Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Time for a great side dish: Wild Rice Pilaf

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Here is one of my very few original recipes, not that wild rice pilaf has never been made before! My take on it is a slightly different in...
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Friday, April 10, 2020

Hazelnut Torte and a few memories

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One thing you have to say for Europeans, is that they know how to make superb  and  interesting cakes, especially the Germans and Austrians....
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Friday, January 5, 2018

Saltimbocca alla Romana

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Welcome to 2018! I wound up having to take 2017 off from the AMFAS because I was just too darned busy with other things. But now that’...
Sunday, January 22, 2017

What we’ve learned about home-curing guanciale

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This year’s batch and it tastes amazing. Back in 2012 when I initiated this blog, the second recipe I shared was one for curing your ow...
Friday, January 6, 2017

Think you know what Bolognese sauce is? I thought I did.

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If you’re in North America, you no doubt ate plenty of “spaghetti with meat sauce” over the course of your life. I certainly did, and up u...
Wednesday, October 19, 2016

A favourite Italian recipe: seafood linguine

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Dinner “al fresco” on our anniversary! Special occasions call for special meals. Our anniversary is one of those very special occasions....
Monday, September 26, 2016

Organizing your kitchen, part 2: the nitty-gritty

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Something as simple as this can make a big difference in your kitchen. Last post was all about the big picture in your kitchen, primaril...
Sunday, September 18, 2016

Organizing your kitchen will make cooking FAR more enjoyable!

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The two times I worked in restaurant kitchens, it was made pretty clear right from the beginning that things must always be put back in very...
Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Okay, so I lied about getting this blog back onto a normal schedule -or- life has a way of throwing curveballs at you

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Way back in the dim beginnings of this year, I wrote about getting things back on track here at AMFAS. It’s not difficult to ascertain if yo...
Saturday, February 13, 2016

Hi there, everyone! It's me.

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I am determined to get this blog out of the slough of despair in which it currently resides! To that end, here is a photo of tonight...