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A Tale of Two Sauces - It’s A Traditional Ragu alla Bolognese Deathmatch.

Posted in Italian, Italy, Meat, Naples, Napoli, Pasta, Recipe, Recipes, Saveur, beef, cheap meal, culture, eating, food, ground meat, hearty, holiday, language, milk, pancetta, pork, sauce, slow cooking, tomato, tourism, tradition, travel, wine on Apr 22nd, 2008

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Warning! You are about to read a lot about a dish that many would think could be discussed in one paragraph - Bolognese Ragu. After two trips to Bologna, I really began to understand how seriously the people […]

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I’m Dreaming of Some Cured Pig’s Cheeks - Perciatelli Al’amatriciana

Posted in Europe, Garlic, Italian, Italy, Olive Oil, Pasta, Recipe, Recipes, Roman, Rome, bacon, culture, easy, food, guanciale, pancetta, parsley, 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 is […]

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