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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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Pork Possibilities
When prepared properly, pork tenderloin can be a low-fat alternative to fish, chicken and turkey. These tender, lean cuts of meat cook up in a snap and can be stuffed, grilled, roasted or sliced into medallions and sautéed. On busy nights, it’s easy to marinate a pork tenderloin, pop it in the oven, and prepare…
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Chocolate Indulgences
What’s Valentine’s Day without chocolate? For most of us, chocolate is as much a part of the holiday as lacy red hearts. Fortunately, studies suggest cocoa may have heart-healthy benefits. In fact, recent research suggests eating chocolate once a week may reduce the risk of stroke, although additional investigation is necessary. But this news doesn’t…
La Dolce Vita: Our Heart-Healthy Culinary Journey 