DAY Recipe

Here’s a centerpiece dish that really lives up to the name. Uncork a Cabernet Sauvignon, red Bordeaux or red Super-Tuscan.

Makes 10 servings.

INGREDIENTS
8tablespoons olive oil
22 1/4- to 2 3/4-pound pieces beef tenderloin (thick end), trimmed6garlic cloves, minced
2 1/2tablespoons minced [...]

“When I had dinner with my son recently at Wild Abandon restaurant in Portland, our bread was served with a garlicky potato spread,” says Pauline E. Dickey of Medford, Oregon. “It was a nice alternative to the usual butter or olive oil.”

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INGREDIENTS

1 teaspoon olive oil
2 garlic cloves , minced
1/2 cup white wine
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 cup tomatoes , chopped
4 ounces angel hair pasta , spinach, dried
4 ounces angel hair pasta , semolina, dried
1/4 cup fresh basil , chopped
2 tablespoons parmesan cheese , freshly grated

DIRECTIONS

Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat and maintain at a boil.
Put the olive oil and garlic in a saute pan and cook over medium heat just until the garlic [...]

Soupe au Pistou
During Marion Cunningham’s last visit with Richard Olney, he made a version of this recipe, which comes from Simple French Food. As he made it, he told her that he thought the trick to cooking is tasting — in the case of the soup that day, adding the right amount of salt and [...]

Here’s a versatile recipe that works well as an appetizer or a side dish.

Makes 6 servings.

INGREDIENTS
6tablespoons olive oil
1/4cup chopped fresh cilantro
3tablespoons fresh lemon juice
3garlic cloves, finely chopped
2teaspoons chili powder
1teaspoon ground cumin
1teaspoon honeynonstick olive oil spray
6medium zucchini, trimmed, quartered [...]