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Cook the Book: 'Urban Italian'

Brushcetta w/mozzarella
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Cook the Book: 'Ten'

I don't know how awesome this story is, but I once drove 2 hours for probably the world's best grilled shrimp burrito.
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Cook the Book: 'Beyond the Great Wall'

Here's the thing ... never been to a foreign country. Does the south count, because that was rather foreign to my west coast mentality...
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Cook the Book: 'Urban Italian'

Brushcetta w/mozzarella
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Cook the Book: 'Ten'

I don't know how awesome this story is, but I once drove 2 hours for probably the world's best grilled shrimp burrito.
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Cook the Book: 'Beyond the Great Wall'

Here's the thing ... never been to a foreign country. Does the south count, because that was rather foreign to my west coast mentality...
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Cook the Book: 'On the Line'

Grilled always works for me. Just add a little olive oil, fresh herbs ..... yum
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Cook the Book: The Essence of Chocolate

Chocolate molten cake in San Francisco
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Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: D'Artagnan Boneless Heritage Ham

Black Forest Ham, swiss, a nice grainy mustard and dark rye bread.
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Cook the Book: 'Into the Vietnamese Kitchen'

To slip more veggies into our family meals
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Cook the Book: 'Eat Me: The Food and Philosophy of Kenny Shopsin'

I don't know if it qualifies as "inventing" recipes, but I've made lots of frittatas w/whatever is in the fridge. Lots of different rice dishes as well.
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Cook the Book: 'The Modern Baker'

I've had a few disasters. Most of them involve forgetting whether or not I put in an ingredient or how much I put in. Lots of flat cakes.
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Cook the Book: 'A Platter of Figs'

Pumpkin! I love pumpkin rolls w/cream cheese.
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Cook the Book: 'A16 Food + Wine'

Captain's Reserve Chardonnay at the Rubicon Estate in Napa Valley
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Cook the Book: 'Chocolate Epiphany'

Godiva! Love their starfish candies w/raspberry filling.
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Cook the Book: 'The Best Barbecue on Earth'

First, I'd hit America's south and then Korea.
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Cook the Book: 'The Shun Lee Cookbook'

I would probably have lobster and champagne. Maybe something with truffles (if I won Gold).
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Cook the Book: Bobby Flay's Grill It!

Bobby Flay! That man is gorgeous....
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Cook the Book: 'Sweety Pies'

My mother-in-law made the best rustic apple pie.
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Cook the Book: 'Summer on a Plate'

I'd have to say Sandra Lee. Her culinary style fits my lifestyle perfectly. I can't say that I've been disappointed with any of her recipes that I've tried.
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Cook the Book: 'Kneadlessly Simple'

Multi grain bread! This looks like a great cookbook!!!

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Cook the Book: 'Urban Italian'

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Cook the Book: 'Ten'

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Cook the Book: 'Beyond the Great Wall'

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Cook the Book: 'Urban Italian'

I buy a frozen pizza and top with assorted leftovers-baked beans, tuna salad, onions, etc.
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Cook the Book: 'Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating'

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Cook the Book: 'Urban Italian'

Lasagne with a white sauce and chicken or turkey

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Cook the Book: 'Urban Italian'

Bacon, lettuce, and tomato pizza -- with crispy lardons, shreds of argula piled on after baking, and chunks of fresh, ripe tomatoes

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Cook the Book: 'Urban Italian'

I've found that many stovetop risotto recipes can be adapted to make in the oven. For me, this turned risotto from being an occasional weeknight menu item to one that we make much more frequently. I'd say it's about 85-90% as good as stovetop in most instances, and is much tastier than a take-out alternative.

The last one I made I changed up by adding hickory smoked chicken apple sausage, and adjusting herbs and spices to compliment its sweeter flavors.

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Cook the Book: 'Urban Italian'

I love pumpkin ravioli with sage butter sauce!

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Cook the Book: 'Urban Italian'

I make my italian meatballs with 2 cups of green beans that I process with my breadcrumbs in the food processor. My kids don't have to know!

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Cook the Book: 'Urban Italian'

I add pureed zucchini or pureed cauliflower to my meat sauce. It is a great way to sneak in an extra veggie without altering the flavor too much. We also use spaghetti squash every once in a while instead of traditional spaghetti noodles. Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this giveaway!

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Cook the Book: 'Urban Italian'

Five-cheese lasagne with homemade sauce made of fresh tomatoes and herbs is my favorite.

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Cook the Book: 'Urban Italian'

My favorite Italian dish with a twist is Shrimp Alfredo Fettuccine. I add a bit of Cajun seasoning to the shrimp and it's yummy.

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Cook the Book: 'Urban Italian'

The Orecchiette With Broccoli Rabe and Sausage with some tomato paste and mushrooms sounds really good.

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Cook the Book: 'Urban Italian'

Fettuccine alredo with goat cheese. garrettsambo@aol.com

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Cook the Book: 'Urban Italian'

i like lasagna but i add pepperoni. delicious!

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Cook the Book: 'Urban Italian'

The bruchetta at a local Italian restaurant has a twist...SOME spice/herb in there just makes it delectable! I'll have to ask what it is the next time; usually we're too busy fighting over the last piece.

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Cook the Book: 'Urban Italian'

I'm not sure if this is exactly a twist, but it was new for me. I ordered vegetable lasagna for our employee recognition dinner last year. I was expecting a standard style lasagna with red sauce except it had veggies instead of pasta. What I got instead was roasted vegetables layered with tons of ricotta cheese (mixed with some other cheese too I think) and an amazing white sauce of some sort. I'm not really sure what was in the white sauce, but it was the best lasagna (veggie or meat) I have ever had. Oh and the portion size was so big that I couldn't even actually finish it.

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