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Grilled Stuffed Calamaretti-Involtini di Calamaretti con Mozzarela e Basilica

Grilled Stuffed Calamaretti-Involtini di Calamaretti con Mozzarela e Basilica by Patricia Turo

Calamaretti are so simple but whenever I make them for a grill party, they are the hit of the meal.

3 votes
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Whitefish Brandade

Whitefish Brandade by Frank Fariello

Salt cod can be hard to find. It takes some considerable time to prepare and, plus, codfish stocks are dangerously depleted. So what is a brandade maven like myself to do? Well, I recently "invented" a new dish by using smoked whitefish--something you can fish in almost any grocery or supermarket here in the States--to make brandade.…

2 votes
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Insalata di Calamari e Cuori di Sedano

Insalata di Calamari e Cuori di Sedano by Patricia Turo

Calamari salad is always on the antipasti menu in Italy. It brings the freshness of the sea, combined with fresh raw vegetables, the deep rich flavor of extra virgin olive oil and the tartness of fresh lemons.

3 votes
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Polenta Squares with Gorgonzola - Crostoni al Gorgonzola

Polenta Squares with Gorgonzola - Crostoni al Gorgonzola by Evelyn Scott

Fried polenta is a great treat, a snacking food of the sort one can go to a friggitoria and buy a cone of -- the frier takes a sheet of yellow butcher's paper, rolls it into a cone, and fills it with squares of polenta. But polenta is also a nice accompaniment to other fried foods at table, and is a perfect base for toppings of…

2 votes
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