From Faith: I remember the first time Todd Friedland of Windham, Conn., handed me a cracker. On that cracker, a smear of cream cheese and on top of that a dollop of his homemade peach hot pepper jelly. It was eye rolling good, and all the better because Todd was and is our vet on the […]
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Quick White Wine Pan Sauce
Chris Prosperi loves home cooks, and that’s one reason why we love him. Both Faith and Chris like making a quick pan sauce after searing a chicken breast on the stove-top. Follow these simple instructions to make it Chris’ way. Faith makes her chicken breasts the same way, but sometimes adds a squeeze of fresh […]
How to Doctor Canned Clam Sauce to Make Luscious Linguine
From Chris Prosperi: Most of us grew up having Progresso canned clam sauce on spaghetti; we dumped a can into a saucepan, heated it and mixed in the linguine. That was it, and we ate it happily. What would it taste like if we made it today? What does time do to memory? We decided to […]
Better than Ever Egg Noodles with Prosciutto, Peas & Two Cheeses
To our surprise, this lovable combination of ingredients is not from Italy, but from Switzerland, according to Cooks Illustrated, which featured this dish in its March/April issue. Dan Souza did lots of tests and discovered that if he used equal amounts of cheese, the prosciutto and other ingredients tasted better than ever. Children and grownups […]
Fast, Good Tomato Soup: Use Chopped Canned Tomatoes
From Faith: It was a bitter cold afternoon, and I was testing recipes at Orient Point on the North Fork of Long Island. Because the house is situated high on a bluff overlooking Long Island Sound and across the pond from Old Saybrook, Conn., the wind was howling. This was soup weather, only I didn’t want […]
Bloody Healthy Mary Martini
From Faith: When I asked our new contributor, Connecticut bartender Anthony DeSerio, to come up with a healthy, low-cal cocktail that wouldn’t cost a fortune, he knew just what to do. I love his Bloody Healthy Mary Martini because it’s a riff on an Italian Caprese Salad. How did he come up with it? “If you […]
