The thing I love the most about traditional pasta dishes is that they can often come together in short order. In fact, some of my favorites are the ones where the sauce is made in the same time it takes to cook the pasta. And today we are going to make one such dish […]
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Have you ever heard of peperonata before? It’s an incredibly simple and delicious dish that originated in Southern Italy and it’s sort of like their version of ratatouille. However, instead of being made out of eggplant and zucchini like ratatouille, peperonata mainly consists of bell peppers. In fact, it’s almost exclusively made out of
I’m an absolute sucker for focaccia, especially when it’s homemade. It has a perfect combination of textures with a crunchy exterior and a soft yet chewy interior. Its flavors are both simple yet rich thanks to a liberal use of olive oil and salt all over it’s top. And best of all focaccia
Today we are going to make delectably creamy mushroom risotto! It’s always been one of my favorite things to order at Italian restaurants. However, like many, I have always been hesitant to make homemade risotto myself. Why? Well, it’s because risotto has a widespread reputation that it is somehow difficult to make.
Ok, so the story of today’s recipe all began while I was randomly watching youtube videos a week ago. I was doing my usual perusing of whatever random stuff the youtube algorithms gave me until an old yet familiar face popped up. It was Pasquale Sciarrapa! Which if you’re unfamiliar with the man, all
Penne arrabbiata has always held a very special place in my heart. Not only is it my all-time favorite pasta dish, but it is also the first one that I ever truly learned how to make. In fact, I’m a little dumbfounded as to why it has taken me so long to make a
Last week my dad came up to me and requested something entirely different for dinner. This was unusual because he almost never requests anything for dinner. Don’t get me wrong he’s a picky eater and will knock down everyone else’s dinner ideas in a heartbeat. But to go out of his way to actually
Let me begin today’s lesson by saying one of the most uncontroversial statements anyone could ever make, I love pizza. I mean let’s be real, is there anyone reading this right now that could honestly say that they don’t like pizza? No, I didn’t think so. For me, one of my favorite ways of
Remember when the Food Network used to actually air cooking shows, instead of all of these cooking competitions that they have today? I’m not saying that there’s anything wrong with those cooking competitions shows, if you enjoy them then that’s great for you. However, I truly miss shows about cooking, you know the ones
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Hello and welcome back class! Today I would like to share with you fine folks one of my favorite pasta dishes, orecchiette with crookneck squash. Now, don’t worry if you’ve never heard of orecchiette with crookneck squash before as it’s my own little invention. So what is orecchiette with crookneck squash anyway?
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