Fifteen years after creating this recipe, I rediscovered an unforgettable combination of tender bay scallops, bubbling butter, Parmesan and crisp country-bread croutons. After nearly fifteen years and hundreds of recipes on Chewing the Fat, you would think I might remember all the particularly good ones.…

It’s Sweater Weather! And along comes this 30-minute recipe for Pork Chops with Apples and Bacon The first cool evenings make me want apples in something other than dessert. These pork chops answer the call beautifully: thick-cut chops, smoky bacon, shallots and two kinds of…

IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU CAME FROM. America’s favorite foods tell the story of who we are, where we come from, and how regional dishes and traditions shape the way the nation eats. Ask that question at any table, anywhere in the world, and…

Bon Appetit’s June/July 2021 is a keeper. Not just because its cover heralds “21 Speedy Summer Recipes”.  I’ve already cooked my way through four of them. Earlier this week, it was the jumping off point for our Corn Snap Pea Sausage Rigatoni.  Today it’s this…

Pasta once a week is a staple at our house.   We love the endless possibilities pasta presents.  With over 50 distinct types—even more when you add in the different sizes– that number goes even higher.  Today’s recipe is a riff on one in this…