broccoli rabe

tofu cutlet with broccoli rabe pesto and daikon sprouts

February 28, 2011

On my recent trip to the Nijiya Market I bought a one-pound tray of tofu cutlet. Tofu cutlet is just a block of silken tofu that is lightly fried, making the outer part a bit crispy but leaving the inside soft and smooth. It comes ready to use and is perfect to just eat fresh [...]

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spaghetti with broccoli rabe pesto

February 21, 2011

We at weirdcombos love eating broccoli rabe. This underrated vegetable is packed with distinct flavors, ranging from grassy, to spicy, pungent, bitter, sweet and nutty. Our most common way of eating it is sautéd with olive oil, garlic and tossed with ear shaped pasta topped by a generous amount of fine Parmesan. I think that [...]

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spaghetti in zinfandel sauce with broccoli rabe, garlic and chile

October 12, 2010

I saw this recipe in the most recent edition of Wine Spectator in that story about cooking and wine tasting with Michael Chiarello. It reminded me of a dramatic and colorful variation of orecchiette with broccoli rabe. The red wine really stains the spaghetti beautifully. Chiarello’s recipe calls for Calabrian chile paste, which we didn’t [...]

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orecchiette with broccoli rabe

December 2, 2009

I think I had broccoli rabe for the first time at my friend Susi’s house in New York City in the early ‘90’s when I first migrated to the US. Susi has always had amazing parties at her place and the food is always fantastic. Thanks Susi and Merrith for being our friends! Too bad [...]

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an Italian feast

April 25, 2009

Yesterday, Kristen came over in the mid afternoon. She was bummed out about some work related thing. We talked for a while over a bottle of valpolicella classico that Jasmine brought back from her most recent trip to Italy (read Jasmine’s experiences with valpolicella here). Soon it became clear that the only thing that would [...]

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