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Celebrating World Pasta Day

[caption id="attachment_1166" align="alignnone"]Wild mushroom ragù with bucatini.[/caption] NOT THAT I NEED AN EXCUSE to enjoy pasta, but next Monday, October 25, is...

Basia HellwigOctober 22, 2010

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RECIPE: Eggplant Slices, Pomegranate, Yogurt and Tahini

THESE BAKED EGGPLANT SLICES are excellent on their own, but add the pomegranate vinaigrette and the cool yogurt sauce, with its tastes of garlic...

Basia HellwigOctober 11, 2010

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Meatless Monday: Eggplant Emergency

A FRIEND CALLED TO SAY that house guests had come laden with farmstand fare this weekend, and the whole crowd had eaten...

Basia HellwigOctober 11, 2010

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Tomato Sauce, Batch 2

LAST WEEK READER JOHN FROM TORONTO passed on his great you-can-do-this method for making tomato sauce, which he learned from a Sicilian friend...

Basia HellwigSeptember 30, 2010

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RECIPE: Baked Mediterranean Chicken with Cherry Tomatoes

Serves 4 to 6 2-3 skinless boneless chicken breasts (depending on weight; see note below) zest of one lemon 1/3 cup...

Basia HellwigSeptember 27, 2010

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Sunday Dinner: Baked Mediterranean Chicken with Cherry Tomatoes

I DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU, but I never get tired of meals that involve cherry tomatoes. And I’m still finding boxes of them...

Basia HellwigSeptember 26, 2010

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Tomato Sauce—Yes!

[caption id="attachment_1136" align="alignnone"]Romas spotted at United Bros. in Astoria! (Photo by Bruce Campbell)[/caption] Reader John writes: At this time of year all...

Basia HellwigSeptember 21, 2010