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Chicken marsala

8 Jun

chicken-marsala

With a mushroom hater in the family, chicken marsala had fallen out of my repetoire. I’m glad I gave it another try, because it’s a simple and delicious mid-week meal, and proved to be a big hit all round. (According to Lyra, “the mushrooms are easy to see and avoid.”) Continue reading

Pesche ripiene (amaretti-filled peaches)

29 Jul

Pesche ripiene

I make these baked peaches every summer without fail. They take only ten minutes to prep, smell wonderful while cooking, and are delicious  warm or cold. I also enjoy the cleverness of adding an edible “pit”. Elizabeth David includes this dish in Italian Food, but my version is based on the recipe in Sundays at Moosewood Restaurant. Continue reading