I love broccolini and broccoli rabe, with pasta and sausage, on pizza, roasted as a side dish–pretty much anyway I’ve had it! This Pasta with Broccolini, Pancetta and Lemon Cream Sauce might be my new favorite. I used to think broccolini and broccoli rabe were closely related but this explains that broccolini is a cross…
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Jamie Oliver’s Jerk Chicken
I had bought some bone-in chicken thighs without a clear plan on how to cook them. I talked to my daughter as she walked home from BART last night. We often talk about our dinner plans and share recipes. She was going to make either shrimp tacos or steak tacos. I mentioned the chicken thighs…
Dom’s Mamma’s Pasta e Fagioli
The other day Marlo pulled out some leftovers his mom had given him, pasta e fagioli, pasta with beans. I snuck a bite (having eaten earlier) and it was so good, even cold! I couldn’t get it out of my mind so I decided to make my own last night. I had made a pasta…
Pasta with Baked Cherry Tomatoes
Our larger tomatoes are ripening slowly this year, which is surprising given the heat. But our cherry tomato plants are going crazy! We’ve been adding them to everything, making nectarine and cherry tomato salads (because my nectarine tree is also in full production mode), slicing them and adding them to quesadillas, making salsa, and of…
Pureed Beets with Yogurt and Za’atar from Jerusalem
Saturday we had lunch with some friends, over in the cooler part of the bay area. It was nice to escape the heat–and even better to visit with our friends. I brought a couple of dips as appetizers and gambled on a new one that had caught my eye, Pureed Beets with Yogurt and Za’atar…