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Photos From An Italian Garden in America, Part II

Photos From An Italian Garden in America, Part II

(photo: basil, parsley, and Japanese eggplant from our Italian garden in New Jersey) Back in August of last year we posted some photos of our Italian American garden and we thought we’d share an updated series of photos from our current garden.  We recently harvested Japanese eggplant, flat green beans, basil, parsley, arugula, and chili peppers.     With the basil […]

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Summer Foods, Fruits, and Vegetables and Why I Almost Hugged our TV

Summer Foods, Fruits, and Vegetables and Why I Almost Hugged our TV

I almost hugged our TV last night.  Well, I didn’t exactly get up off the couch to embrace our electronic box because I was under a fleece blanket and several layers of wool and cotton and getting up would have meant losing the precious body heat trapped in my vicinity.  What prompted the urge to hug our TV was the 4th […]

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Photos From An Italian Garden in America

Photos From An Italian Garden in America

Hello everyone!  Just a simple post today with some items from our New Jersey garden: (photos: close up of a red, mission, fig)   (photo: red, mission, fig cut in half)   (photo: the red fig)   (photo: cucumber) (photo: eggplant) (photo: basil)

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Scordo Pasta Challenge: Shape #102 Penne Lisce with Tomato Sauce

Scordo Pasta Challenge: Shape #102 Penne Lisce with Tomato Sauce

This week’s Scordo Pasta Challenge was special to me, you see the Scordo family canned tomatoes this past weekend and the penne lisce we consumed included the first tomato sauce made from 2010 tomatoes! “Penne Lisce”, or smooth penne, is essentially the standard penne you can find in any supermarket and on most menus at restaurants.  The second, standard, penne […]

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Fava Bean Gazpacho

I think Fava beans are the culinary world’s secret weapon; they are versatile, flavorful, and full of nutrients.  My wife recently made a tremendous Fava bean Gazpacho.  Here’s the list of ingredients: 1 bag of dry Fava beans 4-6 scallions salt and pepper to taste olive oil chicken stock 8-10 basil leaves Start by soaking the beans overnight in a […]

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