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Tips for Making Italian Sausage
There’s just nothing quite like homemade Italian sausage. By controlling the ingredients you put in, you can flavor it however you like,adding everything from juniper berry to fennel and red wine. As daunting as it sounds (cubing meat, grinding it, … Continue reading
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Three Food Ideas Suitable for A Small Kitchen
Not everyone has the luxury of a palatial kitchen full of stainless-steel appliances and enough counter space to land a cargo plane. Many people still live in apartments and homes where the kitchen was an … Continue reading
Save time in the kitchen with Italian polenta and rice dishes
At the end of a long day at work, it’s hard to work up the energy to cook dinner. Pizza delivery seems easy, but takeout can be very expensive. Preparing meals for the freezer is less expensive but requires advance … Continue reading
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A Quick Tomato Sauce with Rice Pasta Penne
The other day I decided to make my typical tomato sauce with some penne pasta. The dinner was to test two things – 1)Schar Rice Pasta – penne style 2) Using my Cuisinart Prep Plus to create the sauce. I … Continue reading
The Idea Pantry by Progresso
Last year I was approached by Progresso to help them come up with some recipes for some new sauces they were creating. I said I would be happy to help and now it has come to fruition in two forms: … Continue reading
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Tough times and tough food choices
If you’ve been keeping up on the daily news in conjunction with daily food prices, odds are you are starting to really take seriously not just the state of the economy, but rather how to prepare for it getting worse. … Continue reading
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Tips for organizing your kitchen
There is much to be said to the art of organizing. Organizing whether we like it or not, is a part of our everyday lives. If we learn to do it well, then over time it becomes natural and only … Continue reading
Conquering the Cooking Brain Drain
Everyone gets in a cooking slump. I know I sure do. Yes I publish a weekly newsletter featuring new recipes, but that doesn’t mean every day I’m loaded with creative ideas and tons of energy. Although I wish that were … Continue reading
Learn the secret to a thick Italian pizza crust
For 7 years my husband has been telling me his mother makes the best thick pizza. He would tell me stories of how friends of his used to come over just to grab some of her famous pizza. The problem? … Continue reading
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Homemade Calzones – What Went Wrong?
A calzone is basically a pizza folded in half stuffed with cheeses and other goodies. The ingredients used for fillings can be just as varied as the toppings for a pizza. I’ve been reading about calzones because I’ve lately been … Continue reading