by Helen Kain | Nov 7, 2012 | Fall Recipes, Mains, Pasta & Rice, Recipes By Type, Sides, Winter Recipes
Risotto is a favourite in our house. We make it throughout the year, especially in the fall when the weather just seems to cry out for dishes with a hearty, creamy texture. I was excited to try the recipe for Butternut Squash Risotto from the Williams Sonoma website....
by Helen Kain | Aug 7, 2012 | Family & Friends, Pasta & Rice, Summer Recipes
Is there anything more delectable than homemade pasta? Probably not, we concluded over dinner last night as we enjoyed the fruits of our afternoon’s labours. It’s annual family vacation time in Cape Cod, and son Adam & I carried on with the...
by Helen Kain | Mar 18, 2012 | Fall Recipes, Pasta & Rice, Recipes By Type, Seafood, Spring Recipes, Summer Recipes, Winter Recipes
I’d always loved this dish, and then I had it in Venice and became spoiled for life. Linguine con Vongole, as it’s called in Italy, is served with Manila clams the size of a fingernail, and the bowl comes loaded with sixty or seventy clams, bursting with...
by Helen Kain | Jan 1, 2012 | Fall Recipes, Pasta & Rice, Recipes By Type, Winter Recipes
This is a recipe I found years ago in The Nantucket Table by Susan Simon and Tom Eckerle. The broccoli takes on a rich depth of flavour with the roasting. It’s a wonderful mid-week meal as it’s quick to prepare as well as tasty. The original recipe does...
by Helen Kain | Nov 23, 2011 | Fall Recipes, Pasta & Rice, Poultry, Recipes By Type, Winter Recipes
This dish is exceptionally flavourful. Perfect for a chilly evening, the sauce reheats beautifully and is even better the next day. It’s adapted from Williams Sonoma Pasta. Print clock clock iconcutlery cutlery iconflag flag iconfolder folder iconinstagram...
by Helen Kain | Oct 4, 2011 | Fall Recipes, Mains, Pasta & Rice, Recipes By Type, Winter Recipes
Not only is Tuscany one of the most beautiful places in the world, it has some of the most flavourful food, freshly prepared with local ingredients. In the fall, tagliatelle with wild boar ragu, or cinghiale, features on the menu of most trattorias. I was...