Tag: dinner
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Living in Italy
Trulli living …in Puglia Anthony’s Puttanesca Sauce … scroll to the bottom of this post for the recipe.. Magical moments transpire when we let go of our expectations and live at present. Our goal when visiting Puglia, Italy, was to slow down and enjoy the lifestyle and the environment that was right around us. We…
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Housewarming Paella Party
“When something won’t leave you alone, you must explore it…you owe it to yourself to explore it.” {Chowfancy 2019} Step back in time with me to October of 2019. Anthony, myself and our boys had just packed up the home that we lived in for 21 years on the South Shore of Long Island, and…
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January! Looking from the Other Persons Point of View
To Walk on the Moon By jake chinappi To walk on the moon, To experience greatness, To have no inkling of distress, Overtaken by joyous thoughts, Able to walk on that unknown soil, So far away from home, Able to feel the heat of the sun, Having the scent of ozone fill your nose, The…
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Bourbon Glazed Berkshire Pork Roast
This may sound ridiculous, but The Butcher had put a ban on my efforts of perfecting pork chops. Yep, I know, crazy right? Well, he was nice about it…but he kindly asked that I stop cooking pork chops…because it just wasn’t working. So, for a few years I bypassed the pork section of the meat case.
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Herb Crusted Boneless Turkey Breast
Lately I have been “living” in the beautiful new cookbook, A Kitchen In France, written by Mimi Thorisson. The recipes sound delicious and fresh and the photography of her farmhouse and the French countryside are just breathtaking. I’m learning that in French cooking, many fresh herbs and ingredients are used. Each recipe looks hearty and…
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Recipe for Grandma’s Sausage and Peppers
Sausage and Peppers is a classic dish that will feed a crowd and seems to be an Italian favorite. The thing I find funny is that I have eaten this dish at many restaurants and at many parties, but it never tastes the same. Every cook or chef seems to have their own secret way…
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Grandma Makes her Sausage & Peppers!
Home! What is Home? What does it mean to us? A place of peace- rest- affection? Of gaiety- and laughter? The place we love- reverence- yearn for? Enjoy? For which we are ready to work, and plan and strive? Or does it mean confusion, inharmony? Hour after hour of petty quarrels, differences? Frowns and fault-finding?…
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Lazy Day?….Slow Cook your Whole Chicken!
When people hear that I am married to the butcher they often comment that we must eat well. They are right. But, there are days when it’s hard to convince the butcher to bring home dinner! Yep, it’s true. There are also days where I prefer to start dinner early in the day to prevent…
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Recipe for Grandma’s Sunday Sauce
Today is a great day to simmer a delicious pot of Grandma’s Sunday Sauce. If you missed the video that shows the sauce making event at Grandma’s…you can watch it herehttp://randsmeatmarket.com/2014/09/02/grandmas-sunday-sauce/ FYI…plan to spend a beautiful afternoon making this sauce. Pour yourself a glass of wine, put on your favorite tunes and be prepared…
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Whistlin’ Chicken
As it turns out, two days of hunting down an article about grilling whole chickens, has made it much easier to tear it out, and bring the chicken to the table. I’m happy to say…..grilling a whole chicken was simple and fancy too! My butcher recommends a D’artagnan all natural roaster. I marinated the bird…
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