Italian

Fig and Prosciutto Pizza

August 31, 2011
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  I have been b-u-s-y in the kitchen the past several weeks.   My daughter and family visited from Chicago and I had a great time cooking for them. I know their favorites so I can always count on an appreciative audience and lots of happy comments when we sit down for a meal.  In [...]

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An Easy Midweek Dinner – Pizza Pie

August 11, 2011
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  Whew, what a busy week.  Daughter and family arrive tomorrow and I’m preparing for Saturday’s farmers’ market.   As long as I have a well stocked fridge and freezer I’ll be set for whatever happens.   The most important thing on the agenda is taking a five generation photograph of our family.  My mother [...]

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Braised Whole Chokeless Baby Artichokes

July 31, 2011
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    I recently posted a recipe for Roman Style Artichokes and mentioned that my farmers’ market neighbor who grows and sells artichokes had a very small chokeless variety for sale.  I got lots of questions about them because most readers have never heard of such a thing and removing the choke from a raw [...]

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Chicken Vesuvio ~ Chicago Style

July 21, 2011
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Several times a year I fly to Chicago to visit my oldest daughter and her family. I miss them all so much and can’t wait for my visits to roll around so I can see my grandchildren, my great-grandson, and my sweet daughter and son-in-law. We all are true foodies and when I am there [...]

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