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Deborah Mele
- Location: Umbria, Italy
- Favorite foods: Anything Italian, especially pasta! Also love all seafood, shellfish in particular.
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Italian Easy: Farro Salad With Lentils, Beans, and Oven-Roasted Vegetables
julezpower, feel free to decrease quantities. It is just my husband and myself here at home and we eat this salad for lunch for a few days.
Pasta alla Carbonara
Davey, if you need any at all, I start with about 1/4 cup.
Pasta alla Carbonara
dave, it is in the notes. "To warm the empty bowl, simply set it over your pasta pot as the water is boiling. You want the bowl very warm, but not so hot that the eggs will cook."
Italian Easy: How To Make A Stromboli
Exactly right!
Italian Easy: How To Make A Stromboli
Well, I have seen many calzone both with and without tomatoes. I am a pizza/calzone addict and order it everywhere we travel in Italy so I've tasted many.
Italian Easy: How To Make A Stromboli
Sorry to disagree, but here in Italy calzone are baked and does not always contain ricotta cheese. Basically, the calzone here can contain any toppings normally used on a pizza! I do know you can get fried calzone down in Naples, but it isn't very common across the rest of Italy from everything I've seen.
Italian Easy: How To Make A Stromboli
Oh, but you must be eating in the wrong places. I've never had a calzone or pizza in Italy that wasn't amazing and I've eaten hundreds!
Italian Easy: How To Make A Stromboli
So sorry to hear that! I used fresh mozzarella, but just let mine drain a bit before using and it worked great.
Italian Easy: How To Make A Stromboli
You know, when it comes to Stromboli, your options are truly endless. I think I've tried just about every filling possible and every one was delicious.
Herb Ricotta Gnocchi With Quick Tomato Sauce
I guess there are only so many ways to make ricotta gnocchi. :>) Never saw his recipe, but I'll check it out. I've been using a variation of this same recipe for over 30 years and it always works perfectly! http://www.italianfoodforever.com/2011/10/how-to-make-ricotta-gnocchi
Baked Pasta With Sausage, Mushrooms and Mascarpone
The mushrooms are added along with the onions and garlic.
Baked Pasta With Sausage, Mushrooms and Mascarpone
The sauce starts with sausage and mushrooms. The mascarpone is then added.
The Food Lab: The Crabbiest Crab Cakes
I make a mean crab cake Kenji (I'd like you to try mine!) and folks are always requesting my recipe but I must admit yours look darn good and I will try your recipe soon. I always say that any crab cake held together with filler (breadcrumbs, crackers etc.) just isn't a good crab cake.
Kiwifruit? Wow, that is one method I honestly never heard of. Kiwi is not a fruit used often here in Italy, and I doubt you will find any Italian using it to tenderize octopus, but I might just try it myself next time I make it. Thanks for the suggestion!