For years Mary Ann Esposito has been inspiring us with her Italian creations. There is really no greater convience food than pasta to me, it is the ultimate pantry staple, seriously. Here Mary Ann has combined this dish with fresh asparagus , but I have used fresh or frozen artichokes too, feel free to substitute [...]
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recently I visited one of my favorite cities in Massachutes. Boston is brimming with some of the finest restaurants, especially in Italian cusine. The food is just one of the perks of visiting this beautiful city. This recipe comes from Lucia, restaurant and bar. The owner uses De Cecco pasta in this particular dish, a [...]
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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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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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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 found this recipie years ago written by Michael chiarello . Over the years I have modified it using different seasonal vegetables, but I must say I totally love this dish in the hot summer months. It is so easy to make and clean up…too little to mention. This dish uses the Basil oil also [...]
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2/3 cup Sun -dried tomatoes, packed in oil, drained reserving the oil 3/4 cup fresh parsley 1/2 cup pine nuts 2 shallots, coarsely chopped 2 cloves garlic 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar 2 canned chipoltes in adobo sauce, rinsed 2 tablespoons lemon juice,fresh please olive oil salt and freshly ground pepper garnish:sliced black olives Put [...]
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