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From My Little Test Kitchen: Fig Tart with Gorgonzola and Caramelized Onions

From My Little Test Kitchen: Fig Tart with Gorgonzola and Caramelized Onions

Posted by on Dec 6, 2012 in Antipasti, Food, Holidays, Recipes, Tarts, Tortas | 0 comments

The house is decorated for Christmas and the presents are piling up!  Christmas carols have been blazing from the ipod all week and the...

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When life gives you too many zucchini, make Chocolate Zucchini Bread….

When life gives you too many zucchini, make Chocolate Zucchini Bread….

Posted by on Jul 9, 2012 in Food, Pasta, Risotto, Breads, Recipes | 4 comments

Wow – this hot weather has sent my zucchini and tomato plants soaring! I had to take out one zucchini plant this weekend because the...

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Crescia: An Easter bread

Crescia: An Easter bread

Posted by on Mar 29, 2009 in Easter, Food, Holidays, Pasta, Risotto, Breads, Recipes | 1 comment

I must say I hate baking. It’s not really cooking, it’s a chemistry experiment. So follow this recipe to the letter and even...

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Dario’s Aquacotta: The best ‘cooked water’ you have ever had

Dario’s Aquacotta: The best ‘cooked water’ you have ever had

Posted by on Mar 28, 2009 in Food, Recipes, Regions of Italy, Soups, Stews, Tuscany | 0 comments

Aquacotta – literally ‘cooked water’.  But the best darn cooked water you have ever had!  According to the Academia...

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Zuppa Gallurese: Sardinian comfort food

Zuppa Gallurese: Sardinian comfort food

Posted by on Aug 17, 2008 in Food, Islands of Italy, Recipes, Regions of Italy, Sardinia, Soups, Stews | 1 comment

My Italian family can eat like the best of them. And those low-carbohydrate diets would last about 5 minutes in our kitchens. My cousin,...

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