January 28, 2010
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Pasta salad is the kind of dish where you can throw in everything but the kitchen sink. We did end up with a delicious salad, but made one mistake, too much pasta! We were trying to empty the cupboard of … Continue reading
December 13, 2009
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Whether you spell it mustazzuoli, mostazzoli, mostaccioli, mostaschol or something else, these biscotti-like cookies are a delicious traditional holiday treat from the southern Italian region of Calabria. My mom and I started with a hand-written recipe page from her mother, … Continue reading
November 18, 2009
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In my eternal hunt to find ways to finish orphan ingredients, I set out on a quest to find a way to use almost a full can of pumpkin puree. (It was left over from Thanksgiving’s pumpkin brownies.) I was … Continue reading
October 24, 2009
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The big debate going into Thanksgiving was turkey, turducken or turpiggin’. (The former is a turkey stuffed with a duck then stuffed with a chicken, while the latter is a turkey stuffed with a whole cooked ham.) In the end, … Continue reading
August 16, 2009
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I have to express my apologies for my absence from the blog lately. I’ve been in a state of flux, which has finally concluded with the purchase of our first home! It’s been months in the making, but with keys … Continue reading