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Zucchine a scapeceThere are four quintessential Italian summer vegetables: tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and zucchini. Of these, zucchini seems to get the least respect, perhaps because zucchini plants are so prolific that the surfeit soon becomes a problem. New zucchini can literally sprout from one day to another, and the production—especially around… |
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Caffè ShakeratoI had my first caffè shakerato on the beach at Rimini way back sometime in the mid-90s. The black richness of espresso served cold and frothy was a relevation, and I was instantly hooked. It is by far my favorite way to drink iced coffee. |
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Heirloom Tomato Caprese SaladHeirloom tomato's are coming into season (as I'm writing this) - this is a wonderful dish for summertime picnics or a light weekend lunch. Also a great appetizer for the family. |
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Meatless And Heatless, Raw Foods Are Cool, Literally. An Easy Summer Salad!Even though it's Wednesday I can't stop thinking about Meatless Monday. One factor that's got me thinking about it is the approach of warmer weather though one would hardly guess it from the way things look around here. Just as I was about to step… |
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How to dress a salad in the Italian mannerMaking salad in the Italian manner, which can be nicely summed up by the following proverb: A ben condire l'insalata, ci vuole un avaro per l'aceto, un giusto per il sale e uno strambo per l'olio. Which, loosely translated, means: "to properly dress a salad, you need a miser to add the vinegar, a judge to add the salt and a… |
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Meatless Humpday! Not Your Grandpas' Spinach Salad!Who says the only meatless day is Monday? The middle of the week, when things get crazy is also the time for something fast and simple that doesn't involve turning on the stove. This is about a spinach salad that makes up in minutes, has interesting flavors and is not like your average spinach salad. I learned about this from one of… |
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Mozzarella in carrozza
This group is dedicated to the food of Naples and Campania, home of pizza, the best coffee in Italy, spaghetti alle vongole, lasagna di carnevale, sartu' di riso, limoncello and, of course, mozzarella!
