baked cod parcels

baked cod parcels

En papillote is French for “enveloped in paper” (or al cartoccio in Italian).  It is a cooking method where food is sealed in a folded pouch of parchment paper or tin foil and TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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pasta al limone

pasta al limone

If you enjoy a light and fresh pasta sauce, then this is a recipe for you!  Pasta al limone is easy to make and by the time it takes for the pasta to cook, dinner is served.  Combining lemon with pasta isn’t something new for yours truly.  But, this is the first time I ever…

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pasta with olive sauce and pangrattato

pasta with olive sauce

As a kid and for that matter a young adult, I despised olives!  To me, they just tasted like salt with a whole lot of bitterness.  That food memory stayed with me for a very long time.  It was only 20 years ago that I began to enjoy these fruits.  My first bite was a…

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stracciatella soup (italian egg drop soup)

stracciatella - Italian egg drop soup

No muss, no fuss. This soup is one of the easiest you’ll ever make and with minimal ingredients.  What’s more, you can have it ready to serve in less than 15 minutes!  Egg drop soup is a favorite in Rome and in central Italy.  Stracciatella refers to the shredding of the eggs into little rags…

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brown butter gnocchettini dumplings

semolina dumplings with brown butter sauce

These aren’t your typical dumplings.  And it might be a bit confusing if you are used to seeing dumplings the size of golf balls in a stew or soup.  I’m pretty sure if my great, great paternal grandmother saw this dish she, too, would say these are not dumplings!  Nanny Kent was born in Bohemia…

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pasta with basil sauce

pasta with basil sauce

After three weeks overseas, I am happy to be back home.  Mr. S and I love to travel almost as much as we enjoy being in our humble abode.  When away, I encounter (stumble upon) new ways to dress up old dishes.  Stumble upon; another word perhaps for getting lost.  Not that we are frequently…

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sorrel with pasta and pork

sorrel with pasta

As a regular reader, you know how much I love our local farmers’ markets.  There’s always something new and interesting.  I have my favorite vendors I like to visit and one, in particular, is Offbeat Farm.  Sarah and Jamie are an energetic and enthusiastic couple and they love what they do – farm on less…

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pizza smoked mozzarella and lemon slices

If I were to take a poll to find out what toppings people like to see on their pizza, I’ll bet tomato sauce, cheese, and some sort of meat would be at the top of the list.  Pizza is a centuries old snack although 2,000 years ago it looked more like a flatbread with olive…

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