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12.18.10: dinner (Tuscan lamb ragu)

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Tuscan-Style Lamb Ragu over Papparadelle And just like that, we’re back to braises and ragus. The persistent, unseasonable chill that has defined most of December has certainly driven our desire to tuck into bowls of warm foods, as[...]

Luccarelli Primitivo Di Manduria 2005

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O Paulo D?Andrea enviou um email ontem à noite falando maravilhas deste vinho: Estou nesse exato momento degustando um vinho muito especial, para o meu gosto. É um Luccarelli Old Wines, Primitivo Di Mandura 2005. 100% Primitivo. É muito bom:[...]

Luccarelli Primitivo Di Manduria 2005

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O Paulo D?Andrea enviou um email ontem à noite falando maravilhas deste vinho: Estou nesse exato momento degustando um vinho muito especial, para o meu gosto. É um Luccarelli Old Wines, Primitivo Di Mandura 2005. 100% Primitivo. É muito bom:[...]

Spicy Tomato and Blue Cheese Soup (p. 56)

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Wow, the last month has been a whirlwind! I spent 9 days in Nashville for work & to visit with my wife's family, had a wonderful Christmas with my family, attended a friends wedding on New Year's Eve, went to a couple of Browns victories, threw[...]

spanish-style oxtails braised with chorizo

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the june gloom in LA (go lakers!) has tricked me into thinking its a cold winter's night. so naturally, i wanted to eat something warm, comforting and hearty. i read this great braised oxtail recipe in The Gourmet Cookbook (the big fat yellow one...a[...]

01.29.11: dinner (a riff on Heston Blumenthal?s ?perfect spaghetti bolognese?)

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Pork-Lamb Ragu over Tagiatelle, inspired by Heston Blumenthal It seems to me that, in some ways, it’s easier to explore culinary innovation in Britain precisely because we have no strong food tradition to enchain us. Heston[...]

06.12.10: dinner (caprese salad, veal cutlets, and fresh papparadelle with mascarpone).

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Insalata di Caprese featuring Kumatoes Having access to great food stores means we can usually get our hands on some pretty unique ingredients. Sometimes the best can be found at the Greenmarket, while others can be hiding next to something[...]

08.01.10: dinner (tomato and tarragon pizza?followed by goat cheese, salami and roasted red pepper pizza)

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Tomato, Tarragon and Parmigiano-Reggiano Pizza What is the appeal of making pizza at home? I mean, you have to make the dough, pray that the humidity is in your favor to ensure that it is elastic enough (but not too elastic) and also pray[...]

Authentic Italian Pizza Sauce from San Marzano Tomatoes

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No-fuss Italian pizza sauce recipe using San Marzano DPO tomatoes -- imported from Naples, Italy. Fast, easy and works great in a wood-fired oven. The real Vera Pizza Napoletana method. Strianese Whole Peeled D.O.P. San Marzano Tomatoes 14 Oz.[...]

Comfort Food - My Ritual and Recipe

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Now that Fall is here I am finding that my stash from the Saturday morning Farmer's Market runs are not making it through the week the way they used to. I, of course, did not realize this tonight it was creeping on dinner time and hunger began to[...]