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    Ravioli with Roasted Chanterelles, Garlic, and Bacon with Pepadew Peppers

    I scored some gorgeous chanterelle mushrooms from the storeroom this weekend. I felt like I’d been eating a lot of pasta recently, but I couldn’t help but think of making some fresh pasta that I could fill with the mushrooms. I roasted them with garlic, onions, and bacon and then sauteed the finished ravioli in [...]

    Pretty Freakin Awesome Pasta Carbonara

    The weather is giving me a taste of my favorite season – fall. Cooler temperatures are one thing, but I love the way the air is crisp in the fall. When you breathe in, you can feel the air glide down your throat. The air smells like biting into an apple, and faintly like wood [...]

    Pizza with White Bean-Rosemary Puree, Bacon, Broccoli Rabe, Tomatoes, Onions, and Parmesan

    I love making pizza for a quick meal. Now, normally, some people think of “pizza as a quick meal” as picking up the phone, ordering, and waiting with $20 by the front door. But since I love making bread doughs and freezing them in individual portions until I need them, pizza is a [...]

    How to Make an Awesome BLT (an Ode to Mama)

    Instead of asking “How are you?” when we answer the phone, my mother and I ask each other “What did you have for dinner?”. The response from either side is usually: “Ooooh, that sounds good.” This was my response when she gushed about the BLTs she was going to make last week with [...]

    Ricotta Gnocchi with Caramelized Onions and Bacon

    Many people are nervous at the idea of making their own pasta, and I suppose for good reason. Pasta is one of those easy-to-impress dishes, which is only magnified by it’s easiness to prepare.  All you have to do to earn rave reviews is to toss a box of dried pasta into some hot water, [...]