Laurie’s Broccoli Sauce for Pasta

This is a recipe of sorts from the late Laurie Colwin, a novelist and editor who also wrote for Gourmet magazine. I was always deeply touched and amused by her writing. She talked about recipes in the larger context of how the preparation of food was an essential ritual of life and love. Here’s a quote to illustrate: “The table is a meeting place, a gathering ground, the source of sustenance and nourishment, f