You can’t find a fresh, ripe, beautiful red tomato here in Ohio in January. You just can’t. So how could you possibly make a bolognese in the depths of winter? Make a white bolognese. Skip the tomatoes altogether and make a very Italian specialty. In doing so, you will make my single most favorite thing… Read More Winter Kitchen | White Bolognese with Fresh Pasta
There are fireworks on New Year’s Eve for a reason. It’s a time for the best we’ve got. A dinner like this requires a lot of you. But oh my, is it worth it. And the one you make it for will think so, too. And I’m sure they’ll be grateful. I cooked a lot… Read More “Wow” | Crab, Leek and Ricotta Rollatini (with Truffles)
If you have friends or family coming over for an unexpected Sunday dinner at your house, don’t be alarmed. You may already have what you need and have to look no further than your front porch. I couldn’t bear to just let the beautiful green Hokkaido pumpkin go to waste that we brought home from Rennick’s Family… Read More Sunday Dinner, Porch to Table | Roasted Pumpkin with Italian Sausage
There’s been something appealing about trying difficult recipes lately. Some days – well let’s be honest, a lot of days – all I want to cook is something familiar and easy (i.e., Japanese noodles and salmon). And tonight’s recipe seemed, at first, to fit into the difficult category. Although, as it turned out, it wasn’t hard, just slightly… Read More Butternut Squash “Pasta” and Stuffed Squab
For those of you who have been following the goings on in Persephone’s Kitchen, you’ll know most important things to me are techniques, tradition and family. I’m determined not to lose the family history that is contained in recipes handed down generation to generation. As a result, Persephone doesn’t always do the cooking. This morning, while the… Read More Sunday Dinner: Lasagna, Meatballs, Sausage and “Gravy”
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