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Janet Fletcher

Janet Fletcher
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Janet first gained an appreciation for cheese and French cooking in general when she spent a college semester in France. When she returned home, she began to incorporate a cheese board into nearly every meal. “It’s a good excuse to sit for awhile longer,” she says.

Janet Fletcher
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Grilled Zucchini with Yogurt Sauce, Feta, Lemon and Dill

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Janet Fletcher is a cookbook author and food writer who trained at the Culinary Institute of America, and at the celebrated Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkeley, California. She is a staff food writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, where her work has won three James Beard Awards.

 

Janet has written on wine and food topics for numerous national magazines, including Saveur, Food & Wine, Metropolitan Home, Fine Cooking and Bon Appétit. She is the author or co-author of 20 cookbooks, including Cheese & Wine: A Guide to Selecting, Pairing, and Enjoying; The Cheese Course; Pasta Harvest and Fresh from the Farmers’ Market. A collaboration with Michael Chiarello, Michael Chiarello’s Casual Cooking, won an International Association of Culinary Professionals cookbook award.

 

Janet’s newest book, Yogurt was published in April 2015.

 

A certified Master Gardener who maintains a large edible and perennial garden, Janet lives in Napa Valley, California, with her winemaker husband. Janet's website: http://www.janetfletcher.com/

Latest Recipes

Squash Ravioli with Fried Sage

Ravioli are fun to make at home and less work than lasagne or cannelloni because you dont have to boil the pasta before you fill them. I...

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Lamb Meatballs in Warm Yogurt Sauce with Sizzling Red-Pepper Butter

A gem of a recipe from the Eastern Mediterranean kitchen, these succulent meatballs bathe in a sauce that will have you scraping the bowl...

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Grilled Zucchini with Yogurt Sauce, Feta, Lemon and Dill

If you are grilling lamb, chicken, sausage, or salmon, make some room on the grill for halved zucchini. When they're richly browned, nest...

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Fresh Fig Galettes

If I lived closer to Healdsburg, California, I would start every summer Saturday the same way: with a visit to the charming farmers’ mark...

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Roasted Tomato Bruschetta with Yogurt Cheese

Slow-roasting concentrates the flavor of plum tomatoes and caramelizes their natural sugars. If you stop the roasting while the softened ...

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Sheep’s Milk Cheese with Warm Green Olives

Just about any sheep’s-milk cheese would be a compatible partner for these seasoned olives. Aged goat cheeses, such as Dutch goat Gouda o...

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Hearts of Butter Lettuce with Fava Beans and Pecorino Pepato

Sheep’s-milk cheese and fresh, unpeeled fava beans are a common appetizer in Southern Italy. You peel the favas by hand and alternate tas...

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Endive Salad with Red Grapes, Pecans and Blue Cheese

When a meal is too rich to end with a full-scale cheese platter, I might serve salad tossed with a little cheese instead. Here’s a favori...

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Baby Greens with Roasted Beets and Warm Goat Cheese Tarts

A young, firm goat cheese turns soft and creamy when warmed briefly in the oven. Spread the softened cheese on crisp toast and serve with...

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Escarole and Gruyère Salad with Walnut Oil

Enjoy this salad in winter when escarole is at its best. You will probably have to trim away a lot of dark leaves to reach the pale, cris...

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Taleggio with Italian Salad and Hazelnuts

At Bistro Don Giovanni, a popular restaurant near my Napa Valley home, insalata tricolore is always on the menu. II ticolote is the Itali...

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Baked Ricotta with Parsley Salad

Beaten with egg and baked in a pie tin, ricotta puffs up into a stunning, golden brown dome. It does deflate as it cools, but then you ca...

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Marinated Bocconcini

Italians serve bocconcini–literally, “little mouthfuls”–as an appetizer or part of an antipasto platter. These miniature balls of mozzare...

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Fresh Egg Pasta

I rarely use extra-large eggs in cooking but I use them in pasta dough. Why? Because when you mix 3 extra-large eggs with enough flour to...

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Warm Frisée and Fava Bean Salad

A type of chicory with fine, frilly leaves and a blanched heart, frisée has a gentle bitterness that complements sweet fava beans. Look f...

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Roasted Beets with Fennel Oil

Fennel seed’s licoricelike flavor complements the candy-sweet young beets you can find at the farmers’ market in late spring and early su...

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Whole Wheat Pasta with Braised Savoy Cabbage and Fennel Seed

Whole-wheat pasta has a robust, nutty, grainy taste that I like with winter greens and cabbage. The pasta’s texture suffers a little beca...

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Fresh Ribbon Pasta with Green Beans and Pesto

Because chopped basil oxidizes so quickly, pesto is best when freshly made. Yes, you can freeze it, but freezing compromises the taste. I...

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Butterfly Pasta with Peas, Tomatoes, Sausage, and Cream

This is a luscious and simple sauce, definitely one of my everyday favorites. The cream softens the edges of the tomato sauce without mak...

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Spaghetti with Fava Beans, Mint, and Ricotta Salsa

A sprig or two of fresh mint in the pot gives braised fava beans a bright, herbal flavor. After tossing the sauce with pasta, I grate in ...

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Fresh Pasta with Braised Artichokes, Fava Beans, and Peas

Visiting Sicily in late April, at the height of the season for artichokes and fava beans, my husband, Doug, and I encountered frittella a...

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Ear-Shaped Pasta with Baby Artichokes, White Wine, Garlic, Parsley, and Bread Crumbs

In fertile Puglia, the “heel” of Italy’s boot, no scrap of land lies bare if it can possibly nourish an artichoke plant or a few tomatoes...

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Spaghetti with Marinated Tomatoes, Arugula, and Ricotta Salata

A salad of marinated tomatoes and arugula makes a fast pasta sauce that appeals to appetites diminished by heat. I don’t even warm the pa...

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