- Yields about 3 cups of fruit in thick syrup - Ingredients 1 pound ripe, unblemished quince 1 pound of fresh cranberries 1 cup sugar 1 cup white wine 1 cup water Procedure 1. Rinse the quince and cut each...
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- Makes a 12- or 13-inch tiramisù, serving 12 or more - Ingredients 5 large eggs 5 or 6 lemons 2 cups sugar ½ cup limoncello liqueur 1 1/2 cup water 6 cups of ½" cleaned and peeled butternut squash...
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- makes 6 servings - Ingredients Dough: 2 cups flour 1/2 cup olive oil 1 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup water, or as needed Swiss chard mix: 2 cups leeks, chopped 3 tablespoons olive oil 3 lbs. Swiss chard green, cleaned...
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- For a 12 to 14 pound turkey, serving a dozen or more, with leftovers - Ingredients 1 fresh turkey, 12 to 14 pounds, including neck and giblets 1-1/2 tablespoons kosher salt 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil Vegetables and seasonings:...
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- Makes 4 servings - Ingredients 1 pound broccoli rabe 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 2 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced Salt 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper, or to taste 1/4 cup (or as needed) water Procedure Author's note:...
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- makes 10 servings - Ingredients For the dough: 2 cups sifted unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more for kneading the dough 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup tepid water, or as needed For the filling:...
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I picked this one out from Lidia's Italy, a book with some wonderful recipes. Most of her pasta dishes are bare bones, and this one is no exception. It's kind of a tomato sauce, but only cooked for five-ish minutes,...
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The original recipe calls for gramigna pasta, but that would've required leaving the house in order for me to find it. Since the best part of this recipe is that it's a true pantry meal, I used what I...
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The first serious chef I think of when I think about Mother's Day is Lidia Bastianich. Lidia is the proud mother of Joe Bastianich, restaurateur, vintner, and food businessman extraordinaire, and of Tanya Bastianich Manuali, her travelmate on the Lidia's Italy television series. She's also a grandmother of five and the devoted daughter of her mom, Erminia, who escaped from a refugee camp with Lidia 40 years ago. So I figured I'd ask Lidia how she's celebrating Mother's Day.
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In this, the era of fast food restaurants, take-out dinners, and microwave ovens, it's easy to forget the pleasures of leisurely cooking. But spending all Sunday in the kitchen stirring and seasoning is one of life's greatest pleasures! Today's Cook...
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