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zuppa di zucca / winter squash soup
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creamy winter squash soup
Being a winter squash hoarder means I still have "raw material" (materia prima) for soup, though the calendar says it's spring (primavera). Am I really the only one still drawing from a stash of squashes carefully stored during the winter' I suspect not. In any case, let's face it: it's time to use them. If you live on the other hemisphere, then you have squashes from the new crop to work with.
I met this recipe...
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pane di segale con cumino dei prati / caraway rye bread
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densely good and nourishing
Rye bread still tastes a bit exotic to me, like the first time I had a bite, many years ago, during my first visit to Germany. The crumb was dense and the palate detected a slight smoky tone. I can't say I fell in love with it, but I was intrigued. Years later, once my bread-baking skills had developed enough, I went back to that memory and decided to renew the experience, this time with a product from my own oven.
After I baked my first rye bread, emboldened by my...
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spianatoia / kneading board
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working on my kneading board
While working on a pasta project, I picked up my camera to record the look of my working space. The two pieces of dough are of a different color, because they are made with a different combination of ingredients.
This is my contribution to edition #77 of Black and White Wednesday - A Culinary Photography Event?created by Susan of The Well-Seasoned Cook, now organized by Cinzia of Cindystar, and hosted this week by Haalo of Cook (almost) Anything at Least...
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bor' / crusca di frumento fermentata / fermented wheat bran
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wheat bran
My kitchen will never be featured in a fashion magazine and I am fine with that. Even on a good day, it's pretty chaotic. The top of the refrigerator is my fermentation department, where there is always something bubbling
the fermentation department
From the left:
flaked barley for my husband's breakfast (see this post: I process barley the same way I process rye)
bor'
kefir (which is light-sensitive so it is...
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Novel Food #18: the finale
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Welcome to the roundup of the 18th edition of Novel Food, the literary/culinary event that Lisa of Champaign Taste
and I created in 2007 and that I continue to host with great pleasure. Novel Food is about
literary works (prose or poetry) that inspire the preparation of dishes. The event brings together two of my passions: literature and food.
Like all its predecessors,
the current edition includes a lovely set of posts, each describing a literary work that the blogger read and the dish...
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The Peg House sign
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A must stop on Hwy 101
Two miles north of Leggett is a sight to experience. This cozy and
historic Redwood Empire structure is held together in the Danish
tradition entirely with wooden pegs. The hand hewn beams and Old World
craftsmanship pleases visitors from around the world who come here to
swim and fish the south fork of the Eel River and explore the
magnificent towering redwood corridors. (source)
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The Peg House69501 Hwy 101, Leggett, CA. 95585
This is my contribution...
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fasole b'tut'
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a creamy, flavorful spread
Would you like something creamy to spread on bread or crackers that is flavorful, nutritious and healthy' Look no further than my rendition of fasole b'tut', a Romanian dish made with mashed beans seasoned with various aromatics (source). I read a few recipes and then went my own way, using what I had available and adjusting the quantities to my taste. This recipe suggests to fry the onions, which gave me...
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insalata di fagioli e tonno / bean and albacore tuna salad
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the right company for kale pesto
The first scene brings us to a large rapeseed field. Our eyes luxuriate in the saturated colors of tall yellow flowers under a blindingly blue sky. As our mind wonders where such a beautiful place is, a painful sense of foreboding starts to distort the idyllic image. The young woman in the middle of the yellow ocean is panicking and the middle-aged men trying to reach her is anxious. The tension builds up as the camera switches vintage point until the scene...
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pesto di cavolo riccio novello con anacardi / baby kale pesto with cashews
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baby kale, cashews and Parmigiano-Reggiano
In my little vegetable garden (orto), kale grows easily and year round, a situation that encourages me to be creative about using such overabundance. As I mentioned previously, one nice thing I can do with extra kale is to bring a bag of it to our local food bank, which puts freshly harvested greens to excellent use.
Right now, I have a raised bed with baby Red Russian kale and decided to try...
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impronte digitali e intervista / fingerprints and interview
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my love affair with handmade pasta continues
Making pasta by hand is a way to express my personality, as is cooking in general. In strascinati, my fingers leave their signature quite clearly. Every recipe I create, every dish I prepare reflects not only my taste but also my philosophy of life.
I talk a little bit about myself with respect to my passion for cooking in an interview with Italian Reflections featured today on Italian Reflections Daily.
You can read other interesting interviews...
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