Cold Noodle Salad
Salads, Fish-Seafood, Summer Una Volta Studio Salads, Fish-Seafood, Summer Una Volta Studio

Cold Noodle Salad

This is more a guide than a recipe, and offers real refreshment on hot days. The extra beauty of this dish is that the elements can all be prepared in advance, then thrown together last-minute. Dress the pasta and keep it room temperature if you make the elements in advance.

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Chicken Fricassee With Mushrooms & Thyme
Meat, Soups-Stews, Fall, Winter Una Volta Studio Meat, Soups-Stews, Fall, Winter Una Volta Studio

Chicken Fricassee With Mushrooms & Thyme

This one-pan, all-stovetop meal is a comfort food winner. Historically, fricassee is traditionally a lightly sautéed mixture of meat and vegetables, cooked into a creamy stew. I firmly believe foods taste better once they have been seared golden—so in this version, I burnish chicken until its skin is rendered crispy, which deepens the flavor layers.

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