Polenta with meaty shiitake mushrooms is comfort in a bowl. Chris Prosperi made this for us for our pre-show meal, and we can’t wait to have it again.
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Second-Day Salmon with Linguine
Leftover salmon, dill, crème fraîche (which makes an instant cream sauce), and pasta may sound like a date-night meal, but this is just for you.
Chorizo with Clams and Rice
Everyone knows how much I love paella–but this is even better. The dish is a traditional northern Spanish clam dish where the rice is almost soupy. No socarrat here! The secret is to steam the fresh clams separately before adding them to the rice. Be sure to reserve the cooking liquid from the clams to […]
Faith Buys a Spiralizer to Make Zucchini ‘Spaghetti’ with Chile & Lemon
We kept saying we don’t need a spiralizer, the little hand-held device you twist to turn a variety of vegetables into faux pasta noodles. We said that until we tried an inexpensive spiralizer from Oxo and in two minutes made long thin curly strands of zucchini. Looked like pasta. With the sauce, tasted like pasta […]
Grilled Cauliflower with Candied Ginger, Pine Nuts, and Raisins
I tip my hat to New Orleans–based chef Alon Shaya, who provided me with the inspiration for this recipe. On a trip down to NOLA, I found his simply grilled cauliflower so delicious and transforming that when I returned home, this dish was one of the first things I came up with. If you or […]
Linguine with Littleneck Clams and Genoa Salami
From City Fish Market, Wethersfield, Connecticut This traditional New England Italian-American dish goes all out in terms of flavor with its fresh clams and strips of sliced Genoa salami blended into the pasta sauce. Get the scoop on a few of our favorite seafood markets in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and more, and hear local author […]
