Beautiful goodies

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20111023-103527.jpgH20111023-103541.jpg How beautiful is all this?! I have been dying for more of these bird's egg shell beans and they're finally back! And check out these black radishes, fresh chestnuts, cabbages and so forth. The pear looking fruits are quince which I've never cooked with before but think I might turn into an apple-quince or pear-quince jam. Apparently quinces have a really high pectin level so that will make a good natural thickening agent.

Bolognese + pear crisp + Chianti = feeling stuffed and happy

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YUM! This Bolognese is just divine. Because I just cannot eat baby animals for any reason, I sub ground beef for the veal. So, this is a beef-pork combo + carrots/celery/onions/wine/tomato paste/garlic/thyme. I'll post. In addition, it is worth it for this dish to get freshly cut pasta. We love pappardelle with it and are lucky to be able to head to Whole Foods and get it freshly cut. Aah. With dinner, we drank a bottle of Viticcio Chianti and kept an eye on the pear crisp bubbling away in the oven. This is a fantastic(!) recipe. Mamma mia. I'll post it too.