Tag Archives: Parmesan

Shaved Parmesan and Fontina

“If you’ve ever seen how sweetly the town of San Gimignano sits atop its surroundings, you’ll know how perfectly this fine Parmesan and Fontina mix will grace the simplest dish.” So sayeth Sartori (est. 1939) on the front of their … Continue reading

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Italian Aubergine and Dirty Rice

This doesn’t look very exciting, but I can assure you that it was flavorful way beyond its appearance. It was lunch time, just walking in the door from a medical ordeal – and boy, were we hungry! Available items were … Continue reading

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Italian Flag Colors, With Eggplant

Another posting experiment from my iPhone. Dinner two nights ago was Eggplant Parmesan. Between then and now we acquired quite a few red peppers, a pound of mushrooms, and some spinach. I sautéed the fresh veggies, then pushed them aside … Continue reading

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Beef, Mushroom and Barley Soup – and Tomato Pesto

One of the benefits of having steak at dinnertime is that there is usually some meat leftover to make beef, barley, and mushroom soup – this time with carrots, onions, and beet greens. I make this on “doctor days” because … Continue reading

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Spaghetti Lasagne and Kale

I love lasagne, but the heavy cheese content and the time it takes to make it . . . well, lazy bones here . . . so this is what I do instead. I call it spaghetti lasagne, but it … Continue reading

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Tuscany Kale

Kale is the new spinach – at least for us. We love spinach, collard greens, all colors of chard, and kale. But now there are a few varieties of kale to choose from. Kale is milder than the others, more … Continue reading

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Inspiration Dinner – For One

http://lovingfoodfashionlife.com/2013/08/10/orzo-salmoriglio-sauce/ What we like about ad hoc dining is that I can easily make a lunch or dinner for each of us according to our desires at the moment. DH had BBQ beef on a seedy bun, with appropriate veggie … Continue reading

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