Tag: olive oil
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Grissini (Homemade Breadsticks)
Home-made bread-sticks are so much tastier than store-bought ones! So, I know you’re going to say, “But, why make grissini (bread sticks) when I can buy perfectly good ones at the supermarket?”……why, indeed…..well, fresh homemade grissini are infinitely more delicious than store-bought, and anyway, it’s coming into Winter and on one of…
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Slow Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
Why you should roast cherry tomatoes I just realized that suddenly I’m wearing jeans and a sweatshirt instead of my swimsuit and a pair of shorts (now the truth is out….I DON’T wear designer Gucci clothes at home….sorry to disappoint all of you who thought I was so….(cough)…glamorous). As an aside, I have…
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How To Make Pesto alla Genovese At Home
How to make pesto alla genovese at home I just realized the Summer is fast coming to a close (though with the temperatures over 30 degrees here, it’s hard to imagine that Autumn is on its way), and before all the wonderful basil is gone for the year, I should write about…
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Juicy Orange Salad (Insalata di Arance) From Sicily
The orange salad you can’t ignore in Sicily When we were in Sicily, this salad was served up in every restaurant before we even looked at the menus. Deliciously sweet and tart at the same time, it gets you in the mood for the wonderful dishes that you’re about to enjoy. Is…
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Spaghetti con Aglio, Olio e Peperoncino
Yes, yes, I know….you’re looking at the photo of this dish, saying, “So what??? It looks like a plate of white spaghetti…..what’s the big deal, and why on earth are you putting this in front of me??” Well, that’s what I thought years ago when my husband, made it for me in the…
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Fava Bean Spread With Parmesan Shavings
Places that are hard to leave once you stay there a while Too many years ago, we lived in California in our pre-kid era and didn’t appreciate enough how easy it was to go out, like, whenever we felt like it to where-ever we wanted to go at the drop of a…
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Spinach Frittata
What to give to people who hate spinach so that they will eat spinach So, what can you do to get people (especially the young kind!) to eat spinach. Well, I’ll let you in on a secret: this frittata is it, and not only will they eat spinach when it’s hidden in an…
