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Ricotta and Chicken Sausage Stuffed Shells

by Jillian Bedell February 21, 2013

I miss my Josephine dearly. She and I were good friends, in the end, and I spoke to her on the phone many times a week. I still think to call her all the time when I’m driving, to tell her of the antics Violet and I are up to and hear her raspy old [...]

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Calabrese-Style Rigatoni with Spicy Pork Ragu

by Jillian Bedell February 8, 2013

Once upon a time in Brooklyn, there was an Italian restaurant called Sam’s. This was old-school, red sauce Brooklyn, and Sam’s was the flickering candle of an era that was then beginning to end. Chianti bottles on every table, salamis hanging from the ceiling, broken English immigrants eating family meal in a dim back room. [...]

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Pumpkin Orecchiette with Spinach and Sage

by Jillian Bedell September 13, 2012

So, technically, it’s still Summer until September twenty-something. And the weather has been glorious here in coastal Maine. Warm and breezy with deep blue skies, cool enough to sleep under down with the windows open. We spend all day outside, at the boardwalk, the beach, the farmer’s market, in the shops and galleries on Main [...]

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Orecchiette with Yellow Squash, Corn and Bacon

Orecchiette with Yellow Squash, Corn and Bacon

by Jillian Bedell July 30, 2012

It was the summer before seventh grade. I had just made my Clinton Town Hall stage debut as Moth in a professional production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. I had a crush on blond Lysander and longed to be as elegant as the dancer who played Titania. After the last performance a cast party was held [...]

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Lobster Fra Diavolo

by Jillian Bedell July 12, 2012

I assume you’ve heard the news about lobster. How there was briefly an abundance of it, due to overfishing, which had driven down the price to ridiculous lows. So we have some soft shell lobster up in this joint, and need a new way to spin our favorite local delicacy. Is something still a delicacy if it costs less [...]

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Fettuccine with Sausage, Fresh Peas, and Garlic Scapes

by Jillian Bedell June 22, 2012

Violet and I have been out exploring the nooks and crannies of our new neighborhood, stopping in every shop. Today we visited “Fresh Off The Farm,” a lovely little natural foods market on Route 1 in Rockport. I was so happy to find favorite brands like Mrs. Meyers and California Baby, bulk bins of grains, [...]

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From Away Special Report: What’s in Our Pantry?

by Jillian Bedell April 4, 2012

A well-stocked pantry means you can whip up dinner without having to leave the house, which is great on a lazy Sunday when all you’ve done is lounge on the couch and watch all three (THREE.) Indiana Jones movies and you still don’t feel like putting on pants, or when you get home from the [...]

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Giant Ravioli with Spinach, Ricotta, and Egg Yolk

by Jillian Bedell February 9, 2012

It’s ten thirty in the morning and I’m making pasta by hand with a baby strapped to my chest. I imagine this is how women have been cooking since The Agricultural Revolution. For a morning I feel connected to grandmothers I will never know, like being an individual is insignificant compared to being an infinitesimal piece of [...]

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Handmade Ricotta Cavatelli with Pepperoni Tomato Sauce

by Jillian Bedell January 27, 2012

This is going to require patience. But it’s worth it. This is a pasta you make by hand. It is a little labor-intensive, so set aside some time to get the hang of the roll. The light, creamy cavetelli pair well with the spicy, sweet pepperoni sauce. Here’s how it’s done. Handmade Ricotta Cavatelli with [...]

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Classics: Linguine with Mussels and Clams

by Jillian Bedell January 9, 2012

A wader-wearing fisherman steps out smiling from the refrigerated barnlike structure, where haddock and other local fishes are getting sorted and processed, cleaned, scaled and filleted, to help the customer, who was me. I was charmed and happily waited in the cold sunshine for the burly guy to go inside and bag up my stuff. I made off with a pound each of steamers and mussels for [...]

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