Archive for December 2007

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Giada De Laurentiis Strikes Again

Orechiette with Sausage, Beans, and Mascarpone
There are few episodes of “Everyday Italian” that I watch that do not inspire me to make something… immediately.  We affectionately call Giada the “Skinny Italian Chick” around these parts.  We watch her Food Network show, get really hungry, and refuse to believe that she eats more than the mere [...]

Montevina Teroldego (2004)

Montevina Teroldego (2004)

I made a recent trek to our neighborhood Italian deli to pick up some Orecchiette and some Mascarpone cheese.  While there, I browsed the shelves, because, well, that’s what I do there.  You never know what unique item you’ll find here.
And did I ever find a unique item!  They had gotten a small supply of [...]

Snowy Day Lunch

It was just one of those snowy days. The roads were crummy, and I went out and did all of my errands that required driving as early as possible. When all was said and done, around seven more inches of snow had fallen… just what we needed on top of the 28 inches of snow [...]