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Spicy Baked Pasta with Cheddar and Broccoli

All that pasta you just bought put to very good use indeed. In New York City where I live, the supermarkets have been stripped bare of many items. But I have to say the complete absence of pasta is quite stunning. That may well be…

by Monte Mathews

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From “Sheet Pan Suppers*” Roasted Salmon with Asparagus and Pistachio Gremolata

The Sheet Pan: A great way to cook because it can be used to roast, bake or broil. For Christmas, one of Andrew’s gifts to me was Molly Gilbert’s book (Workman Publishing 2014). The asterisk is because the book also puts Breakfasts, Desserts, and Snacks…

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by Monte Mathews

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Melissa Clark’s Mushroom Bourguignon

A Meat Lover’s Dream recipe…Mushroom Bourguignon from Melissa Clark As New Year’s resolutions go, the one about eating less meat in 2020 has a lot of traction. And for good reason. Not only is it good for you, but it’s also good for the planet. …

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by Monte Mathews

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Shrimp Linguine with Herbs, Corn and Arugula

Bring a dish of Summer Sunshine to your Winter table in under 30 minutes flat. I nominate this dish for being a great big bowl of happy colors, great flavors, and almost instant gratification. It comes together in under 30 minutes. That alone qualifies it…

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It looks like a Burger with Fries. But you can eat this one on Meatless Monday. It’s the Beyond Burger.

We ate our first Beyond Burgers this month. Here’s our review: When you live near an all-American town like Sag Harbor, New York, you know you’re going to find a great burger. I love the burgers at Dockside, a local institution that’s an improbable tenant…

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Come to Bali and meet a new Chef who has invented a whole new recipe for Bouillabaisse.

A year ago March, I had the good fortune to travel to Bali. I stayed at both Four Seasons Resorts Bali, one high in the mountains near Ubud and the other on the shores of the Indian Ocean at Jimbaran Bay. Recently a new Executive…

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by Monte Mathews

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Savory Roasted Tomato Tarte Tatin

A couple of years ago, I read a very detailed recipe for a tomato Tarte Tatin in Bon Appetit. I worked with the recipe and came up with two versions of the dish. Now that Tomato season is in full swing, I revisited this…

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Ribollita, Tuscany’s gift to the Winter Table

Ah, Ribollita…the Tuscan soup that’s a perfect antidote to winter. Hearty and robust, it’s packed with vegetables and day-old bread making it far more a stew than a soup. Its origins are precise. Its roots are in the peasant foods of Tuscany particularly in the…

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Spiced Chickpea Stew with Coconut and Turmeric from Alison Roman in The New York Times

This recipe landed in my inbox in a collection of the 10 Most-Popular recipes in The New York Times. Turns out the Times runs posts of its Most Popular recipes so frequently, that I cannot tell you what time frame they’re referring to. However, the…

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Tortellini Soup with Spinach, Onions, Carrots and Fennel and how it ended up on our table.

When you live in a food town like New York, you discover places all over the city that are worth a detour anytime you’re close to them. A recent doctor’s visit put me within two long blocks of the Sullivan Street Bakery. I am so…

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by Monte Mathews

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Pasta with Asparagus and Mushrooms

In keeping with our vow to eat less meat and experiment with a more plant-based diet, I was delighted to have found the bones of this recipe in Food and Wine. It’s pure vegetarian, a wonderful balance of textures and flavors with just a shot…

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Nate Appleman’s Lentil and Egg Stew

Meatless Mondays have been missing from our house. It was not intentional but I had trouble finding recipes that appealed to the palate and to the eyes. But on one of the daily e-mailings from Healthy-ish, Bon Appetit’s latest venture, I spied this recipe. It…

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VEGETABLE BIRYANI: A FRAGRANT INDIAN RICE DISH WITH A STORY TO TELL

Vegetable Biryani When I first served Biryani—that intoxicatingly spiced Indian rice dish—to a friend with Indian roots, I held my breath. You don’t mess with tradition lightly. To my delight, she didn’t just approve—she went back for seconds. That was all the encouragement I needed…

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I am back from Europe with a perfect dish for a summer night: Hot Pasta with a Cold Tomato Sauce

I won’t go into the dreary details of two nights spent in Frankfurt Airport where a freak storm stranded over 7000 passengers except to say that if a contest were held First Prize would be one night in Frankfurt Airport and Second Prize would be…