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Article: Spaghettini With Ground Lamb ...
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- September 10, 2008
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Spaghettini With Ground Lamb, Yogurt and Mint
4 servings
As it happens, this is the only non-Italian pasta recipe in
"Olives & Oranges," a nice new cookbook of Mediterranean flavors by
Sara Jenkins and Mindy Fox. Fresh mint and cool, tangy yogurt keep
company with hot ground lamb, as they do in many Greek dishes.
"It would horrify an Italian, but it works because it's a good
flavor combination," says Jenkins, who grew up in Italy, Spain,
Cyprus, Lebanon and beyond with her foreign-correspondent dad, Loren
(now at NPR in Washington), and her now-famous food-authority mom,
Nancy Harmon Jenkins. Sara Jenkins has cooked in the kitchens of
several New York restaurants and will open her own ...