An easy to make dish from Southern Italy with a little surprise! (No tomato!)
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Whole Chicken, Cut Up
In the late 1990’s my mother, Laura Aeberli, moved into a senior apartment building about 10 miles from my home. She didn’t drive so about once a week I’d either take her to the food store or pick up what she needed based on a shopping list that she gave me. One item that was…
Lets Explore Mirepoix!
A lot of cooking is elemental. That is, finished dishes are often made by taking ingredients that have already been prepared and combining them with additional ingredients or preparations. One simplest of examples is Spaghetti and Meatballs. Perhaps you would first mix, roll and fry the meatballs. Next you might cook the tomato sauce. After…
Is This The Best Way To Use A Recipe?
Years ago, I was talking about the then current high levels of unemployment with a person who was not aware that I trained at the Culinary Institute of America or that I had already worked for several years in the hospitality industry. He mentioned that he didn’t understand why people would want to apply for…