My good-luck pizza, ready to go into the oven. Recipe: Pizza in the Round with Pancetta, Onion, and Buffalo Mozzarella Every year on New Year’s Day I struggle with my superstitions and try to put together some sort of good-luck meal. As a kid I always heard from my family that we were supposed to [...]
Archive for December, 2006
A Good-Luck Pizza for New Year’s Day
Posted in 2006 on December 29, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Lost Recipes Found: Penne with Broccoli, Shallots, and Emmenthaler
Posted in Lost Recipes Found on December 19, 2006 | 5 Comments »
Greg’s long-lost pasta dish. Recipe: Penne with Broccoli, Shallots, and Emmenthaler Dear Erica: When I was in Italy I had a tremendous dish, a penne with broccoli sauce. The sauce had no cream, jus an intense broccoli flavor, a little olive oil, and, I assume, some butter. The trick is how to get the intense [...]
My Winter Fruit of Choice, Part II
Posted in 2006 on December 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Braised tuna with marsala, mint, and black olives. Recipes: Winter Panzanella with Burst Cherry Tomatoes, Black Olives, and Caciocavallo Braised Tuna with Marsala, Mint, and Black Olives My black olive craving has really taken hold in this winter. At this time in my life just about everything tastes better with a few black olives thrown [...]
Lost Recipes Found: Cinnamon and Ricotta Ravioli with Basil
Posted in Lost Recipes Found on December 2, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Liti’s missing recipe. Recipe: Cinnamon and Ricotta Ravioli with Basil Dear Erica, Since you’ve started your “Lost Recipes Found” feature, I can’t stop thinking about the cinnamon and ricotta ravioli Mom has told us about but never actually cooked for us, mainly because she doesn’t know how to make it. I thought this would be [...]






