Pasta

I love pasta. I love summer. And summertime is a great season to experiment with new pasta dishes. After all, the farmers markets are filled with colorful vegetables that can star as delicious pasta ingredients. But summer also calls for pasta dishes that are lighter—and–Read more

When I returned from a trip to Italy last fall, I brought back several bags of pasta. How did I have room in my luggage for the extra weight? I had taken an 8-pound keg of protein powder in my suitcase on the trip there–Read more

As the days of summer wane, we are eating fresh tomatoes every chance we get. Our raised bed plot in the backyard has been slow to produce tomatoes, but we have been fortunate to enjoy beauties from our daughter’s abundant garden and others from the–Read more

One of the most colorful highlights of the summer is the bell pepper selection at the market. Red, orange, and yellow peppers outshine their green cousins with a sweet taste and crunch. Roasting bell peppers creates a great foundation for many dishes, from salads to–Read more

One feature of the 1986 issues of Bon Appétit was a monthly column written by Abby Mandel about the food processor. Mandel was a well-regarded cookbook writer from Chicago who celebrated the midwestern table in her recipes. In these columns she created and adapted recipes using the food processor–Read more