April 18th, 2011 | Pasta, Vegetarian, Yankee Cook Recipes | No Comments »
So, I know I'm like two years late on the whole ramps trend, but I've never been one for following the herd (though I do love imagining the sound a tiny herd of ramps would make...
shuffle shuffle shuffle). Ramps are known as one of the very first vegetables to come out of the ground in Spring. They are just as much a harbinger of the bounteous warmer months as a clam shack reopening on a 45 degree April afternoon.
Primavera...
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April 21st, 2010 | Pasta, Vegetarian | 2 Comments »
I decided this morning that today was as good a day as any to reorganize our cabinets. I like to collect glass jars to use for storage, rather using than plastic containers that seep BPAs and chemical flavors into foods. It's also a good way to reuse perfectly good glass jars and keep them from becoming the stuff of landfills. So, I went though and put any unsealed items into jars. It looks pretty spiffy now a...
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March 3rd, 2010 | Cheese, Pasta, Vegetarian, Yankee Cook Recipes | No Comments »
Making lasagna is like planning a wedding. There are thousands of varying traditions and just as many ways to go about it. Some say location and food are most important, others say music and color scheme. In the end, you just need to decide what's most important to you.
Some prefer their lasagna with lots of veggies, others like it with beef. I like lasagna to be r...
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December 28th, 2009 | Cheese, Pasta, Yankee Cook Recipes | No Comments »
Cheese platters are like the theater and you my friend, are the director. Your job is to entertain and indulge your audience. Who doesn't love discovering a new cheese? This is your opportunity to share your discoveries with guests. I always go for variety in taste and texture. At least one mild, one medium and one strong. At least one soft-ripened (b...
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December 16th, 2009 | Pasta, Sauces, Vegetarian, Yankee Cook Recipes | 2 Comments »
Vegetable Garden Pasta gets its name from the raw veggies that star in the dish. The pasta sauce takes less than 20 minutes so that the tomatoes and carrots retain their vitamins and minerals. A quick, covered simmer allows the vegetables to soften in a shorter amount of time than tomato sauce recipes that stew uncovered for several hours. Give the sauce a quick mash, to ge...
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November 21st, 2009 | Pasta, Seafood, Yankee Cook Recipes | 3 Comments »
This is a hearty, nutritious pasta dish that can be made in under a half hour. Pine nuts contain vitamins A, E and K, niacin and folic acid. Arugula also offers vitamins A, K and folic acid along with calcium, iron, zinc and potassium and salmon offers omega-3. The sweetness of the pine nuts compliments the smoked salmon's briny tang, and the Mornay sauce mellows the arugul...
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October 26th, 2009 | Cheese, Pasta, Vegetarian, Yankee Cook Recipes | No Comments »
Mac and cheese is traditionally made using a combination of Cheddar and American Cheese, which, while I'm on that topic, I'd like to just put this out there,
is not actually cheese.
I'm sure you already figured those little individually wrapped squares from the pre-sliced cold cut section of the supermarket were not lovingly stacked on shelves in a mountain cave and aged ...
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October 22nd, 2009 | Cheese, Pasta, Yankee Cook Recipes | No Comments »
I felt like having a hearty comfort-food type lunch today, and so I decided to make baked penne with salami in the sauce and pecorino romano and blue cheese (for a nice melty effect) on top.
The result was a satisfying combination of flavors. The sweetness of the tomato sauce combined with the occasional peppery cube of salami worked nicely with the blue cheese from Jasper Hill Farm, an artisanal cheese maker in Vermont. I'd...
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So, I know I'm like two years late on the whole ramps trend, but I've never been one for following the herd (though I do love imagining the sound a tiny herd of ramps would make... shuffle shuffle shuffle). Ramps are known as one of the very first vegetables to come out of the ground in Spring. They are just as much a harbinger of the bounteous warmer months as a clam shack reopening on a 45 degree April afternoon.
Primavera...
