If your snowy landscape turned sunny today, cook something with an Italian flair to say ciao to the warming trend in hopes that it will last.
Food Ideas
- Love to Cook: Polenta with a rich ragù and escarole salad
- Weeknight Reality: Wide egg noodles with simple meat sauce; spring greens with lemon & olive oil
- Need a Miracle: Fresh pasta (from the deli) tossed with garlic, olive oil and a can of baby clams; greens with Italian dressing
Recipe Links
- Pork Ragù over Creamy Polenta – bon appetit
- Creamy Polenta with Wild Mushroom Ragout – Food & Wine
- Marcella Hazan’s Simple Veal Pasta Sauce – Marcella Cucina via Epicurious
- Escarole and Brussels Sprout Salad – Food & Wine
Parting Thought
“There is no technique, there is just the way to do it. Now, are we going to measure or are we going to cook?”
Frances Mayes, Under the Tuscan Sun
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