Category Archives: Pasta

Mac & Cheese & Birthdays

Looking into various options for duck yesterday had me nervously eyeing my bank account, so I wanted to cook something cheap and easy for dinner. Paging through the cookbook, I realized Gwyneth’s Macaroni & Cheese recipe included mascarpone, which I had a tub of sitting in the fridge from my ravioli disaster. I have no idea what else to do with mascarpone, so this seemed like kismet.

Gwyneth offers up four different ways to cook your Mac & Cheese, but they’re not that different. I mean, three of the four “variations” are just adding a different cheese. Not that exciting. But we’re not going for exciting today; we’re going for CHEAP. I decided to mix two of her “variations,” which she suggest go well together – adding mozzarella, and adding her Basic Tomato Sauce. Which means I’m actually accomplishing two recipes! I really feel like I’m cheating here. Continue reading

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Homemade Ravioli: A Comedy of Errors in Three Acts

In the course of this project, I’ve already had my ups (chili) and downs (6-hour pizza, burned stir-fry). If I had to rate “My Father’s Daughter” yesterday morning, I would have given it a 7 out of 10. Not bad, for a movie star’s cookbook! But if you had asked me again to rate the book last night, after a day spent in the kitchen, I would have attempted to shove the entire cookbook down your throat. Continue reading

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