Ultimate Bolognese Sauce

I have a handful of recipes that I make again and again again — chocolate chip cookies, Parmesan vinaigrette, beef barley stew, Zuni chicken and this recipe — Marcela Hazan’s bolognese. It is perfect as written — and it is easy to make and so incredibly delicious. In fact, I think I’ll make it again…

Anne Burrell’s Lasagne

It doesn’t get much better than this. The cool trick here is laying out the lasagne noodles in two different directions which gives more stability to the lasagne. I’ve made a couple of edits to her original recipe that worked better for me. For the sauce: 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1/4 pound pancetta, diced…

Neapolitan Pizza Dough

This pizza dough takes time, so if you’re in a hurry, hustle down to your neighborhood grocery store and pick up some pizza dough that is already made. However . . . if you want the most delicious pizza dough you have ever had unless you’re in Naples, then take the 3 or 4 days…

The ONLY Pizza Dough You’ll Ever Need

Sponge: Warm a medium size mixing bowl with warm water. Add: ¾ c. warm water (115 -120 degrees) Sprinkle in 2 teaspoons yeast, whisk til combined Then whisk in 2/3 c. unbleached flour Cover with plastic wrap secured by a rubber band and alllow to sit for 30 minutes until bubbly. (If it’s a cool…