Housewarming + A Recipe

Parmesan (+Pecorino) and Thyme (+Sage) Crackers | apinchofthis.nycI love throwing parties. If I had a truly disposable income and an untiring pool of friends, I’d throw a party a month.

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Pumpkin & Ricotta Ravioli

Pumpkin & Ricotta Ravioli | apinchofthis.nyc

I bought a pasta maker with a gift certificate from last Christmas. Almost a year later, I’m finally using it. So. Typical.

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Summer Happy Hour Spreads: Herbed Ricotta, Pea Pesto, & Pimento Cheese

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Well, Memorial Day Weekend has come and gone and I’m so happy it’s the start of another summer season.

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Minestrone Soup

minestrone | apinchofthis.nyc

The weather in suburban New Jersey today is ideal for the lazy vacation day I’m taking. It’s one of my favorite kinds of days: a grey and drizzly day in December during which I feel perfectly content to order Christmas presents from bed while snuggling with one of my loving pets. What it is, is the perfect afternoon for a bowl of soup. But all of my soup is in Brooklyn, frozen and waiting for me to have the forethought to thaw it before I want it. Where did I learn how to do that? Well, from my mother, who also has several soup varieties sitting downstairs in her freezer, perfectly frozen and hard as a rock.

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