Posts Tagged ‘Italian cuisine’
Monday, June 22nd, 2009
A local street food of Italy, in the Liguria Region, Farinata is definitely a comfort food that feeds your soul too. It is thicker than a crepe, thinner than a pancake, more like a thin crust pizza base & can be eaten like a pizza – plain, stuffed or topped. Very similar to the Indian Lentil Crepes like Chillas & Adais, Farinata is a GLUTEN FREE delight, made of chickpea flour.
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Posted in Main Dishes, Pasta & Pizza, Starters & Snacks | 36 Comments »
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Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
Pasta meals are easy, quick & easily adaptable the way we want & with whatever we have at hand. Pasta, esp. spaghetti please my kids very easily & have become a thing to turn to quite often during the weeknights. I never buy store bought pasta sauce. It might take me extra 10 -15 minutes to make the sauce at home, but it is really worth it. The best thing about pasta is that they can be the delish all inclusive one pot meals, which means I do not have to cook anything else, other than may be a side salad.
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Posted in Main Dishes, Pasta & Pizza | 34 Comments »
Tags: 30 mintue meals, easy pasta recipe, how to cook spaghetti, italian, Italian cuisine, Italian recipe, olive oil, pasta, pasta sauce recipe, pasta with tomato sauce, pasta with vegetables, quick dinner ideas, quick pasta recipe, recipe for spaghetti, roasted garlic, spaghetti, spaghetti recipe, spaghetti with tomato sauce, summer vegetables & pasta, tomato sauce, Tomato sauce recipe
Saturday, May 30th, 2009
The Black Rice from Veneto & the Truffle Scented Oil had come all the way from Italy. Since then I have been trying to figure out the best way to use them, for this product is luxury for me. If possible I would save it & not use it at all, that way I would always have it:-).
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Posted in Main Dishes, Rice Dishes | 34 Comments »
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Monday, May 18th, 2009
Frittata is “a type of Italian omelette that frequently features fillings such as meats, cheeses, and vegetables. Like a traditional French omelette, a frittata is prepared in a skillet. However, whereas an omelette is cooked on a stovetop and served folded, a frittata is first partially cooked on a stovetop but then broiled (grilled) to finish, and served open-faced.” (Wiki)
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Posted in Breakfast and Brunch, Main Dishes | 31 Comments »
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Thursday, September 25th, 2008 
Have you ever wondered how a certain dish can bear similarities, not just in various regions of one country but all over the world? One time I was going to make some instant Dhoklas-(a steamed fluffy bread made of chick pea flour/besan), and I realized I had no citric acid/fruit salt, without which the instant Dhokla was not going to happen. But I did mix in some onions, hot peppers, tomatoes, spice and herbs and made a crepe out of the chick pea batter. This version is also called a “Vegetarian Omlette” or “Chila” in some parts of India.
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Posted in Starters & Snacks | 7 Comments »
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