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More pesto stories – Penne with broccoli rabe-almond pesto and shrimps

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15 years ago
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Storie di pesto – Penne con pesto alle cime di rapa e gamberi Lately, I have been too busy and hundred things to take care of, which in my world means no sleep and no time for anything including cooking and of course, deep under eye circles. Those cernes how we call them in French make me look [...]
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Grandma's secret recipe – Potato crescia with greens and many other things

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15 years ago
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La ricetta segreta di Nonna ‘Nita – Crescia di patate con verdura, e tante altre cose My grandma used to make this crescia when we were kids (my cousins and I) since we were all living together as in a traditional Italian family, and we were just going crazy for it, it was called la crescia colle [...]
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The jealousy of the salmon – Salmon à l'orange on braised fennel

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15 years ago
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La jalousie du saumon – Saumon à l’orange sur fenouil braisé The salmon got a little jealous and was raving to be coated with a citrusy orange sauce too, because he thought that not only canard can be made “à l’orange”, he was the perfect candidate for the title too…and he was. On peut faire plein [...]
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For the Sunday lunch – Arugula, Shrimp, fennel and chick pea salad

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15 years ago
by silvia in ,
Per il pranzo della domenica – Insalata di gamberi, rucola, finocchio e ceci Happy Valentine’s day to everyone! Joyeuse St. Valentin! Valentine’s day is not only the celebration of love but also of friendship, so I think everyone is concerned. It seems like the celebration goes back to antiquity [...]
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Never give up! – Traditional French baguette

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15 years ago
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Ne laissez jamais tomber!  – Baguette traditionnelle After many unsuccessful attempts to make my beloved baguette, that led to frustrations, I finally managed to make some that made me quite happy. My mom makes bread in a blink of an eye and her bread always turns out delicious, without really any [...]
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Could it be oyster plant? – Simple salsifis salad

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15 years ago
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Simple salade de salsifis You probably don’t care about salsifis and there is nothing extraordinary about the recipe. It’s all about the salsifi. Sometimes I like to feature some unpopular vegetables like this one, it’s a root vegetable that people tend to forget like cardoon, so I thought to bring [...]
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Peasant Soup – Minestrone soup

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15 years ago
by silvia in
Minestrone di verdura Dachary Carey of The Peasant Chef, asked me if I would be interested in a guest post discussing healthy food, organic and local raised products and why I decided to be a chef. I thought that Peasant Chef was really in line with my values and beliefs and without hesitation [...]
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Always so special – Green risotto

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15 years ago
by silvia in ,
Sempre così speciale – Il riso verde Riso verde is a specialty I used to eat at our family restaurant in Italy, I haven’t eaten it anywhere else. My dad’s relatives have un’albergo-ristorante (an hotel and restaurant) Al Lago in San Lazzaro that also has a restaurant where they make wonderful [...]
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Monday crisy crisp – Warm mango, banana and pineapple crisp with mascarpone cream

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15 years ago
by silvia in
Le petit croustillant du lundi – Croustillant chaud de mangue, banane et ananas, crème au mascarpone I adore filo dough but never use it. Do you believe it? I can drool over appetizers and desserts made with filo dough but when it’s time to buy it, I always forget or buy something else. So people [...]
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One spoon for me and two for you – Scallops with mango and blood orange vinaigrette

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15 years ago
by silvia in ,
Une cuillère pour moi, et deux pour toi – Cuillères de St Jacques à la vinaigrette de mangue et orange sanguine I bought so many different kinds of those cuillères (spoons) while in France, which was not really a necessity since they are also available in the US, but my mom shoved them in my [...]
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