Monthly Archives: January 2020

pasta with chickpeas and tomato sauce, a festival of leftovers

Posted on January 8, 2020 by shelly

I tend to have a lot of leftovers. I cook for my son and myself, and I never know whether he’ll happily eat what I’ve made, or stare at it and me rather suspiciously, declaring that he doesn’t want any, … Continue reading →

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Just shakshuka, without any weird crap

Posted on January 5, 2020 by shelly

My platonic ideal of shakshuka—the North African tomato stew with poached eggs—without any weird crap. I’ve made it here with canned San Marzano tomatoes from Europe. #GreatestTomatoesFromEurope
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Breakfast for one: avocado toast

Posted on January 4, 2020 by shelly

Breakfast for one this wintry Saturday morning is avocado toast with lemon and lemon thyme, with a fried egg on top and more lemon thyme. Sugar snap peas on the side. The other slice of toast is simply buttered. It’s … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Day lunch for one

Posted on January 1, 2020 by shelly

New Year’s Day lunch for one. Continue reading →

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artichoke lasagne

Posted on January 1, 2020 by shelly

Butter and olive oil 1lb Italian sausage meat, or vegetarian seasoned ground meat substitute 4oz stock (vegetable or meat) splash of white wine 2-3TBS flour 2-3TBS butter 6oz whole milk 15oz ricotta 8oz quark, or more ricotta 1/3lb smoked mozzarella … Continue reading →

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