• French Pissaladiere

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    A French Pissaladiere Recipe
    • Prep time: 20 minutes
    • Cook time: 15 minutes

    Yesterday, my brother got engaged! It was really exciting! He asked me to be chauffeur (he wanted a limo-like ride in my Grandpa Car – 1994 Lincoln Town Car), cameraman, and chef on his special night. All day I practiced a gluten-free version of the Asturian cachopo. Then when the time came for me to pick him up, I quickly did my best to plate the food like a pro…

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  • Poolish

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    • Prep time: 10 minutes

    I’ve been making a TON of bread recently. In the past couple days, my oven has baked 10 pizzas, 4 focaccias, 1 pissaladiere, 8 loaves of bread, and reheating my spanakorizo from yesterday (leftovers). And I really excited to teach you today how to make the Polish poolish. Now if you don’t know what a poolish is, why it is useful, or what makes the poolish so awesome then you,…

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  • Biga

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    Biga is an Italian Preferment
    • Prep time: 5 minutes

    To Biga-n (‘begin’), welcome to the world of preferments. If you are entirely unaware of what a preferment is, think back to that funny gas the dentist used last time you were at the dentist. Laughing gas (nitrous oxide) is that fancy chemical used in cars to give Brian O’Conner a smashing failure in Fast and Furious. Each preferment has its own flavor, both unique and incredibly useful. A preferment, like…

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  • Non-Alcoholic Homemade Apple Cider

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    Non-Alcoholic Homemade Apple Cider
    • Prep time: 10 minutes
    • Cook time: 10 hours

    I’m still reeling (I don’t think that is the right word), ummm… let’s say excited instead, about Christmas, the New Year, and the cold. It seems that I still have all this running through my mind right now. I loved the English Wassail recipe I posted a few weeks ago. I guess I’m still thinking about those traditional rustic winter drinks. And you know, I had the thought “what if…

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  • Spanakorizo

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    A Spanakorizo Recipe: Easy, Fast, Delicious
    • Prep time: 15 minutes
    • Cook time: 45 minutes

    Spanakorizo (Σπανακόρυζο)! Yesterday ate a lot of meat. (It felt like a whole pig. I mean, it obviously it wasn’t, but I was boared with other meats 🙂 – oh yeah, I just did make that joke). Any day is a good day when you start with bacon! Regardless of how much I ate, I decided to change-up my diet for today. What a better way to do that than with a dish that…

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  • Fettuccine Alfredo

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    Make Fettuccine Alfredo
    • Prep time: 10 minutes
    • Cook time: 20 minutes

    Ok, I know what your thinking. I mean, why would an Italian foodie say anything about a dish that isn’t truly Italian? Well, before I say anything at all I really need to type something up (forgive me for this little rant, but I feel fully justified in what I’m about to say). Fettucine Alfredo is an incredibly difficult dish to find in Italy. During the two years I lived in Italy,…

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  • English Wassail

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    English Wassail - Final 2
    • Prep time: 10 minutes
    • Cook time: 5 hours

    English wassail is by far one of my favorite holiday drinks. It’s kinda crazy because if you consider exactly how many different types of beverages there are out there, you’ll find there are, well, a lot! Each holiday season I primarily think of two drinks wassail and eggnog. From Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve, and from Christmas Day to New Year’s Eve/Day, I honestly prefer to have a cup of wassail…

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  • Basil Pesto (Pesto alla Genovese)

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    Basil Pesto (Pesto Genovese) - Step 4 - Basil Pesto in Pasta
    • Prep time: 15 minutes

    Basil pesto or pesto alla Genovese is an incredible way to transform a pasta. I can’t really describe how awesome this is. Let me list the ways that make basil pesto is simply wonderful! Actually just imagine this… You come back from work late (maybe you got back from to work late) and you need to make a quick meal. You realize that you forgot to go to the store,…

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  • Ace: An Italian Juice

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    An Italian Juice called Ace: Carrot, Orange, Lemon

      ACE this is by far my favorite Italian drink. Oh, my goodness, gracious! This is so good that, well… I’m a little embarrassed to admit it, but during the two years I lived in Italy I spent an embarrassing amount of money on ACE. I bought 1 liter (or so) every week for two years. With 52 weeks in a year and 1 liter per week, I drank 104 liters…

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    • Classic (Sicilian) Carbonara

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      Carbonara - Step 4 - Final Product 2
      • Prep time: 20 minutes

      I woke up this morning feeling like bacon. Suffice it to say I was extremely disappointed when I opened my fridge. So, I came up with another plan. This afternoon I ran to the store and bought some. I came back and in minutes whipped together this delicious carbonara. Let me quickly pause here to say that this is Sicilian not the original Laziale (someone from Lazio). In Sicily, you’ll…

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