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THE SIMPLE COMFORT FOODS OF ITALY
http://www.foodsofitaly.blogspot.com
A blog about the simplicity and comfort of Italian foods. With instruction and information of ingredients and methods.
- Added on: Oct 21st, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Gloria Kelley
- Listed in: How to Cook
- Tags: soups pasta vegetables instruction italian foods meats and seafood
Recent Posts
MEET ME AT "CHEW ON THIS\'.
Because of time limitations I have decided to leave this blogsite and concentrate further on my other general food and recipe blog "Chew On This." My readership for "Chew On This'' has grown tremendously so I want to add more Italian recipes ...
THE MAGIC OF BEANS
Beans are a big part of the Italian diet both in terms of nutritional value (protein) and bulk. Beans are often used as a thickener as in the following soup recipe, to give added flavor to a traditional sauce and to provide the necessary filler s...
CHICKEN THIGHS WITH HERBS, LEMON AND GARLIC
The liberal use of herbs in this dish makes the flavors pop and brings a new dimension to roasted chicken thighs. Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, (okay, I hear the music too) are essential since the sauce is highly flavored by these herbs and t...
AROMATICS - THE HEART OF THE DISH
IF BROTH, MEAT, SEAFOOD AND PASTA are the basics of a dish, then consider herbs and spices (aromatics) the heart of that dish. Without them, your food would taste mediocre at best Too few or too little and you wind up with bland, uninteresting ...
LITTLE EARS
When I told you that Italian food is best simply prepared, this is one of the dishes I had in mind. This one has been a favorite it mine for a long time. My mom prepared this, but used sea shell pasta, she liked that shape. I like the Orecchiet...
THE SUBJECT IS PASTA
There are approximately 600 different shapes of pasta. Examples include spaghetti (thin rods), maccheroni (tubes or cylinders), fusilli (swirls), and lasagne (sheets). Two other noodles, gnocchi and spätzle, are sometimes considered pasta. They a...
