This dish combines striking flavors with a striking presentation.  Briny black pasta with tender squid, spicy piquillo peppers, crunchy breadcrumbs, salty bottarga & citrusy tangerine. Wine Pairings: Vermentino or Albarino Ingredients:          Makes 2-4 Servings 1/2lb Dried Squid Ink Linguini Half …
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This simple side dish harnesses the flavors of browned butter, lemon, and wild porcini mushrooms to make orzo exciting. Ingredients:   (Makes About 3 Cups) 1 cup Orzo Pasta (we used Rainbow Orzo) ¾ tsp Porcini Powder (or grind your own …
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Creamy, truffle-y and easy, this simple sauce satisfies truffle urges using affordable truffle products.  We served it atop black truffle tagiolini, but you could substitute plain tagiolini, linguini or spaghetti. Ingredients:                Makes Four Appetizer Servings 4 tbsp Unsalted Butter ¼ …
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This pasta sauce recipe contrasts earthy mushrooms and rich butter with a persillade – a blend of raw garlic, flat leaf parsley and lemon zest. We originally created this sauce to pair with wheat germ porcini tagliatelle, but you could …
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This dish is a study in decadence balanced with bright flavors.  On one side you have rich, swoon-inducing bacon and truffle.  On the other – fresh mint, lemon, pea tendrils and fresh chickpeas. Drink Pairing:  Rosé Wine Ingredients:                         Makes 4 …
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We’ve done braised rabbit dishes several times on the blog, but we keep finding new variations on this versatile meat – and each is very different from the last.  The flavors in this dish are deliciously simple – morels, butter, …
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We created this very simple, very satisfying sauce to pair with wheat germ lemon & peppercorn linguini, but you could serve it over plain linguini, spaghetti, etc. It’s very good served hot, but also delicious cold and would make a …
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This delicious pasta dish balances the robust flavor of geoduck body meat with a rich olive cream and a nutty brown butter sauce. The included technique for slicing, pounding, and then coating the geoduck meat in egg before briefly sautéing …
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This ragu pasta sauce may or may not be 100% authentic, we came up with it while playing around in the kitchen, but the results are undeniably tasty.  It’s easy, beefy, tomato-y, herby, and very satisfying. We made this version …
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Butter poached lobster tail, caramelized chanterelle mushrooms and fluffy, delicious pasta pillows stuffed with a creamy, sweet parsnip puree.  Are you drooling yet? If not, consider that the above culinary delights are all tossed in a cognac butter sauce made …
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Pasta with Sauteed Fresh Mushrooms, Sausage, and Truffle Butter Serves 4-6 This recipe uses fresh fettuccini pasta as a bed for fresh porcini mushrooms (you could use any fresh  mushrooms) sautéed with game sausage and garlic, then topped with seasoned bread …
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A sweet, briny, satisfying Italian seafood classic with added spiciness from the chile flakes. Ingredients: Dried Spaghetti 1 clove Garlic, thinly sliced 1 tsp Guajillo Chile Flakes 1 tsp Red Chile Flakes 5 Live Mahogany Clams or Littleneck Clams per …
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