Posted in Italian, baked goods, brunches, dinners, recipes, regional on Jan 23rd, 2010
This recipe was passed along to me by my sweetie Dragonia. It’s definitely not the sort of thing Jack and I usually eat around the House of Cards, but I was intrigued by the use of nutmeg in conjunction with bruschetta-like ingredients, and it made for a nice change-up. Depending on your own culinary history, [...]
Posted in pickles and preserves, tips & tricks on Sep 22nd, 2009
A couple weekends back, I took a canning class, taught by Marisa of Food in Jars. She has been teaching canning for several months now, and I was happy to get the opportunity to learn from her. We did a hands-on class in canning tomatoes, and I can tell you that it was easy and [...]
It’s been a recent tradition of mine to usher in the spring with a colorful salad. The niçoise salad is one of my favorites (a poetic recipe can be found here), so when I saw a version on Bellini Valli’s site, more than burnt toast, I knew I had to make it.
Some changes I made:
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