I spend ten minutes actively in the kitchen when I make this velouté. It’s just so easy once you’ve taken the time to prepare, which I consider a virtue! In fact, preparation is one of the greatest virtues, as I see it. A virtue I, unfortunately, never possess myself…
Fall
“Ragu” Bolognese Sauce for Lasagna & Pasta
I used to get a lot of spaghetti with meat sauce as a kid—always with huge mushrooms that were cooked wrong and sour tomatoes, which I wasn’t really crazy about—“sorry, Dad.” This traditional “Ragu” for the poor, on the other hand, is something I’m a big fan of. It’s this classic “Ragu” meat sauce for the poor that you get at a good ”Mama” trattoria…
Turkey Thighs with Root Vegetables in a Slow Cooker
An easy dish that saves a lot of time—and if you can find turkey thighs or other poultry at a reasonable price, it can be an extremely inexpensive and nutritious meal. This is one of the easiest and simplest slow-cooker dishes I make; it never takes me more than 30 minutes of active time in the kitchen, and it…
Vanilla Pear Jam
“Ugly” pears—the ones with lots of blemishes, also called “fall pears” or simply the ones that others have left behind at the supermarket or that you’ve forgotten in the fridge. I really like those kinds of pears. I actually find them beautiful, and when it comes to the true taste of a pear, nothing beats one of those…
