Penne with Sage, Mushrooms, Sausage and Spinach
There are times when I crave a bowl of pasta. And in miserably rainy and surprisingly chilly New York, this may be one of them. But then I crave pasta no matter what the weather. Only a few days…
Category: Italian Cuisine
Pork Cutlets with Pine Nuts and Prosciutto “Lombatine ‘Vestite’ ai Pinoli”
Here we have a simple pork cutlet or chop that is covered with juicy bits of golden raisin, salty, tangy capers, and rich Gran Padano cheese. This sweet and salty, cheese-y topping is held in place by crisp slices of prosciutto. For a pork…
Steak Pizzaiola
My friend Kate says that when she lived in Santa Fe NM, people used to refer to their local Whole Foods market as “Whole Paycheck”. The Whole Foods nearest me is certainly more expensive than most of the neighborhood groceries but then the produce is…
Orecchiette with Spicy Merguez Sausage
Right down the street from us at 1900 Broadway, Daniel Boulud has carved a little fiefdom for himself. It consists of two restaurants—Bar Boulud, which leans heavily on charcuterie, and Boulud Sud, Chef Boulud’s salute to Mediterranean Cuisine. And…
Jonathan Waxman’s Roasted Chicken with Salsa Verde
When you can vividly remember a lunch you had ten years ago, I would have to say that’s the power of great cooking. I distinctly remember a visit to Washington Park on lower Fifth Avenue. The restaurant marked the triumphant return to New York…
Chicken with Prosciutto, Chard and Pine Nuts
It’s easy to see why it is called Rainbow Chard I have significant lapses in my culinary adventures. Before I made this perfect weeknight dinner with its amazing range of delicious tastes and textures, I had never cooked Chard. I will not go so far…
