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comfort pasta after a week of vacation
After traveling in Puerto Rico for 7 days... after days of mofongos, plantains, rice and beans, we really missed some home cooked pasta. The day we landed in Houston airport, we drove straight to...
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It's another one...Squid and zucchini pasta
It's funny how we make our favorite dishes over and over again.This past weekend, Michele made squid and zucchini pasta. I love how the zucchini breaks down and is infused into the pasta. Just...
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Homemade pizza
mmmm, PIZZAAAAAAA....but not completely homemade. Yes, we cheated. But who wouldn't, if you can buy 2 dollar pizza dough at Whole Foods? It just makes everything so much easier=) The ingredients we...
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Italian german hamburger
We have been doing quite a bit of jogging/running these couple of weeks, and especially dedicate a pretty good hour and half of jogging on Saturdays. Strangely, exercise makes me crave for more protein...
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birthday and cake, and carbonara
This is a first - got a lovely carrot cake for my birthday! loved it. I love, love carrot cake and it's so nice to have this instead of a heavy chocolate buttercream cake....( I feel less guilty while...
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Reminiscing Portugal...making Cataplana
Two summers ago, Michele and I took a trip that became our most favorite - a two week adventure in Portugal. Portugal is such a gem - great wines, delicious seafood and pastries, a variety of beautiful...
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Warm White Chocolate Cherry Bread Pudding
This weekend, we were invited to a friends' house warming party, and I thought of making either a desert or quiche since we had two cartons of fresh eggs at home. I learned that the host had several...
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Halloween pappardelle
Our first Hallowen in Texas.Couple of blocks down our neighborhood, there are lots of folks dressed up roaming the streets, bar hopping. We prepared lots of candy, but Michele and I have been the only...
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Chicken pineapple soup
Now that my Italian classes start at 7 pm, I'm back to making soups early evening, so I can have a bowl or two before I head out to class, and have another bowl or two when I return home around 9:30....
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Seafood and squash casarecce
Here's a light pasta with fresh prawns, scallops and squash, fresh herbs and casarecce
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Butternut squash n chicken livers risotto, perfect for the fall
It's the flavors and the colors of butternut squash that make it so well-suited and comforting for the fall season.I love squash and chicken livers, so naturally, when Michele suggested to make this...
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Treats for Italian Class Festa
Congratulations to all of us who completed Italian due! What a great festa we had, with all sorts of deserts, ( biscotti, tiramisu, Italian torta) wines and munchies!Last time Gaby and I made a...
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fusion turkey meatballs in clear broth
Traditionally with Chinese food, you make "meatballs" from pork, fish, or seafood. Since ground turkey breast is so much more popular in the supermarkets here ( plus it's leaner, healthier) I used...
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Inferno Cacciatore Duck
The southern Italian man was craving for a cacciatore dish, which means "hunter" dish, a tomato-based stew cooked with meats, typically with rabbit or chicken, as a "hunter's meal". In southern Italy,...
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Thai Curry Night with friends
I remember the first time I had a delicious Thai curry, was a summer in Berkeley. It was the first time I discovered pineapple and red duck curry, and I have not been able to top that wonderful Thai...
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Gobble Gobble, Happy Thanksgiving!
This year is our first Thanksgiving in warm Texas, and our first Thanksgiving meal without turkey. Two years ago, Michele's dad roasted a Turkey with amazing sausage stuffing, and baked a raspberry jam...
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Culinary tour in Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong
Taking a trip to Asia is truly a culinary tour. Here are some pictures of food from our trip to Japan, Taiwan and HongKong. There were days where I ate 5 times a day, and how I wish I had more space to...
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True Spaghettofu fusion 烏魚子義大利麵
This is a true combination of Taiwanese and Italian food - we made a bottarga pasta from a Taiwanese delicacy 烏魚子, mullet roeCommonly a Spaghetti alla Bottarga recipe, which is eaten typically by the...
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Juicy Braised Rosemary Lamb Shanks
One of Emeril’s lamb shank recipes....is a delightful treat in the winter. This is actually really easy to make, and lamb shanks are a delicious and affordable cut of meat to get at grocery stores....
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one of my favorite pastas
Italian sausage and clam linguine is full of savoriness. The pasta completely absorbed almost all of the sauce when sautéing them in the end, which is the way we love to eat pasta!
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