August 25, 2016
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So, risotto. Whenever I am asked for a risotto recipe my usual response is, risotto is not so much a recipe as a technique. To be sure, there are a few essentials you need to know about the process but … Continue reading
August 12, 2015
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“You are what you eat”, the old adage goes. I have never fully understood what that means. I read somewhere that it literally means what it says; that on a seven year cycle the cells in our bodies are replaced … Continue reading
June 24, 2015
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Diet. It’s a nasty 4 letter word in my vocabulary! Counting calories, counting carbs, eating Weight Watchers prepared foods or subsisting on short rations. That’s no way to live in my opinion and yet it works for some. I don’t … Continue reading
December 17, 2014
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Adobo! What is that, exactly? Well, it depends on who you ask. Adobo is a Spanish word which in this context means pickle. Historically it was a process used to preserve food, something we still do today. With the advent … Continue reading
November 13, 2014
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I made some carnitas the other day and used it to make quesadillas with flour tortillas which we ate with guacamole, sour cream and salsa. I expect most American readers will recognize the foods mentioned in that sentence but others … Continue reading
October 5, 2014
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The city of Bologna in the region of Emilia-Romagnia in the north, central part of the Italy is passionate about it’s pasta. It is the home of the Tortellini. (Legend has it that in the days when gods roamed the … Continue reading
August 17, 2014
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If you’ve never had it, a Panzanella salad is a delicious way to use up day old bread that’s gone a bit stale. I’m talking about a good, so called rustic bread, not the soft sliced bread from the supermarket … Continue reading
August 8, 2014
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Hands up anybody who thinks hamburgers are boring. Not in my house! Not the same old burger I’m not talking about the McDonald’s style burger you get in the freezer section of the grocery store on a cotton wool bun. … Continue reading