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Clay Pot Calamari with Sweet Spices
Dessert Patio with Clay Pot, by Romy Terlingua. Recipe below: Clay Pot Calamari with Sweet Spices In my travels I like to collect clay pots meant for cooking. So far I’ve done little actual cooking...
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Ricotta Baked with Fresh Bay Leaves
Bay Laurel, by Carol Ivey, 2018. Recipe below: Ricotta Baked with Fresh Bay Leaves I’ve been drawn to Sicilian flavors for a very long time. When I first discovered Sicilian cookbooks, just buying...
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Pan-Fried Lamb Chops with a Thyme and Parmigiano Crust
Daryl in Wylde Thyme Farm, by Fiorentina Giannotta. Recipe below: Pan-Fried Lamb Chops with a Thyme and Parmigiano Crust Crust is often a good idea. Day-old pasta can be turned into a bubbly baked...
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Braised Eggplant with Cinnamon, Honey, and Mint
Still Life with Honey, by Gala Turovskaya. Recipe below: Braised Eggplant with Cinnamon, Honey, and Mint Acid with sweet. Savory with sweet. You encounter those combinations in Sicilian and other...
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Baccalà for Christmas Eve: Three Favorite Recipes
Baccalà is a Christmas Eve necessity for me. Many of my other fishes have fallen, either from streamlining the night or for lack of interest, but the baccalà stays. It’s special. It’s intense. It...
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Bitter Greens and Mandarin Orange Dust Salad, with an Anchovy Vinaigrette
Still LIfe, by Yana Golikova. Recipe below: Bitter Greens and Mandarin Orange Dust Salad, with an Anchovy Vinaigrette After days of post-Christmas fog, both atmospheric and spiritual, I needed a lift,...
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Pears Poached with Red Wine, Rosemary, and Vanilla
Pear Shadows, by Nancy Merkle. Recipe below: Pears Poached with Red Wine, Rosemary, and Vanilla It sure is quiet out on the street. January tends to be a slow month in Manhattan, but this is...
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Women with Fish
I’m nude. I’m languishing. The fish my uncle Nunzio brought this morning is sitting here waiting for me to fix it before it rots. If I cook something good, I’ll be a happy nude. If I just sit here...
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Red wine, rosemary, vanilla, a beautiful combination of flavors that cook down to a thick, glossy syrup that clings to the pears and makes for an elegant winter dessert, a study in pink and deep...
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Oven-Seared Chicken with Grapes, Rosemary, and Grappa
Still Lfe with Chicken, Pigeon, and Grapes, from the workshop of Giovanni Agostino Cassano. Recipe below: Oven-Seared Chicken with Grapes, Rosemary, and Grappa Have you noticed how often the only...
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How to Cook an Octopus: A Recipe for Bucatini with Octopus, Vermouth, and Basil
Still Life with Octopus and Tomatoes, by Beata Skorek. Recipe below: Bucatini with Octopus, Vermouth, and Basil Lately I’ve been loitering around Eataly on 23rd Street. It tricks me into feeling I’ve...
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A Quick Winter Ragù with Sausage, Rosemary, Fennel, and a Splash of Cream
Aperitif with Bread and Sausage, by Dean Wittle. Recipe below: A Quick Winter Ragù with Sausage, Rosemary, Fennel, and a Splash of Cream I find winter supermarket shopping bleak. No Greenmarket...
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A Cook and Her Herbs: Buying Supermarket Herbs, and a Recipe for Pistachio...
Mint in My Pot, by Mutlu Ertac. “A Cook and Her Herbs” will be a new regular feature on my blog. Once a month I’ll post about my love of herbs. I’ll offer recipes, personal stories, historical notes...
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Women with Fish
Drink to me only with thine eyes,And I will pledge with mine;Or leave a kiss but in the cup,And I’ll not look for wine.The thirst that from the soul doth riseDoth ask a drink divine;But might I of...
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