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Mark Ladner

  • Porcini-Cooked Rigatoni w/Tomatoes and More Porcini

    Porcini-Cooked Rigatoni w/Tomatoes and More Porcini

    Nowadays, when I make a new recipe, there has to be something about it that really draws my interest. If it’s just a roast chicken with butter rubbed on it and some herbs stuffed under the skin? Eh, been there done that. But if it’s something really novel, but not overly novel, color me intrigued.…

  • Spaghetti Cacio e Pepe

    Spaghetti Cacio e Pepe

    Here are your tools–black pepper, spaghetti, water, salt, butter and cheese–now make something delicious. Ok? Go. Maybe it’s because these ingredients are so unglamorous that I shied away from spaghetti cacio e pepe for so long. Sure, it’s a classic Italian spaghetti dish, but I’ve always favored the ones with garlic and anchovies (see my…