SIMPLE TOMATO SAUCE
I like to cook with local and seasonal produce as much as possible, but sometimes in the winter it can get a bit tricky. That’s when I find myself reaching for canned tomatoes. Whether you’re putting them up yourself or buying imported tomatoes from the grocery store, these canned summer beauties can enhance winter meals…
GNOCCHI WITH 10-MINUTE TOMATO SAUCE
I recently wrote to my high school girlfriends, wanting to know what types of recipes they felt would make their lives easier in the kitchen. Amongst the varied responses (make-ahead appetizers, formula for a good charcuterie plate, ideas with leftovers), my friend Ashley’s husband, Steve, replied, “limited-mess dishes. For example, not having to brown multiple things…