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Tomato Vegetable Soup

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Minestra di Pummadoru e Verdura Via Gioeni, Agrigento 1964 For a 5 year old a mystery is magic! That is how it was for me that beautiful sunny morning when my parents woke me from my sleep and announced that something was[...]

Tailor Made Spaghetti

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Spaghettata cu Pummadoru Sicchi In 1958, at the age of 19, my zio Giuseppe Manto (Uncle Joe) parted with Sicily, I recall always hearing about zio Giuseppe, even though I had never met him. When he left I had not[...]

Pork Francese for One

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Today's guest post comes from my dad. As is the case with the rest of my family, he has an appreciation for good food, and while I haven't tried it myself, I'm sure this variation of the classic Chicken Francese is as delicious as he claims.[...]

It's Artichoke season!

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We can certainly say Puglia is an artichoke lovers? paradise! If you come to Puglia at this time of the year you?ll see artichokes everywhere: at the markets and at every street corner the farmers sell their fresh artichokes. Continue Reading[...]

Butternut Squash Pasta

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You can probably tell I tend to go on food kicks (like the great wheatberry kick of a few weeks ago which, frankly, you don't even know the full extent of because I still have wheatberry recipes in my backlog). Since its winter, the latest thing[...]

GCC: 11 - Gruyere Tart

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This past weekend the Gutsy Cook menu included this tart, a Carrot and Orange soup and Arugula Salad with Parmesan. As you can see, I played lazy and only did the tart.  But, after reading Raymond’s take on the soup , I think I[...]

Corned Beef and Cabbage

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It’s been a busy spring break! Between the bay area, Reno, and Truckee I was able to make it home for St. Patrick’s Day and make the classic, Corned Beef and Cabbage . This recipe was almost called “Corned Beef and[...]

FFwD: Hachis Parmentier

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Ok guys, we are entering the forth week of cooking from the new book by Dorie Greenspan - “Around my French Table” .  This is my third contribution, since I skipped last weeks choice, the Vietnamese Spicy Chicken[...]

GCC: Menu 11 - Gruyere Tart

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This past weekend the Gutsy Cook menu included this tart, a Carrot and Orange soup and Arugula Salad with Parmesan. As you can see, I played lazy and only did the tart.  But, after reading Raymond’s take on the soup , I think I[...]

FFwD: Gerard's Mustard Tart

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I love savory tarts.  While I have a bad affair with fruit tarts, not so with savory ones.  In fact, I like them all, tomato tarts, zucchinis, with eggs, with cheese, with ricotta, you name it - A total affair of the belly. And[...]