It’s certainly no secret that I’m obsessed with the very nature of nut butter. For years I’ve pleased my palate – by the very spoonful – with any and every type of all natural, fresh ground nut and seed butter I have been able to find. I’ve been particularly fascinated with the interesting flavor combinations and unique…
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What a mouthful – both to articulate and say and to eat. The mouthful, I assure you, is rather amazing. It may seem counterintuitive to pair a sweet white chocolate component with lobster and basil to fill an Italian pasta ravioli. However, if you close your eyes and dream, you can see it, smell it,…
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Someone in my household really loves buffalo chicken – anything. He prides himself on his “buffalo chicken skills,” in fact. I truly believe he IS the best. He’s got his recipe down! However, he doesn’t often have the chance to practice his buffalo chicken skills, as I’m not a huge fan of the flavors myself….
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Although most of the time I’m crafting and creating new recipe ideas, there are times I go back to the old staples…the tried and true – lasagna. Mighty Meat Lasagna. This is a household favorite ~ But just because I am who I am, I do like to tweak things around in my craftiness and…
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I asked him if he liked pasta. “I’m Italian, of course!” I asked him his favorite herbs. “Cilantro and basil. What about you?” I love both cilantro and basil. I find them aromatically intoxicating, in fact. I asked him if he’d ever had the two with lime. “No. Never.” Done. Wham Bam..Yum Yum! Basil Cilantro…
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So, I simply couldn’t let go of the beauty ~ silky black and brilliant orange farfalle no more Marbled Pappardelle beautiful in every way… Pappardelle [papparˈdɛlle] (sing.: pappardella) are large, very broad, flat pasta noodles, similar to wide fettuccine.[1] The name derives from the verb “pappare”,[2] to gobble up.
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I’m all about color… …and taste, and texture, and aroma ~ and while we’re at it, class and sophistication, honesty, kindness, intelligence, and curiosity. I digress. Fresh, homemade pasta. A silky black hue and a bright and brilliant orange – tiger stripes. Perfect for a bit of tiger shrimp and a spicy orange sauce. Oh,…
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Can you imagine…homemade pasta, fresh from the hands of your loved one – tossed in a rosemary infused lemon mustard brown butter sauce? Well, stop trying to imagine…the effort is over. Only a small bit of labor and the salubrious celebration can begin. YUM! So, remember how amazingly simple – yet slightly complicated – handmade…
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It’s been quite some time since I’ve had FRESH orecchiette pasta. In fact, I do believe it’s been close to 25 years since I was first introduced to the sensual mouthfeel and salubrious texture of these “ear shaped” pieces of pasta perfection. Orecchiette (Italian pronunciation: [orekˈkjɛtte]; singular orecchietta; from Italianorecchia, meaning “ear”, and -etta, meaning “small”) is a variety of home-made pasta typical…
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In all the times I’ve previously played around with pasta, I’ve done so with my bestie, a perfect pasta pro. Well, my generous hubby decided this year for Christmas I needed to do a little playing around of my own. Actually, I think he decided it to be absolutely ridiculous for me to not to…
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