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La Famiglia
It seems like not long ago I was blogging about our frigid winter, and now we have the flip side—a blistering summer. But I’m not complaining—at least not very much. Summer brings so many wonderful gifts that it’s hard to protest its few downsides. And one of our most enduring gifts of summer is the…
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Weighing In for Healthy Meals
When I’m rushing to get dinner on the table, it’s easy to become slapdash with recipe measurements, but it’s important to pull out those measuring cups and spoons when preparing heart-healthy recipes. It’s very tempting to pour a swirl of olive oil into a pan, estimating that I have about a tablespoon, but if I…
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All in the Technique
Although I enjoy many vegetables—particularly in summer—I steer clear of a few. One of those was broccoli rabe (also called rapini), a somewhat bitter green often featured in Southern Italian cooking. On Sunday I decided to give it another shot. After all, a bitter green has to be healthy—right? I pulled a recipe from Good…
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Inspired Cooking: Part II
Earlier in the week I blogged about a meal that my husband and I shared at one of our favorite restaurants, Gamberi alla Arugula, a delicious entrée combining shrimp, arugula and diced tomatoes in a garlic white wine lemon sauce over pasta. I mentioned that I would try to replicate the recipe in a lighter…
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Inspired Cooking
Last night we ate at one of my favorite restaurants, Ristorante Fieni’s. When you enter the small BYOB restaurant and are seated in one of several cozy rooms, you feel like a guest in someone’s home. The most heavenly aromas of simmering sauce, garlic and seafood drift from the nearby kitchen, as servers attentively treat…
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La Dolce Vita: Our Heart-Healthy Culinary Journey 