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Memorie di Angelina

Memorie di Angelina

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A food blog inspired by the wonderful home cooking of my Italian grandmother.

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  • Zuppa di orzo

    Posted on Tuesday February 9th, 2010 at 01:10 pm in cheap, winter, vegan, vegetarian, soup, vegetable, fall, piatti unici, primi piatti

    Italian cuisine is known for pasta and risotto and polenta and, to a lesser extent, for farro. But did you know that Italians also enjoy barley? Here is a simple, basic barley soup that is both healthy, appetizing and, if made in a pressure cooker, c...

  • How to make béchamel sauce

    Posted on Monday February 8th, 2010 at 07:23 pm in reference

    Béchamel sauce, which is essentially nothing more than milk thickened with a roux, is widely used in northern Italian cooking. It is not usually used as a 'sauce' per se but rather as a component in baked primi like lasagne alla bolognese, cannellon...

  • Polenta pasticciata con fagioli e verza

    Posted on Monday February 8th, 2010 at 12:18 pm in vegetarian, vegetable, polenta, piatti unici, primi piatti

    It's a shame to throw away leftover polenta. There are so many delicious ways to use it. As mentioned in an earlier post on how to make polenta, it hardens as it cools and can be sliced into squares or other shapes, then grilled or fried. But my favo...

  • A Word of Thanks

    Posted on Sunday February 7th, 2010 at 07:02 pm in news, nana

     Dear readers, Just a quick word to let you know that Memorie di Angelina now has well over 2000 followers via email, readers and various social networks, up from 1500 only about a month ago. I wanted to express my sincerest thanks for your...

  • Pasta e fagioli

    Posted on Sunday February 7th, 2010 at 01:37 pm in vegan, vegetarian, pasta, soup, vegetable, campania, nana, primi piatti

    Pasta e fagioli, or pasta and beans, which goes by the amusing nickname 'pasta fazool' in Italian-American slang, is one of the most internationally famous dishes in the entire Italian repertoire.  It is, however, a victim of its own success, an...

  • Coniglio alla cacciatora

    Posted on Saturday February 6th, 2010 at 11:12 am in winter, toscana, poultry, fall, secondi

    Rabbit is a wonderful meat, leaner but yet tastier than most chicken you'll find in these days of industrial agriculture. Many people (at least in the US) have an aversion to eating rabbit, but it is quite popular in Italy, Spain, France and elsewher...

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This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 2 comments.

Danellen

5 stars Ellen

Oh my gosh, this is fantastic! The way you describe the recipes is so nice! And it will make me want to cook even more!! Thanks a lot, Frank!

Posted: 2009-08-22 | More Reviews From Danellen

Tanwiratchada

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WoW!!! you have a classy webblog food.;)

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