Pasta, Rice, and Grains

Penne with Hearty Beef Ragu

June 20, 2010
Penne with Beef Ragu

We have very, very different ideas when it comes to pasta for dinner. I’m mostly all about fresh, lightly-sauced pasta spiked with lemon. Lots and lots of lemon. Except when it’s cold and then I want heavy cream, butter, and unhealthy amounts of gooey, melty cheese. The Foodie Groom, on the other hand, prefers his [...]

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Chicken and Spaghetti with Lemon Cream Sauce

June 2, 2010
Chicken and Spaghetti with Lemon Cream Sauce

The produce bowl on the counter sits in comically sad shape: half a bulb of garlic and 9 lemons. 9 starting-to-look-sad lemons. I love lemon. Like love-love lemon. The Foodie Groom? Not so crazy about lemons if they don’t come in the form of lemonade. He’s somewhat forgiving if they’re in dessert form but in [...]

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Lemony Penne with Chicken and Arugula

May 30, 2010
Lemony Penne with Chicken and Arugula

What’s for dinner? We’re having Penne [knock knock knock] Penne [knock knock knock] Penne [knock knock knock] Yep, I thought it was *so* clever when I did that I love Sheldon. His geeky, humorous, and often mind-boggling habits remind me of… well, um, someone I know. [whispers] and married (Have no idea what I’m talking [...]

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Scallops with Sun Dried Tomatoes and Goat Cheese Orzotto

May 26, 2010
Scallops with Sun Dried Tomatoes and Goat Cheese Orzotto

My very, very favorite way to prepare scallops is to wrap them in bacon and serve with a blackberry-port sauce, a la Peabody. As a matter of fact, it’s the only way I’ve made scallops in the last two years. We make our own port so it’s always fun to work a bottle of our [...]

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Couscous with Chicken, Lemon, and Peas

May 16, 2010
Chicken with Peas and Couscous

Quick. Easy. Light. Yummy. It makes me very happy when I can use all those words describe one single recipe. This is probably one of my favorite new recipe finds from last month’s Everyday Food. It tastes like spring in a bowl – the lemon, peas, and chicken are simple and fresh – and it [...]

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Fettuccine alla Carbonara

May 9, 2010
Fettucine alla Carbonara

Last month’s Saveur contained a feature on classic Roman dishes. One of the recipes featured, Spaghetti alla Carbonara, is one of our favorites (with fettuccine or linguine noodles). I make it every other week. It’s a quickie dinners: cooked pasta, cheese, crispy pancetta, and an egg swirled around with some pasta water. Saveur’s recipe is [...]

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