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  • Marcella Hazan’s Parmesan Risotto

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    This Parmesan risotto recipe is an adaptation from Marcella Hazan’s cookbook, The Essentials of Italian Cooking. Marcella was an Italian cookbook author who passed away in late September 2013. Ingredients 4 cups homemade meat broth or veggie broth 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons onion or shallot, chopped finely 2 cups carnaroli […]

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  • Cilantro Chutney Chicken

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    Lilli chatni, or cilantro chutney, will most likely be found on every Gujarati family’s kitchen table at dinner time. I make it regularly and always keep a jar of it in the fridge. I love eating it with samosas, on bread, with cheese, or whatever else is happy to sit underneath it while I carry […]

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  • Avocado Tartare

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    This clever recipe treats avocados much like steak tartare, dicing them very fine and tossing them with capers, onion, mustard and Worcestershire sauce. Ingredients 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons minced red onion 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard, plus more for garnish (optional) 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon drained capers 1 tablespoon chopped […]

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  • Stuffed Zucchini Pesaro-Style

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    From her earliest days as a cook, Marcella Hazan has enjoyed exploring the potential of hollowed zucchini and has found it can contain a diverse number of good things: ground pork and such pork products as prosciutto and pancetta, ground lamb and rice, or rice with wholly vegetarian accompaniments such as onions, tomatoes and herbs. […]

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  • Pork & Mozzarella Pocket Burgers with Acorn Squash Mustard

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    Ingredients For the acorn squash relish 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus 2 tablespoons 1 cup acorn squash cut into ⅛-in cubes Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 tablespoon brown sugar 4 tablespoons deli mustard 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar 1 tablespoon minced parsley (optional) For the burger 1 ½ pounds ground pork 2 tablespoons cumin 1 pound fresh […]

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  • Philly-Style Steak Sandwiches with Grilled Onions and Provolone

    35 minutes
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    Ingredients 1 large yellow onion, thinly sliced 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced 1 yellow bell pepper, thinly sliced 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon dried oregano Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 2 boneless rib eye steaks, each 8 to 10 ounces and about 1 inch thick, trimmed […]

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  • Queso Fundido Burger – Hamburguesa de Queso Fundido

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    Ingredients 2 mediumfresh poblano chiles 8 ounces fresh Mexican chorizo sausage, removed from its casing if there is one 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 medium onion, sliced 1/4-inch thick 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 ½ pounds ground chuck (chuck offers a beefy flavor and richness I like for special occasions when these burgers are […]

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  • Fig and Onion Caramelle with Gorgonzola Dolce Fonduta

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    Figs and blue cheese love each other. But go easy on the cheese. Too much pungency can ruin this dish. I prefer a mild Gorgonzola here. And for the sweet fig and onion filling, caramella is the perfect shape. With twists of pasta on either edge of the filling these ravioli resemble wrapped caramel candies. […]

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  • Shrimp in Green Sauce

    30 minutes
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    Ingredients 6 cloves garlic, peeled 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil 6 scallions, trimmed and chopped 1 cup parsley, leaves and thin stems 2 pounds shrimp, peeled Salt and pepper to taste 4 dried chilies or a few pinches of crushed red chili flakes, or to taste 1/3 cup stock (shrimp, fish or chicken) or […]

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  • Shortcut Guanciale

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    There is an edge of obsessiveness to carbonara — and I gave in to it completely by starting to make my own guanciale, the cured pig cheek central to most Italian versions of the dish. There’s no real need to; it’s available online, but I was inspired after eating a wonderful meal at Vetri Ristorante […]

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