The author of “The Heirloom Gardener” offers tips for growing a garden of lush perennials you can put in a soup or add to a salad.
Category: Cooking and Cookbooks
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The 25 Essential Pasta Dishes to Eat in Italy
Two chefs, one cookbook author, a culinary historian and a food writer made a list of the country’s most delicious meals, from carbonara in Rome to ravioli in Campania.
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Yes, You Love Pasta. But Do You Know the Difference Between Anolini and Pansoti?
From the size of a bottle cap to “large like a fist,” seven classic stuffed-pasta shapes that go back generations — and how to make them.
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How to Make Stuffed Pasta at Home
The chef Stefano Secchi demonstrates how to make pansoti, a belly-shaped pasta from the Liguria region of Italy.
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How the ‘Evil’ Tomato Came to Define Italy’s Cuisine
When tomatoes first arrived in Europe 500 years ago, they were considered dangerous. Then in Naples they gave rise to pasta al pomodoro.
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An Issue All About Pasta and What It Means to Eat It
The dish, in all its many forms, has become synonymous with Italy’s culture.
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Is Agnolotti del Plin Italy’s Most Prized Stuffed Pasta?
Each region could well argue for its own, but one may have the strongest case.
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There’s No Meal Better (or Longer) Than an Italian Sunday Lunch
The languorous feast isn’t the mainstay of the country’s culture that it once was. We talked to five creative people keeping this beloved tradition alive.
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Is Everything an A.S.M.R. Video Now?
Videos that tickle what is known as the Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response used to belong to a specific corner of the internet. Now they’re virtually everywhere.
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The Giddy Delights of Trompe L’Oeil Candy
The long history of — and current appetite for — trompe l’oeil confections.
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How to Throw a Garden Party, From the Chefs Behind Kismet
Sara Kramer and Sarah Hymanson — the chef-owners of the restaurant Kismet — hosted a Mediterranean and Middle Eastern feast to celebrate their first cookbook.
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The Most Sustainable Fish Is the Most Local. Why Is It So Hard to Find?
Seafood caught in nearby waters has long been left out of the farm-to-table movement. But these people have set out to get it into stores and restaurants.