Meat & Poultry Recipes

Spinach and Sausage Fettuccine Recipe

February 8, 2011
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Every once in a while I find it is a good idea to go grocery shopping in your pantry. The perfect time to do that is right after the holidays, on a day when you feel like there is absolutely no food left in the house. You will be amazed at what you will find, [...]

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Pappardelle with Ragu Alla Bolognese Recipe

January 30, 2011
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Bologna or Bologona la Grassa, the home to heavenly Lasagna, Parmigiano Reggiano and Prosciuto di Parma. Its where good food has permanent residency and where Lasagne Al Forno and Ragu Alla Bolognese reign over the land. Every household in Bologna has it’s own variation of the classic slow simmered meat sauce and I figured that [...]

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Blood Orange Beef Stew with Butternut Squash

October 28, 2010
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Being a vegetarian for two weeks was not bad at all. It was quite nice actually, considering that chocolate was allowed every day. Yes, I had to make up for the lack of meat somehow and celery sticks were just not gonna do it. But that is all in the past now, and today was [...]

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Cooking with Actor Christopher Walken

October 15, 2010
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photo credit: John Harrison You have got to love this Academy Award-winning actor that appeared in over 100 movies but has more to say about food than acting. His father had a bakery in Queens NY, where Walken and his brothers used to work as kids. He was the guy delivering cakes and responsible to [...]

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Delicious Interview with Ingrid Hoffmann

October 13, 2010
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I had the pleasure and honor to catch up with a super delicious beautiful lady this week. A Univision, Food Network and Cooking Channel cooking personality, who spices up our lives every Saturday on Telefutura and Univision. Her passion for cooking is contagious and with every episode she makes you fall more in love with [...]

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Spaghetti and Fontina Stuffed Meatballs Recipe

October 8, 2010

Many of you have been asking me for an old rustic recipe of Spaghetti and Meatballs. The one that grandmas make and take it to their graves. Now if you ever met me, then you know I will never be that grandma, I get too excited about food and I talk way too much to [...]

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Wholesome Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe

October 5, 2010
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Is there really anything more comforting than a bowl of chicken noodle soup on a chilly rainy day…? Or a better remedy for the flu, cough and sore throat …? And does the soup in a can made of everything but chicken even compare to the home made goodness? I honestly don’t think so. Growing [...]

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Smoked Pork Risotto Recipe

October 1, 2010
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If you love creamy, if you love sausage, European smoked pork sausage with lots of garlic and herbs, I promise you will love this risotto. It is one of those creations that happens when you try to use what’s left in the cupboard and save yourself that grocery store trip. When I see ground pork [...]

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Crispy Wings In a Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce

September 14, 2010
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I love chicken wings ! Maybe that’s because as a little kid I was the one who always, i mean always ended up with the wings.  Grandpa and grandma would get the breast, my mom would take the back and my dad and brother got the legs. Chicken wings are still the rage as appetizers [...]

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A Mexican Fiesta

September 14, 2010
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Once a week I like to have a Mexican feast in my own backyard.  I love tacos and nachos and rice and beans, and guacamole and sour cream, and lots and lots of cheese.  On many days I would grab a bag of tortillas from the grocery store and crisp up some taco shells that [...]

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