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Polenta con salsicce e spuntature

Polenta con salsicce e spuntature

Rome is not especially known for its love of polenta, perhaps because its winters are relatively mild compared…

Frank Fariello
Feb 2010
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11 votes
1347 views
Basque Chicken

Basque Chicken

I had one of the best meals of my life, while on a wine-tasting trip with my father in Paso Robles, California, at a small restaurant called the…

John Spottiswood
Mar 2012
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9 votes
781 views
St. Patrick's Day Beef Stew with Guinness

St. Patrick's Day Beef Stew with Guinness

This is a great Beef Stew adapted from a recipe by Margaret Johnson. We doubled the recipe, used about half…

John Spottiswood
Mar 2009
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9 votes
5878 views
Pasta a risotto (Risotto-style Pasta)

Pasta a risotto (Risotto-style Pasta)

One of the guilty pleasures that I have never, up to now, revealed to a living soul is my penchant for…

Frank Fariello
Feb 2010
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8 votes
609 views
Georgian Chicken with Wine -- Chakhohbili

Georgian Chicken with Wine -- Chakhohbili

This was a tasty stew that we all really enjoyed. If you haven't tried Georgian food before, you're in for a…

John Spottiswood
Nov 2010
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8 votes
799 views
Pennette with Butternut Squash Purée and Sorrento Walnuts

Pennette with Butternut Squash Purée and Sorrento Walnuts

This easy and delicious recipe by Neapolitan chef Inghemarck Guida highlights the unique taste of Sorrento…

Frank Fariello
Feb 2011
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6 votes
86 views
«Polpetielli» affogati (Baby Octopus Braised in Tomato Sauce)

«Polpetielli» affogati (Baby Octopus Braised in Tomato Sauce)

Octopus is a popular food all around the Mediterranean basin and yet elsewhere it is often, for some reason,…

Frank Fariello
Sep 2010
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4 votes
408 views
Braised Lamb with Beans

Braised Lamb with Beans

This is a delicious French country dish. Hearty and heart warming! It is also beautiful to behold and delicious to smell!

Joyce Leung
Jun 2008
Intermediate
4 votes
4543 views
Risotto alla crema di scampi (Risotto with Shrimp Cream)

Risotto alla crema di scampi (Risotto with Shrimp Cream)

As I have mentioned before, Rome is not really risotto country. But there is at least one risotto dish that…

Frank Fariello
Feb 2010
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3 votes
1011 views
Angelina's Sunday Sauce (Il ragù della domenica)

Angelina's Sunday Sauce (Il ragù della domenica)

The constant fixture of Sunday dinners at nonna Angelina's house was il ragù della domenica or 'Sunday…

Frank Fariello
Feb 2010
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3 votes
123 views
Verza e salsiccia (Cabbage and Sausage)

Verza e salsiccia (Cabbage and Sausage)

Not sure about you, but the weather here has crossed the line from pleasantly crisp to downright cold at night.…

Frank Fariello
Nov 2010
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3 votes
360 views
Salsicce con broccoletti

Salsicce con broccoletti

Is there any meat more satisfying than sausages? If there is, I haven't found it. And, in this typically Roman dish, sausages marry particularly…

Frank Fariello
Feb 2010
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2 votes
457 views
Cavolfiore alla napoletana

Cavolfiore alla napoletana

Here's another quick and easy vegetable side dish or light supper: "Neapolitan style" cauliflower, known in Naples itself as cavolfiore con passi e…

Frank Fariello
Feb 2010
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2 votes
150 views
Fricassée de poulet à l'ancienne

Fricassée de poulet à l'ancienne

I grew up on Julia Child. Other than nonna Angelina herself, no one inspired my love affair with cooking more.…

Frank Fariello
Feb 2010
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2 votes
472 views
Carciofi alla romana (Roman-style Artichokes)

Carciofi alla romana (Roman-style Artichokes)

Dear readers: I am back from my travels, at my blogging post just in time for the first day of Spring.…

Frank Fariello
Mar 2010
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2 votes
344 views