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“Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost dipping on your nose” – Justin Bieber Many images and culinary traditions flood our senses and memories during the holiday season. Few are as iconic as the opening lyrics to The Christmas Song. Italians have many food customs and treats (just ask about the Feast of the [...]
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A braised bone with a hole is always welcomed in cold weather. Ossobuco is royalty for braised meat fans. It is a Milanese specialty that stars the cross-cut of a veal shank. If you’re having an Ossobuco that does not comprise of a veal shank, you need to fight for your party to buco. This [...]
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Recipe for cold weather inspired salad with brussel sprouts and exotic mushrooms. Brussel sprout leaf salad with shiitake, chanterelle and poached egg
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If you like it, make a spread out of it. Like foie gras is to pate, say hello to pumpkin butter. This is a wicked way to enjoy pumpkin. Contrary to its namesake, there is no butter involved. It is more jam & thick spread, than it is butter.
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Recipe of smashed fig puree with Asian-Italian flavors, such as soy sauce, balsamic, sriracha. Served with proscuitto, in sandwich, on top of fish.
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I am a born-again eggplant believer. This past month, I’ve been going eggplant crazy. Turn me on. Thanks to it being in season, but also the re-discovery of the Grandma secret of sweating and draining the eggplant before cooking, I’ve rekindled a deep Italian love. My favorite recipe for eggplant is the following eggplant and [...]
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Eggplants are from Mars. These weird yet beautiful and glossy purple vegetables are truly unique. An eggplant’s taste is particularly hard to pinpoint, other than a satisfyingly sweet bitterness. Its texture is chameleonesqe and can range from gooey to spongy to slippery. Over the years, I’ve had some terrible eggplant dishes and it is a [...]
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Drop it like it’s hot, drop it like it’s hot. Until recently, I’ve always known lobster rolls to be elegant versions of a chicken salad sandwich, except with lobster and served in a buttery toasted hot dog roll. The lobster in these rolls were always served chilled or close to room temperature. Sweet homemade mayo [...]
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Chunky sauce of blue cheese with fresh tomatoes as a salad in tower form. Easy twist on the steakhouse salad classic
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Recipe using a summer tomato sauce as a poaching liquid. Chilean sea bass poached in summer tomato sauce with salsa crudo, potatoes, edamame
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Simmering and poaching corn in a summer tomato sauce rivals grilled corn. Corn on cob simmered in tomato sauce recipe and steps.
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