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Ricotta Agnolotti with Sautéed Fiddleheads

June 23, 2020 No Comments

Pasta is not a seasonal food. Pasta is an all the time food. Sure, you might not drench it in ragu in the middle of July, but you’ll definitely pair it with bocconcini in a salad. And seafood pasta dishes were made for patios and beer and white wine. Pasta always has a place at the table, but fiddly pasta? Well, that’s a tougher sell. I know the thought of spending time in the kitchen is less than ideal when summer is underway, but I truly believe these Ricotta Agnolotti with Sautéed Fiddleheads are worth the extra time indoors and I intend to prove it to you. You can eat them al fresco and I promise that cold white wine you pair them with will taste all the sweeter.

Cakes, Confections, Recipes

Toasted Fluffernutter Sheet Cake

June 20, 2020 No Comments

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Yes, this is a Toasted Fluffernutter Sheet Cake. Yes, like the official sandwich of Massachusetts. And yes, the fluffernutter is the official sandwich of Massachusetts. I looked it up. The fluffernutter sandwich gets a lot of flack due to its use of bottled marshmallow cream and utter lack of nutrition. And yeah, okay I can see where people are coming from. Marshmallow cream is generally not part of a high-brow balanced breakfast. But what if you swapped the processed cream for the more respectable Italian Meringue and moved the peanut/marshmallow pairing to a more suitable time of the day, i.e. dessert? Not so trashy afterall.

Pasta, Recipes, Vegetarian

Creamy Asparagus Orzo with Herbed Goat Cheese

June 15, 2020 No Comments

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Want a bowl of pasta that eats a heck of a lot like a bowl of risotto? Look no further than this Creamy Asparagus Orzo. I don’t know about you but I’ve always had trouble choosing between pasta and risotto. Sure, I eat a lot more pasta than I do risotto because pasta is quick and risotto is, well, meditative? But in a restaurant setting, when my time and effort aren’t remotely on the line, it’s a really tough call. And when I’m confronted with a tough decision, I do what any rational, responsible person would – I find a way around it.

Grains & Legumes, Recipes, Sandwiches & Wraps, Vegetarian

Sticky Shiitake Barley Burgers with Wasabi Mayo

June 10, 2020 No Comments

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You may have noticed things got a little quiet around here. I’m also going to assume you probably know why. Given the protests in the US and around the world, I decided to take a back seat and give the BIPOC members of my community the floor. I won’t say much on the topic beyond this, I wrote a more involved post on my Instagram page. But I will definitively say that I believe black lives matter and as I return to posting my own content, I promise to make changes big and small in my own life to further the objectives of the movement and my own education. So, with all that being said, let’s talk about these Sticky Shiitake Barley Burgers.