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Vegetable Broth

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With the increased interest in vegetarian and vegan diets in recent times, you will find more and more recipes calling for vegetable broth instead of, or as alternative to, the more traditional meat broths .  When I make[...]

The Italian Pantry

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Every cuisine has a collection of dry, canned, preserved and fresh staple ingredients that form the backbone of its repertoire. These staples show up time and again in countless dishes and define the characteristic tastes and textures[...]

Master Recipe Index

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Angelina and me Dear Readers, I would like to think of Memorie di Angelina as more of an online cookbook than a blog, a resource you can use really use as a reference as you would any other cookbook.  The trouble[...]

keep it or toss it?

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I found this fabulous website that answers all kinds of great questions. Toss it or keep it? How long can I keep that vodka after it has been opened? The nose is an invaluable tool in the kitchen but sometimes we just have questions that need[...]

Rouxbe Cooking School

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Rouxbe Online Cooking School & Video Recipes  Dear readers, Recipes are great things, but without the right cooking skills you won't get the most out of even the best recipes. That's why I try to spend time in the[...]

Buying canned tomatoes

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Here's a special note for readers in the US, where buying canned tomatoes can be tricky thing. When I first moved back from Italy, I ran into all sorts of trouble trying to find a brand of canned tomatoes that 'behaved' properly. The main[...]

How to make fresh egg pasta

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When making fresh home-made egg pasta, variously known in Italian as pasta fresca or pasta fatta in casa or pasta all'uovo , I usually make life easy for myself by using my trusty KitchenAid mixer to form and knead the pasta dough and then the[...]

How to make béchamel sauce

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Béchamel sauce, which is essentially nothing more than milk thickened with a roux, is widely used in northern Italian cooking. It is not usually used as a 'sauce' per se but rather as a component in baked primi like lasagne alla[...]

Keys to Good Cooking: Book Review

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Every now and again I get sent stuff.  Super fun for me cause I love mail and for the most part everything I receive is either really cool, useful or tastes great. For this particular post… I received a copy of a[...]

2010 Gluten Free Halloween Candy List

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Make sure you and the kiddos are eating gluten free candy this year. Since manufacturers may change their ingredients from time to time, it's always best to read labels and do a little research. The National Foundation of Celiac Awareness[...]