What's for Dinner #234 -- The Dog Days of Summer Edition #4">What's for Dinner #234 -- The Dog Days of Summer Edition #4
After 11 days, my son is finally headed home from Poland today. I asked him what he wanted for dinner tonight, and his request was veal Milanese and pasta with pesto. The veal is defrosting, and the basil is in the garden waiting to be picked, and turned...
Read morePHOTOS: The Best Things To Eat And Drink Right Now">PHOTOS: The Best Things To Eat And Drink Right Now
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Daniel Klein: 10 Things We Love About Italy">Daniel Klein: 10 Things We Love About Italy
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Read moreNeed help with brunch menu">Need help with brunch menu
I'm hosting a 75th bday brunch for 21 ppl. So far, the menu is: grits bar (grits in crockpot with toppings: sharp cheddar, smoked Gouda, shrimp, Creole sauce, diced tomatoes, caramelized sweet onions, scallions, chicken-apple sausage), crustless quiches in 9x13 pan, mini muffins, fruit salad, chocolate bday cake. I was...
Read moreWhat's for Dinner #233 -- The Dog Days of Summer Edition #4">What's for Dinner #233 -- The Dog Days of Summer Edition #4
I'm impressed with everyone on this thread -- you are undaunted by the heat of summer, and continue making the most fabulous and creative summer meals! How are you continuing to cope with cooking in a kitchen that can only be described as one of Dante's circles of hell? ...
Read moreDry-cured pork (ham, salami) - what do to with them (except pizza)?">Dry-cured pork (ham, salami) - what do to with them (except pizza)?
Hi, when I have some dry-cured pork in the fridge (right now I have some Serrano ham and a small italian salami), they tend to end up either as pizza-topping (which is of course delicious), in a pasta sauce (tomato-based or cheese-based) or in a salad. However, I'm getting a bit...
Read moreCookbook of the Month August 2013: MEDITERRANEAN HARVEST by Martha Rose Shulman">Cookbook of the Month August 2013: MEDITERRANEAN HARVEST by Martha Rose Shulman
Link to some of Martha's recipes, courtesy of the fabulous Gio. Martha Rose Shulman's RECIPES LINK: I'm such a scatter brain these days I can't remember what I posted when but here's MRS's Recipe for Health column in the NYTimes for today. Many of the recipes are in the book. There's an...
Read moreI just learned how to make a grilled cheese sandwich">I just learned how to make a grilled cheese sandwich
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Read moreBland pasta, why?">Bland pasta, why?
More salt in the sauce? Some heat? How early do you add the basil? If it's fresh, you want to put it in just before serving the pasta, it wilts fast and loses its flavor quickly. Do you finish the pasta in the sauce? Reading More May Cause...
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I love food. Unfortunately, I can't cook worth a damn. I've been known to even burn water.
When I watch chefs and good cooks on tv, I'm so envious of their skills. This blog is the closest I get to cooking, other than the microwave ;)
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