From the category archives:

Italian Recipes

Pan-Fried Pumpkin Gnocchi with Brown Butter Sage

November 9, 2009

This is one of those perfect perfect fall-winter recipes that you must make for Thanksgiving. Because it’s super-simple. If you’ve never made gnocchi before, please trust me that it’s easier than you think…please don’t be intimidated by the “gn”
Two throaty letters THAT close together sometimes scare me too.

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Caprese Salad with Basil Vinaigrette

August 18, 2009
Caprese Salad Basil Vinaigrette

It’s the LAST WEEK of Summer Fest! Where did all the time go? We’re onto our final round of celebrating the garden and onto Tomatoes. If you haven’t yet heard about Summer Fest, it’s a four-week celebration of fresh-from-the-garden food: recipes, growing tips, even tricks for storing and preserving summer’s best with my co-hosts [...]

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Coccante Signore: The Crispy Mister

July 29, 2009

What’s my position on meat? I love it. I crave meat and I probably eat too much of it.
that, and chocolate.
and coffee
oh yes, wine too.
To be healthier, I could give up some of the above.
But I can’t.
You’d have to pry that grilled steak from my hungry, greedy hands. There are too many reasons to keep [...]

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Peanut Pesto and Peas Pasta Salad

July 28, 2009

In the Tampa, Florida, Summer began sometime like in March. No kidding. The season RIGHT NOW is called too “*!%!$@*$ HOT.” The moment you step outside into 99.9% humidity coupled with 98F temps, you wonder why you even bothered to dry yourself after a shower.
But never mind, because while Summer Fest is almost unbearable in [...]

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