GATHER THE GOODS Testaroli (buy here), cut into large squares pesto parmesan cheese for sprinkling olive oil for drizzling pignoli nuts for garnish MAKE IT 1. Bring a large pot of water or stock to a boil. Season with salt and drop in the pieces of testaroli. 2. Cook the testaroli until tender only a…
What if you could create your own stamp just for pasta? Corzetti is a Ligurian pasta known as the beautiful coin-like imprinted pasta. There are so many sfoglinas (female hand-made pasta producers) that make this magic happen in Italy! It’s more than rolling and cutting… it’s about that special tool. For all the Christians out…
Gather The Goods vegetable or olive oil 1 pound wide flat glass noodles 8 Thai eggplant, sliced and halved 10 garlic cloves, rough chopped 1 cup firm tofu, drained and cubed 1/2” thick 1/4 cup chili oil (a total favorite: Lao Gan Ma Fried Chili in Oil ) 1/2 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup basil, rough…
I am here for all of it! The new cascatelli pasta is just what it seems; toothsome (if cooked well, of course), beautiful, sturdy, and a delicious slope for sauces. It’s a wonderful thing! I wanted to create a dynamic recipe featuring this new baby and it took me a couple tries. Over the summer…
Word on the street is that stovetop mac and cheese is where it’s at. Baked mac and cheese is great, don’t get me wrong, but why all the fuss? I created a version at the PowerHouse test kitchen from a roundup of ingredients. Consider these little vesuvio pasta shapes perfect for mac and cheese. They…
GATHER THE GOODS Yield: 2 servings 1 pound Italian hot peppers 1/4 cup olive oil 8 ounces fettuccini (Dececco) Kosher salt to taste 3 tablespoons butter 8 cloves garlic, grated 2 tablespoons tomato paste 1/2 cup reserved pasta water 1/2 cup grated Pecorino Romano (Locatelli) MAKE IT In a large saute pan over medium high…
Yield: 6 to 8 servings Total Time: 1 1/2- 2 hours GATHER THE GOODS Chicken broth 1 lb. bone in chicken thigh and breast pieces 1/2 inch ginger, grated 5 garlic cloves, grated 2 Indian bay leaves 5 lime leaves 1 cinnamon stick 1 teaspoon ground coriander or 2 teaspoons whole coriander 10 cups cold…
Yield: 4 servings GATHER THE GOODS 1 medium butternut squash, peeled and chopped into small pieces 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided kosher salt to taste 1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper 1 medium yellow onion, thinly sliced 2 tablespoons dry white wine 2 cloves garlic, grated 1/2 cup heavy cream 2 tablespoons butter…
Ingredients 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided 1 tablespoon olive oil plus more for drizzling 8 ounces pastina 2 cloves garlic, grated Kosher salt Freshly cracked black pepper 2 cups tomato sauce 1 1/2 cups chicken or vegetable broth ricotta salata pecorino romano Method In a medium high sided sauce pan over medium heat, melt 2…
Alfredo sauce is historically made with butter and Parmigiano Reggiano. A true Italian recipe for alfredo sauce will never have heavy cream. I know, I know it’s just so much better with heavy cream. But, is it? I absolutely loveee a sauce of butter, pasta water, and parmigiano reggiano. It’s smooth and silky and less…