I love America. She has been very good to me and my family, and to countless others. She has spread and protected democracy, optimism, dreaming, and opportunity like no other… [Read More]
Spaghetti con Salmone, Noci e Mozzarella (Salmon and Walnuts)
My Sunday morning yoga class always ends with some pearls of wisdom from the instructor. Today it went like this: Inside of me, there are two dogs, one evil and… [Read More]
Spaghetti con Tonno e Peperoni (Tuna and Red Peppers)
On the 4th of July weekend, we celebrate the original Brexit. The only difference being that the Brits that voted to leave 200 years ago had already left for America…. [Read More]
Spaghettone alle Ostriche (Oysters)
“Church is a place where you get to practice what it means to be human.”—James Luther Adams I walked by a Unitarian church in London last week and saw that… [Read More]
Spaghetti alle Vongole con Pesto (Clams)
Spaghetti alle Vongole e Pesto è tutto. It’s everything. Apparently (according to the New York Times), the word “everything” is the new everything. It’s the new catch-all for perfection. Trite, maybe,… [Read More]
Farfalle al Salmone (Salmon)
According to leading dermatologists (well maybe one, in New York), salmon makes your skin look younger. And according to leading neuroscientists, it makes your brain function better. And according to… [Read More]
Orecchiette con Cavolfiore (Cauliflower)
I have a growing stockpile of WSDs. That’s right, Weapons of Self-Destruction. (You heard it here first.) But unlike Sadam and the Ayatollah, my WSDs aren’t hidden; I carry them… [Read More]
Spaghetti con la Bottarga e Zafferano
I scream. You scream. We all scream for bottarga! Well, maybe not everyone. Only if you like creamy, salty, slightly fishy, and very delicious. What a treat. Bottarga is salted,… [Read More]
Bucatini con Broccoli al Forno
I just got off the phone with Donald Trump. He told me that this recipe is going to be Yuge. Incredible. All others are losers by comparison. He has a… [Read More]
Spaghetti con Gamberi “Fra Diavolo” (Spicy Shrimp)
Happy New Year from South of the Border. Like the explorers of days past, I’ve just had an interesting (and very sweaty) visit to the Mayan ruins at Tulum. I… [Read More]