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Tagged With: cooking

Digging Deep!

I was about to give birth at any moment.  I looked down at my at my naked full term pregnant belly… the people that were with me earlier were now gone and I was in this moment alone… … “Where did everyone go? It was just around 5:00 a.m. and I woke up completely startled! … Continue reading »

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Guanciale – Weekly Food Pic!

A bit of a tease as I debut the feature ingredient for my upcoming “Recipes with Cheek” blog post! No pun intended but for those that don’t know, this is pig’s cheek or pig’s jowl known in Italy as Guanciale. It is the heart and soul flavour ingredient for Amatriciana and Carbonara. This piece is … Continue reading »

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Another New Category… Recipes With Cheek!

What pairs nicely with a glass of Prosecco? Some women might answer, “An Italian man of course!”… No that answer is wrong… although depending on the circumstances, it could be right. In this case, the correct answer is … Parmesan Chips. I posted my step by step recipe a couple of years ago when I … Continue reading »

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Pizza Margherita… Semplice!

This is so goooood, somebody please take it away from me!

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Love, Comfort and Joy… and a Grinch – The Search for the Christmas Spirit cont’d

  Last Saturday I found myself over by the skating rink in Campo San Polo… again! I went back to the little kiosk to try the special boiled meat called “bollito”. I had visited this food kiosk a few days earlier when the Kiosk chef enticed me with his charm and said, “Would you like … Continue reading »

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Daily Photo – Fettuccine con Cubetti di Pancetta e Pomodorini

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Daily Photo – Sgambaro Kamut Fettuccine con Noci, Porro e Misto Funghi

Kamut Fettuccine with Walnuts, Leek and Mixed Mushrooms Ingredients: 2 nests of Sgambaro Kamut Fettucine 4 walnut halves chopped 1 leek chopped 1 180g/212 ml can of Misto Funghi freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano salt & pepper extra-virgin olive oil This is a recipe I made up as I went along. I sautéed the walnuts and leek … Continue reading »

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Daily Photo – Pranzo! Taglierini con melanzane, pomodorini e mozzarella di bufala

Are you hungry? Today’s lunch at Casa Cinzia… Taglierini pasta with grilled eggplant, cherry tomatoes and buffalo mozzarella

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Daily Photo – Tagliatelle con Pesto di Rucola e Gamberi

Tagliatelle con Pesto di Rucola e Gamberi hand made by Cinzia

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Daily Photo – About Last Night dot, dot, dot

Bucatini with local Venetian sausage (now my fav.) and pomodorini… would someone please dim the lights!

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