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It’s summer and that means garden fresh food, straight off the grill! Light dressed. Perfectly seasoned and bursting with flavor. Halibut is the star here, brushed with a fresh basil oil and grilled to perfection. Topped with a homemade puttanesca…
Continue readingThis dish acquires it’s roots from so many different places. As with many Sicilian, and Italian dishes in general, there are always variations on the general theme. I first watch my Grandmother make this, and then recently when a Chef…
Continue readingThis is a delicious recipe that is simple to make and has met with rave reviews each time I’ve prepared it. The entire dish comes together in about as long as it takes to cook the pasta. Rigatoni all…
Continue readingJust recently a Guest® of ours asked me: “Do you really cook all the things you post on your website?” I laughed and asked him if he thought I had some sort of personal Chef. Yes! Of course I do! …
Continue readingFatto in casa. “Homemade”. This is an appropriate term for both the meal and the subject wine this article discusses. I’d been flirting with the idea of making “Paella” for a while and when I ran across some wonderfully fresh…
Continue readingPlainly put, there are not too many pairings that could sing better than this tandem. Risotto con Salsicce e Rapini This recipe is so simple because everything can be prepared in advance and then all you need to…
Continue readingDecadent. Delicious. Ridiculously simple. Last July, I penned a primer of sorts on how to make a basic risotto. While this can still be used as a reference, the recipe below has a few tweaks to the process that I…
Continue readingLast week, during our outing to Eataly, my oldest ordered Gnocchi with a Spring Lamb Ragu that was absolutely amazing. After tasting his dish, I decided to attempt a recreation. And so… Ragu con Agnello 1 1/4 pounds…
Continue readingI cook. I don’t bake. Cooking is an art form. A touch of this, a little of that. Don’t have this? Use that instead. Adapt, change, create new boundaries. Baking is scientific. It’s precisely measured and checked, or else,…
Continue readingEver forget to plan something for dinner? Forget to take meat out of the freezer? Of course, you’re saying. The next time that happens, here’s what you make. This recipe is very simple and comes together in about the…
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