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A blog about the simple comfort foods of Italy. Easy to prepare, with instructions and information to on creating the best Italian food possible.
Because of time limitations I have decided to leave this blogsite and concentrate further on my other general food and recipe blog "Chew On This." My readership for "Chew On This'' has grown tremendously so I want to add more Italian recipes (read full article)
Beans are a big part of the Italian diet both in terms of nutritional value (protein) and bulk. Beans are often used as a thickener as in the following soup recipe, to give added flavor to a traditional sauce and to provide the necessary filler s (read full article)
While we're still on the subject of herbs, one of the best uses of herbs is in this wonderful dipping sauce for fresh, crusty bread. I have a hard time stopping once I start eating this one. Be sure to use artisan, rustic bread such as Italian, (read full article)
The liberal use of herbs in this dish makes the flavors pop and brings a new dimension to roasted chicken thighs. Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, (okay, I hear the music too) are essential since the sauce is highly flavored by these herbs and t (read full article)
IF BROTH, MEAT, SEAFOOD AND PASTA are the basics of a dish, then consider herbs and spices (aromatics) the heart of that dish. Without them, your food would taste mediocre at best Too few or too little and you wind up with bland, uninteresting (read full article)
When I told you that Italian food is best simply prepared, this is one of the dishes I had in mind. This one has been a favorite of mine for a long time. My mom prepared this, but used sea shell pasta, she liked that shape. I like the Orecchiet (read full article)
There are approximately 600 different shapes of pasta. Examples include spaghetti (thin rods), maccheroni (tubes or cylinders), fusilli (swirls), and lasagne (sheets). Two other noodles, gnocchi and spätzle, are sometimes considered pasta. They a (read full article)
The first step in making great soup is the broth. Being that broth is 75% of the soup's ingredient level, it's a good idea to start with the best and of course home made broth or stock is certainly far better than canned.The difference between stoc (read full article)
If anyone knows about comfort, simplicity and flavor it's the Italians. Their lives revolve around food, friends, family, and more food. The F word is very important here. Having been raised in an Italian family, I found this to be very (read full article)
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