We are in peak tomato season, which is why we should all be eating our tomatoes and wearing them too— printed on clothes, drippy juice stains, sticky hands the whole thing. I’m honest when I say I’ve never known myself to be the housedress type, but I tried a few out thanks to Maddie Bing,…
I made a charred tomato sauce years ago when I first started cooking and styling photos for my blog. I wanted to revisit the grill with fresh perspective to make Grilled Tomato & Pepperoni Tagliatelle. Somehow it doesn’t seem fair that there aren’t enough grilled tomato recipes on the web! It’s kind of an awkward,…
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 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…