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Orecchiette, Broccoli and Sausage

February 11th, 2010 · No Comments · pasta

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Orecchiette by hand.

February 10th, 2010 · 1 Comment · dough, pasta

Orecchiette
1C Semolina
2 1/4C 00 Flour
1C warm water
Salt

Sift semolina, 00 & salt into a mound
Make a well in the center, pour water into well
Combine water and flour to create a smooth elastic dough ball.
Wrap dough in plastic and let rest for 1 hour
Divide dough, roll out 1/2″ ropes, cut into 1/4″ pieces
Press and turn with [...]

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Spaghetti and Meatballs All’Amatriciana

February 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · pasta

This recipe was adapted from the meatball issue of Bon Appetit magazine.
The bacon fat add a nice smokey flavor while keeping the meatballs quite moist.

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Garden Rocket Pesto x2

December 24th, 2008 · No Comments · Cooking

I remember watching Jamie Oliver years ago, always preparing salads and garnishing dishes with a magical green called rocket. It turns out, rocket is actually my favorite garden green. Otherwise known as arugula, this green packs in the most flavor per leaf in my opinion. It’s not bitter like escarole or too [...]

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It’s all about the sauce.

September 6th, 2008 · 7 Comments · Uncategorized

This sauce was born very quickly out of the desire to eat only what was on hand.
It turns out what was on hand was at least quality home grown ingredients. We had an abundance of tasty cherry tomatoes I used for this sauce in addition to field tomatoes and home grown oregano and basil.
Oven [...]

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