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Now that I've moved to Miami from New Jersey, I often find myself craving a fatcat. I've tried making my own - raiding the frozen food aisle, buying up mozzarella sticks, steakums, and chicken fingers, but alas, homemade fatcats just don't come close to the real thing. Sigh.

mistabelle at 9:51AM on 04/08/08

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Cook the Book: The Sweet Melissa Baking Book

Nutella and strawberry panini

mistabelle at 3:21PM on 04/03/08

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Cook the Book: Nigella Express

Store-bought chicken broth.

mistabelle at 10:22AM on 03/25/08

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Easy Easter Bunny Cake

My mom has been making this cake every Easter for as long as I remember. She uses rope licorice for the mouth and whiskers. I also remember her dying shredded cocount green to make "grass" to serve the cake on. I'll never forget the Easter that she put the bunny cake on the roof of the car as we were getting ready to go to my grandmother's house...well, you know what happens next. Poor bunny!

mistabelle at 4:37PM on 03/21/08

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Dinner Tonight: Bucatini alla Lipari (Bucatini With Raw Nut Pesto and Tomato Sauce)

A bit of lemon juice and healthy sprinkling of salt right before serving goes a long way in this recipe.

lntyrrell at 12:21PM on 02/12/09

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Dinner Tonight: Bucatini alla Lipari (Bucatini With Raw Nut Pesto and Tomato Sauce)

Half walnuts, half hazelnuts. I think the next time I make this that I'll leave the nuts a bit more coarse than the "paste" that's called for. I'm sensitive to garlic and used one clove for the whole recipe--came out delicious, and was a good call.

bundren at 5:27PM on 11/17/08

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Dinner Tonight: Bucatini alla Lipari (Bucatini With Raw Nut Pesto and Tomato Sauce)

I am always up for any pasta challenge.

worldcupfever at 10:11AM on 11/05/08

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Dinner Tonight: Bucatini alla Lipari (Bucatini With Raw Nut Pesto and Tomato Sauce)

Anyone up for the 1000 pasta gram challenge?

kazoinker at 7:18PM on 11/03/08

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Dinner Tonight: Bucatini alla Lipari (Bucatini With Raw Nut Pesto and Tomato Sauce)

mmm, i made half a pound and ate it over 2 meals i think. so i could split a pound between 2 people, but hey, i've got a big appetite :)

i also didn't have any mint, but i really liked this! all i had were pecans and almond slices, so i used those. yum!

sarahlucy at 4:30PM on 11/02/08

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Dinner Tonight: Bucatini alla Lipari (Bucatini With Raw Nut Pesto and Tomato Sauce)

1 lb pasta = 6 people, at our house. 3 of them are children, but still...

akk328 at 12:58PM on 10/31/08

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Dinner Tonight: Bucatini alla Lipari (Bucatini With Raw Nut Pesto and Tomato Sauce)

Weed = any plant that grows where you didn't plant it or don't want it.

And what's with the weed snobbery, anyway? Most cultivated garden plants were weeds once before being domesticated...back in the day...

akk328 at 12:57PM on 10/31/08

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Dinner Tonight: Bucatini alla Lipari (Bucatini With Raw Nut Pesto and Tomato Sauce)

Did half walnuts, cashews, bit of almond to top it. No fresh herbs. This one's going in the regular rotation.

And yeah, 1 lb = 2 people over here, but I don't mind leftover pasta at all. Eaten cold, in fact.

TruckBoatTruck at 5:33PM on 10/30/08

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Dinner Tonight: Bucatini alla Lipari (Bucatini With Raw Nut Pesto and Tomato Sauce)

I've always cooked 1 lb. for 2 people but I'll reheat most any pasta as a leftover. Or just eaten the entire batch by myself.

worldcupfever at 4:19PM on 10/30/08

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Dinner Tonight: Bucatini alla Lipari (Bucatini With Raw Nut Pesto and Tomato Sauce)

@justin386

I'm gobsmacked! I cook 1.5 to 2 ounces per person!

Channa at 4:08PM on 10/30/08

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Dinner Tonight: Bucatini alla Lipari (Bucatini With Raw Nut Pesto and Tomato Sauce)

@Channa

8 ounces is actually one serving for me :)

In all sincerity, I find that 4 ounces of pasta per serving in a main dish is pretty common.

justin386 at 1:36PM on 10/30/08

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Dinner Tonight: Bucatini alla Lipari (Bucatini With Raw Nut Pesto and Tomato Sauce)

8 ounces pasta makes 2 servings -- You're kidding, right?

Channa at 11:38AM on 10/30/08

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Dinner Tonight: Bucatini alla Lipari (Bucatini With Raw Nut Pesto and Tomato Sauce)

Nice picture. That looks delicious.

wunami at 12:59AM on 10/30/08

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Dinner Tonight: Bucatini alla Lipari (Bucatini With Raw Nut Pesto and Tomato Sauce)

It sounds delicious, but that's a lot of nuts for two people. Definitely a splurge meal.

piccola at 9:52PM on 10/29/08

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Cook the Book: 'Giada's Kitchen'

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Lucy Baker at 12:02PM on 10/13/08

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Cook the Book: 'Giada's Kitchen'

My favorite "sauce" for spaghetti (or any type of pasta for that matter) is olive oil, garlic, pepper, and Italian chopped parsley!

maningrida at 11:38AM on 10/13/08

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Cook the Book: 'Giada's Kitchen'

My favorite sauce is Alfredo. Thanks for this opportunity.

elsmarlouamrman at 11:37AM on 10/13/08

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Cook the Book: 'Giada's Kitchen'

I like a vodka pepper sauce. Yum.

tanners12 at 11:10AM on 10/13/08

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Cook the Book: 'Giada's Kitchen'

I love a good slow cooked homemade meat sauce. One with lots of spices, garlic and red wine then cooked on the stove for hours to let the flavors meld together.

kvenglar at 10:19AM on 10/13/08

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