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weeknight staples

  • Anytime Pasta with Scallions, Peas, and Parmesan

    Anytime Pasta with Scallions, Peas, and Parmesan

    Pour one out, if you will, for the imported Italian bowl that you see above: I bought it on eBay a few years ago, it was my pride and joy, and yesterday — after doing the dishes — I was putting ramekins away high up in a cabinet and one of them fell and broke…

  • Spaghetti and Meatballs

    Spaghetti and Meatballs

    There are certain dishes everyone should know how to make; Spaghetti & Meatballs is one of them. It’s funny, though, because even though I’ve been cooking consistently for the past six years, cooking my way through the staples (here’s my favorite chili, my new standard roast chicken, my go-to chocolate chip cookie) I’d never really…