Romans have strong opinions about what goes in to a meatball. Rachel Roddy serves hers two ways: a solitary sphere atop pasta, with the rest accompanied by buttery mash the next dayIt wasn't exactly a tut; more a click of the tongue. I heard it ...

Cook once, eat twice is writer and blogger Rachel Roddy's philosophy, and it's the theme of her three-part residency. In today's first part, braised lentils offer two ways to celebrate the hearty food of Rome, her adopted home.Watch Rachel prepare the...