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Dark Days: Ghitarra Pasta with Pesto

March 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized

We had so much fun making pasta on the ghitarra at school that I decided to try it at home. Daughter was happy to help. We took turns rolling the dough through the pasta machine, then pressing it through the ghitarra. We keep a big Ziploc bag of pesto cubes in the freezer that we […]

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Lunch: Gypsy Soup with Poached Egg

March 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized

We have an abundance of local, farm-fresh eggs from our CSA box. I can’t think of a better use than in the soup we made with our farmer friend Brett’s sweet potatoes. Call me a freak, but I love finding liquid yolk in my soup spoon. It adds a velvety touch to the broth. I […]

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Dark Days: Sweet Potato Galette

March 1st, 2008 · 6 Comments · Uncategorized

A potato galette traditionally is made with standard potatoes. But I thought, Why not sweet potatoes? We love sweet potatoes–they are so nutritious and full of flavor–and we often get them in our CSA box from our farmer friend Brett. These were purchased at the Dupont Circle Farmers Market last Sunday. To make the galette, […]

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