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Don't have a clue what to fix for dinner tonight? This dish is always a great solution to that problem. The tomatoes and parsley are the only fresh ingredients you need; everything else is probably in your fridge or pantry. For a splurge, use Spanish tuna in olive oil; for a bargain, try Genova brand, also in olive oil but half the price.
This ragu from the late 18th century tastes rich, brown and velvety with the surprise of cinnamon and tingly black pepper. The sauce blends well with tagliatelle, pappardelle, penne and garganelli pastas. Experience it as it was first made centuries ago by combining the ragu with hollow maccheroni-style pasta and baking it. You could, of course, simply serve it up without baking.
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From The Fresh & Green Table: Delicious Ideas for Bringing Vegetables Into Every Meal by Susie Middleton (Chronicle Books, 2012). Copyright ? 2012 by Susie Middleton. Photographs copyright ? 2012 by Annabelle Breakey. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission of the publisher.
This is the homemade pasta to make with little kids; anyone who can work with Playdough can make these gnocchi with expertise.
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This is the quintessential spring luncheon dish, all about the sweetness that's finally bursting up in gardens ¡ª long-awaited asparagus, shallot and carrot ¡ª made rich with sweet cream. It's also about the way that sweetness seems more pronounced against the salty ham and the tangy mustard.
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