Sunday Pasta® Recipes
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Every time I turn around, some child or adult is being diagnosed with ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder). It’s enough to make your head spin. I don’t know what to believe anymore, but who’s got time to think about it? I’m too busy managing my Blackberry, iPhone, iPod, iPad, laptop, desktop, Kindle, DVR, job, wife, kids, blog and five just-started books. And just today I saw on Headline News that cursive is no longer being taught… [Read More]
I always knew that Forrest Gump wasn’t the savant people made him out to be. Sure he made a fortune, walked a lot, and was wildly popular, but could he cook? I think not. He showed his hand during his litany of ways to prepare shrimp: “You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it…lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, [blah, blah, blah] shrimp… That’s, that’s about it.” Wrong, Forrest! His rookie error? He forgot one… [Read More]
Wine Pairings
See each Sunday Pasta® Recipe for a link to its Wine Pairing.
Wine pairings for Cavatappi con Rucola e Ricotta Rosato: Cataldi Madonna Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Cerasuolo, Il Feuduccio di Santa Maria d’Orni Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo Rosso: Valle dell’Acate Cerasuolo di Vittoria, Gulfi Cerasuolo di Vittoria It’s funny that Ed writes about Cristina’s recipe hailing from London’s SW3 4QE because I’m writing these wine pairings from SW1 6NL, just one tube stop way. I think there’s a nice, neighborly dinner party to be had this weekend between this Sunday… [Read More]
Wine Pairings for Calamarata con Gamberi e Asparagi (Shrimp and Asparagus) Bianco: Ermes Pavese Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle Rosso: Caves de Donas Donnas Rouge and La Crotta di Vegeneron Chambave Asparagus can be tough to pair with wine because of its grassy flavors. So, the best tactic is to match those flavors with similar flavors in your wine. Grape varieties with herbal notes, like Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc, and wines from cool… [Read More]
Italian Food Guide
A Comprehensive Guide to Italian Food and Wine, with a detailed Food Glossary.
PANE (BREAD)
FORMAGGIO (CHEESE)
DOLCI (DESSERT)
PIZZA
PASTA
OLIA D'OLIVA (OLIVE OIL)
SALUMI (CURED MEATS)
GELATO
ESPRESSO
WINES
LIQUORS
Restaurant Guide
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