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Fast fact: Slaves introduced sausages to Italy I hate going outside on Sundays. Oh wait…it’s Saturday. Meh, truth be told, I don’t really like going outside any day of the week. Problem was I wanted to eat polenta for dinner. But I didn’t have chicken, which I usually cook with polenta. What’s a girl to do in [...] I fear I look like Nicole from Jersey Shore. Say it ain't so. Italian-American groups want to whack MTV’s Jersey Shore’s cast and creators (and now they probably want to whack me for that whack reference). What’s got their meatballs in a knot? According to three Italian-American groups: the cast makes all Italian-Americans look stupid [...] My neighbors make a lot of noise. Tonight, I thought about throwing this at them. Glad I didn't. This afternoon, I found a sausage and pasta recipe on epicurious.com that I basically had all the ingredients for. By basically, I mean that the ingredients in my kitchen were a little different than what they suggested. [...] I went to Chicago Gourmet Fest this weekend. Tons of Italian food and white wine. And champagne. And cooking demos. And beer samples. Here’s a photo slideshow of my favorite moments…That I can remember that is. [slideshow id=3314649325776245628&w=350&h=262] Looks gross. Tastes good. Recently, I stopped by Cherry Republic, a cafe and winery in Glen Arbor, Michigan. (Who knew they had wineries in Michigan?) The wood paneled eatery sells everything from cherry wine to cherry salsa. They gave me a chicken chili recipe, but I made some substitutions. I added about half of ground beef [...] I like eating this cold at midnight I love my mom for many reasons. But her meat pasta sauce (aka Bolognese sauce) is right up there in the top five reasons why she rules. Before you start chopping onions, make sure you have a free afternoon to let this sauce simmer (with occasional stirring) for at [...] |
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