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Ditalini and I try to have a special meal on Friday night. It’s our way of marking the end of the work week, less stressful than drinking and partying all night. Sometimes we’ll bring home takeout hot wings from Hooters or Buffalo Wild Wings, but they’re never as good as home-made. Honestly, the only reason […]  Ditalini’s adaptation of a recipe from a New York Times cookbook: Ditalini’s gazpacho w/garnishes Ditalini's GazpachoServings: 6Time: 1 hr, plus refrigerationDifficulty: mediumPrint Ingredients 2 small cucumbers (1 1/2 cups when peeled & chopped) 4 ripe tomatoes (3 cups when peeled & chopped) 1 red onion (1 cup when peeled & chopped) 2 tsp finely […] Not Gazpacho (with antipasto platter) . . . but close! Not GazpachoServings: 6-8Time: 20 min, plus refrigerationDifficulty: easyPrint Ingredients 46-ounce can or bottle of Clamato hot sauce (Texas Pete or similar), to taste 2 lemons, chopped, w/peel 12-14 large shrimp, peeled 1 red onion, chopped jalapeños, chopped, to taste 1 avacado, peeled & chopped […] I hate grocery store and chain restaurant salsa, with its chunks of tomato and green pepper swimming in tomato-flavored water. Here in Tucson a local restaurant called El Charro makes its own salsa, thick, smooth, and … even though the main ingredient is tomato … not tomatoey. I love it and have been attempting to […] Pull your own weight. We come to cook, not just to eat. Last night we tried something different. At earlier meetings, members prepared their assigned parts of the meal at home. Once we gathered at the host’s house we sat right down to eat. Ditalini and I hosted this meeting, and we decided we’d have […] Scotch eggs Ditalini recently learned how to make Scotch eggs, the popular pub appetizer. While we were in Las Vegas with our family for Thanksgiving, she walked daughter-in-law Truffle and grandson Pesce through the process. Ingredients 6 hard boiled eggs, peeled 1 lb Jimmy Dean’s hot sausage bread crumbs Directions Cut the sausage in […] It’s been an annual tradition for several years now: Osso Bucco, our friend from Las Vegas, comes down to visit during my birthday week (his birthday is a week from now, so we celebrate together) and we all go over to Poulet en Crote’s house for a gala dinner. This year Ditalini prepared three appetizer […] We went to one of our favorite Italian restaurants a few weeks ago. We were with a crowd, so we ordered appetizers. On the appetizer menu was a dish labeled Sausage & Spinach. Sounded good, so we tried it, and it was a hit with everyone. Naturally, I had to try making it myself at […] We made peanut brittle from a Food Network recipe. The idea was for Ditalini to bring some to work, and to make small gift packages of what’s left. We’re not totally happy with the results of the recipe, though, so most if it will stay at home and get gradually consumed here. Too thick, not […] We were all here for Thanksgiving: Crouton & Ditalini, our son Baguette, daughter-in-law Truffle, and grandson Pesce, along with our daughter Escargot and her boyfriend. Underfoot, of course, were Mortadella & Ubriaco, along with Baguette’s dog. Our poor old cat spent the day hiding in a closet. What a great feast we had! Relishes, turkey […] |
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