Category: World
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Easy Marinara Sauce
This simple marinara sauce comes from Lidia’s Commonsense Italian Cooking: 150 Delicious and Simple Recipes Anyone Can Master. It’s just got a few simple ingredients but if you start with good canned tomatoes, you’ll end up with a tasty marinara sauce. It’s great as is or you can add cooked meatballs to it and simmer…
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Minestrone Soup from An Everlasting Meal
I periodically pick up and re-read portions of Tamar Adler’s An Everlasting Meal (affiliate link). It’s a great read to get your creative cooking juices going. And it’s focused on using things up and doing a little work now that can be used tomorrow, etc. Highly recommended but not just a recipe book! And this Minestrone…
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Lidia’s Italian Wedding Soup
Lidia’s Italian Wedding Soup recipe was one of the most visited recipes this year but I realized I had never brought it over into the blog. The old site is not very mobile friendly and doesn’t print as nicely so I thought I’d bring it over here and remind everyone how good this soup is!…
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Indian Dinner Menu
My youngest came for dinner Friday night and I had fun planning an Indian dinner for her. including Indian Butter Chicken. I had just bought 660 Curries and I wanted to try some new recipes. I had made Vibrant Chicken from it the night before and really liked it. I typically make coconut milk based…
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Lidia’s Red Cabbage and Bacon Salad
I bought a red cabbage the other day to add to a chopped salad but that leaves plenty left for other things. I originally thought to braise some but opted instead to try this red cabbage and bacon salad from Lidia’s Italy in America. It’s pretty simple, other than the work of slicing the cabbage,…