Suspicion. That’s what I felt when I read the unanimously rave reviews of Marcella Hazan’s easy three-ingredient Butter Tomato sauce. Lauded on food blogs, the sauce has, over the last few years, developed almost mythic status. Food folk turn somersaults describing its ... [Read More] [Leave a comment]
Sour Cream and Champagne Grape Muffin Recipe
My daughter’s first day of nursery school, sixteen years ago, was traumatic. For me. Fall 1994 I fully expected to spend a week or more hanging out in the nursery school’s sunny rooms. I had a cup of hot, half-and-half-laced coffee in a travel cup. I was ready to sit ... [Read More] [1 Comment. Please leave another.]
5-Minute No-Knead Bread Machine Baguette Recipe
I love it when my college-age son visits Copywriters’ Kitchen. And I’m tickled when he uses my recipes. But I hope he skips this post. As a serious bread baker—is “breadie” a word?—he’d be dismayed by Five-Minute No-Knead Bread Machine Baguette. When you hate to ... [Read More] [6 Comments. Please leave another.]
Quick Creamy Cauliflower Soup Recipe
I'm calling this recipe Quick Creamy Cauliflower Soup because I happened to have a lot of cauliflower on hand this week. It looked especially nice and fresh at Westchester Greenhouse. But you can call it Quick Creamy Any Vegetable Soup. This flexible recipe works ... [Read More] [5 Comments. Please leave another.]
Roasted Red Pepper and Potato Frittata
A quick scan of my pantry and fridge revealed a wrinkly red pepper, a quarter-loaf of stale Italian bread and a mound of budding potatoes. Some cooks would gather these past-prime foods and head for the compost bin. Instead I pulled out a skillet. I knew I had perfect ... [Read More] [Leave a comment]
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