La Buona Cucina :

Nonna Flora's White Beans & Bruschetta

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My Nonna Flora: A master of La Cucina Povera! My Dad, Andrea Casolaro, grew up on Cucina Povera or Cooking of the Poor . He is from Naples, Italy which was the most bombed city of Italy during WWII. Many of the air raids[...]

Cherry Cobbler (Trader Joes Morello Cherries)

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I came up with this recipe to use those  Morello Cherries you get at Trader Joes but any canned cherries in light syrup/juice-- not heavy syrup-- will work fine. I used my tried and true cobbler recipe making a few tweaks to it.[...]

Southern Baked Beans

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This was the first bean dish I ever made using dried beans and evrytime I make them it takes me back to that tiny apartment in Goose Creek, SC over 20 years ago.  It all started out as a Betty Crocker Recipe but I have made so many[...]

April Daring Bakers Challenge: Honey Mousse in Parmesan Cups!

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The April 2011 Daring Bakers? challenge was hosted by Evelyne of the blog Cheap Ethnic Eatz . Evelyne chose to challenge everyone to make a maple mousse in an edible container. When I first signed up as a Daring Baker my husband and I[...]

Cannoli Filling

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 I used to help my Mom in the kitchen as a small child ~mostly just being a tester~ and have a very clear memory of helping her make cannoli around Easter time. She made her own shells--about 50 at one time-- and then made a[...]

Mini Frittata

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 I first saw a mini frittata on Travel Network's $40 a day, it was being served at a small coffee shop in the Hamptons and they had apparently been baked in ramekins. I love the idea of mini foods and have experimented with mini pizzas,[...]

Roasted Brussels Sprouts

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Brussels sprouts are in season! I have always loved Brussels Sprouts but ever since I had them roasted by my friend Jacquie I can't seem to get enough of them and even my husband and son like them cooked this way. The only thing I did different[...]

Champagne Gift Basket

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~Danielle & George Rabanal~ I made a Honeymoon Champagne basket for my daughter and her new hubby and I wanted to share it with all of you! For the champagne I chose Montaudon Extra Dry (They prefer a sweeter[...]

My Ode to Kitchen Gadgetry: Panini Press

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 The GE Panini Press   is awesome for the price, can you believe only $29.00 for a panini press! My sister Flora got it for me a few Christmases ago and I love it, nothing beats a panini and a salad for a quick[...]

Chicken Saltimbocca (Hop In The Mouth!)

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Saltimbocca are so adorable! Saltimbocca or   --hop in the mouth-- are so perfectly named because these little bundles of meat make you wish they could just hop into your mouth!!!!!!!!!! Saltimbocca is a Roman dish I heard of[...]