Pistachio Purée and Fresh Mozzarella Pizza

Tandoori Naan bread is one of my favorite go-to flatbreads.  Not only is it perfect for mopping up the sauce from an Indian dish it’s just the right size for personal pizzas.  This pistachio purée has a buttery, rich flavor and might seem odd to spread on a as a pizza base, but let me…

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Grilled Eggplant and Tomato Pizza – hello wordpress!

I’ve been ‘meaning’ to switch from blogger to wordpress for ages and finally I decided to take the leap!  I’m not technically inclined – I think that logical side of me is buried deep within.  I don’t, though, hesitate to take on new projects except when it comes to computers and software.  There’s something far…

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Bresaola with Shaved Artichoke

Bresaola is one of those Italian specialty meats that’s difficult to find on a regular basis so when I saw it at Eataly I grabbed a package – strike will the iron is hot.  In the past I’ve come across recipes calling for bresaola but never had the chance to make and now that I…

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Roasted Tomato & Garlic Crostini with Truffle Sea Salt

roasted tomato & garlic crostini

If you’ve never had the pleasure of eating a truffle the next best thing, in my humble opinion, is truffle oil.  That was until I sampled white truffle sea salt!  John and I were food shopping and we never pass the cheese section of Whole Foods without buying…well almost never.  We asked what was new…

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Salsa di Parmigiano

When I think of salsa, two things immediately come to mind:  salsa the dance – olé! – and salsa used in Spanish sauces.   It usually refers to a tomato-based sauce but if you dig further, you’ll find that salsa (Spanish for sauce) is not restricted to Latin American countries and can include France, Italy…

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Fresh Mozzarella and Roasted Tomatoes

Fresh Mozzarella and Roasted Tomatoes

I finally got the chance to make my first batch of fresh mozzarella!  Beecher’s in the Flatiron District sell kits from Urban Cheesecraft and it was in the summer that I picked one up but never got around to trying it until now.  Their deluxe DIY Cheese Kit allows you to make mozzarella, chèvre, paneer,…

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Stuffed Zucchini Flowers (Fiori di Zucca Ripieni)

Ciao, pronto, prego, il conto, mi scusi, buon giorno, arrivederci, grazie – some useful words we used when we visited Italy earlier this month – it seems a distant memory now!  Don’t ask me to string a sentence together but I can get by with simple words and hand gesticulations.  John, on the other hand,…

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