Posted in cheap meal, Chorizo, culture, egg, Europe, Food Commentary, fried, grilled, history, leek, Madrid, meatballs, Olive Oil, paprika, Potato, Recipe, Recipes, sauce, sausage, seafood, Spain, Squid, tapas, tourism, tradition, travel, vegetarian, wine on Jan 24th, 2008
In a later post, the husband will write about all the, shall we say, interesting tapas we ate while in Madrid. When I use the word interesting, I mean that many may find some of these tapas to be gross and/or bizarre. Personally, I am always willing to try something new. Only then can I [...]
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Posted in calamari, chile, chili, chilli, Clams, crab, easy, Feast of 7 Fishes, fish, Garlic, Italian, Olive Oil, parsley, Pasta, Recipe, Recipes, sauce, seafood, shrimp, spicy, Squid, tomato on Jan 13th, 2008
Apologies for the break since our last post. The husband’s sister got married last weekend in London and we took a break in Madrid afterwards. The city is beautiful and energetic with an unbelievable food and drink scene. I have some extra padding around the waist to prove it! We are eating salads and meat-free [...]
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Ok, so I’m overusing the title “Quickest Meal Ever”. There can only be one “Quickest Meal”, right? In our bizarre blog world, no. I’ll have as many “Quickest Meal Ever” posts as I want! You know why? Cause they’re quick and we all know you like some things to happen quickly – getting a shot [...]
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Posted in bacon, culture, easy, Europe, Garlic, guanciale, Italian, Italy, Olive Oil, pancetta, parsley, Pasta, Recipe, Recipes, Roman, Rome, sauce, tomato, touriism, travel, tuscany on Dec 17th, 2007
I’ve just died and gone to heaven. I just cooked with guanciale (cured pigs jowels/cheeks). I just ate guanciale while sitting back on my couch in my crowded, rent-is-just-too-damn-high apartment watching TV. If only every night could be like this. If you read our blog (or know us personally) you will know how important Italy [...]
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Posted in beef, cheese, culture, feta, Garlic, grilled, ground meat, lamb, language, Lebanese, lemon, lower fat, Meat, parsley, pita, pork, quick meal, Recipe, Recipes, sauce, skewers, tradition, yogurt on Dec 3rd, 2007
This is one of those meals we often make in the winter when we want something tasty, filling, but not high in fat. By cooking the ‘kabobs’ on the flat griddle pan, the fat drips off into the drip pan part of the griddle leaving us with a leaner kabob. I’ve been meaning to post [...]
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Posted in bread, butter, cheap meal, dining, easy, eating, fish, fried, lemon, lower fat, magazine, Recipe, Recipes, sauce, Saveur, savory, white bread, white fish on Oct 17th, 2007
***No, this is not a grilled-cheese sandwich! I have to give it up to my favorite cooking mag Saveur (and subsequently the chef who created this recipe, Bruce Sherman of North Pond in Chicago) for introducing me to one of the coolest, most creative and tasty ways to cook fish. In the October, 2007 issue [...]
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Posted in America, broccoli raab, commercial, festival, Food Commentary, Italian, Italian-American, Little Italy, Meat, meatballs, Naples, Napoli, New York City, peppers, safety, San Gennaro, sandwiches, sauce, sausage, savory, subs, tourism, tradition, travel on Sep 25th, 2007
Before I say anything more, I should make it clear that I had never been to the famous San Gennaro festival that is running through this weekend in Manhattan’s Little Italy before Wednesday night, and that during our visit, my cellphone was thieved, perhaps leaving an extra special bad taste in my mouth. I’ll also [...]
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Posted in America, commercial, eating, festival, festivals, Food Commentary, Italian, Italian-American, Little Italy, meal, Meat, meatballs, Naples, Napoli, New York City, onions, peppers, safety, San Gennaro, sandwiches, sauce, sausage, savory, subs, tourism, tradition, travel on Sep 23rd, 2007
Being an Italian-American, I take pride in my heritage. I am also particular about how I like my sausage and pepper sandwiches made. If you are not from the north eastern part of the US, didn’t grow up around large groups of Italians or in an Italian household, you may not have every heard of [...]
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