My family enjoys a good braised chicken any time of year. Truth be told I do not limit myselk to Rosemary in the warmer months, especially when basil and cherrt tomatoes grow so plentifully in my garden. This is my basic recipe for a braise feel free to adjust it to your family’s liking. 1 [...]
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Tuna tends to get dry when cooked completly. Ideally it should be seared and pink in the center. If this is not to your liking choose any other fish filet,carefully adjusting the cooking time. I first tried this simple fish dish in the Val D’Aosta in Italy, The setting and simplicity of the dish made [...]
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This salad, popularly known as Panzanella is my son Rahul’s all time favorite salad. I originally got the recipie from Cook’s illustrated, but, as always I have made just a few modifications to suit my family’s taste. The beauty of this salad is that it uses day old bread, so no waste. Serves 4 1 [...]
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Here is another great recipie from my favorite cooking magazine Food and wine. I have amended it to add Olives and capers which I feel go great with this dish, but, feel free to omit them if you wish. Although the original recipe calls for penne my family prefers Tri color fusilli, the choice is [...]
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Hazlenuts are one of my favorite nuts. Although I admit they are expensive and not an everyday indulgence these tartlets, known in Italian as Tartellette di Cioccolata, are worth every penny. This recipe comes from the book Dolci Toscani, it is originally made with the Italian dough Pasta Frolla but I have adapted it to [...]
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My brother’s wife, Karishma, (her name means Miracle, which she surely is ) loves Olives. During my recent visit to Malta I prepared this pasta adding roasted artichoke hearts too. Try my version of this simple, delicious pasta dish. I use Fusilli or Bow tie pasta but any pasta of your choice will do Serves [...]
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In the spring of 1990 I took a workshop with the famed NYC chef Gennaro Picone, the then owner of the restaurant Malvasia. It was such a ploeasure to watch him at work. This is one of the salads he served at Malvasia. Serves4 For Beans 10 ounces of white beans 1 cup of olive [...]
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My fonest memories and greatest learning experiences were with the great chefs. One of my favorite being Guliano Bugialli. He never minced words and took great pride in his teaching and expectations. I love the simplicity of this pasta and its sweet slightly tart taste from the lemon peel. Feel free to use fresh or [...]
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Once again I love this pasta. I am a great fan of Orecchiette, cooked al dente(to the tooth) it is greatly satisfying. The cherry tomatoes are bursting with flavor in the summer ,and lets face it clean up is a snap…can’t help but love that!!1 1 lb orecchiette or Mezzi Rigatoni pasta Salt 1 lb [...]
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I have tried several versions of this salad as Sicily and Malta share a love for the same type of cooking. This type of potato salad is light and refreshing and contains no Mayonaise. This paricular recipie comes from the cookbook Mangia, Little Italy 3 lbs new potatoes , peeled, cut into 1″ cubes and boiled [...]
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