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A DRIVE IN PROVENCE, SALADS AND CHICKEN....
VanGogh painted no more than 5 miles from this road. The
quintessential Provencal road, covered with the plane trees giving shade to a hot day. We had just docked in
Marseilles, that gritty and chic town where bouillabaise reigns supreme. Tasty pastries, soaps colored with
the pallette of hues that make this area so attractive. It's not just the scenery, straight of the walls of Metropolitan
Museum of Arts' Impressionistic wing. It is the sea and mountains which bring ... << MORE >>
quintessential Provencal road, covered with the plane trees giving shade to a hot day. We had just docked in
Marseilles, that gritty and chic town where bouillabaise reigns supreme. Tasty pastries, soaps colored with
the pallette of hues that make this area so attractive. It's not just the scenery, straight of the walls of Metropolitan
Museum of Arts' Impressionistic wing. It is the sea and mountains which bring ... << MORE >>
EGGPLANT, RICOTTA SALATA, TOMATO AND ZITI...THE PRIDE OF SICILY, PASTA ALLA NORMA
Last week I did a cooking demo at the Whole Foods Market in Middletown, N.J.
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/middletown/ ... << MORE >>
EASTERN SHORE SPICED FRIED CHICKEN WINGS FOR A FUN APPETIZER
TheEastern Seaboard and coastline of America is full of wonderful
food locations which need to be explored by every seafood lover out there. However, on of these coastal regions, The
Eastern Shore of Maryland, encompassing a bit of Virginia, bordering Delaware on the East, with some Atlantic coast,
and the Chesapeake to its' West. Say Chesapeake and the flavors of a blue claw crab feast peppered with Old Bay
probably come to mind. These "bay" seasonings, made famous by the ... << MORE >>
food locations which need to be explored by every seafood lover out there. However, on of these coastal regions, The
Eastern Shore of Maryland, encompassing a bit of Virginia, bordering Delaware on the East, with some Atlantic coast,
and the Chesapeake to its' West. Say Chesapeake and the flavors of a blue claw crab feast peppered with Old Bay
probably come to mind. These "bay" seasonings, made famous by the ... << MORE >>
MORE SHRIMP COOKED IN ITS SHELL-BBQ STYLE
Still hating this weather, just want summer here.....To get myself into that
summery warm frame of mind, and to keep with yesterdays' post on Shrimp
cooked in their shells, here is Louisiana Style BBQ Shrimp. From the picture
you can tell that I made this over the summer. For those of you who have
never had this dish it is a New Orleans creation that is called BBQ, but is
not grilled or bbq'd. Again, this shrimp must ... << MORE >>
PAN ROASTED SHRIMP AND TOMATOES
I'm a shrimp fanatic. I love everything made with shrimp, except those greasy shrimp toasts
on a PuPu platter. Funny, when I was a kid, they were the best food ever, exotic, crunchy, shrimpy.
They are one of the few childhood foods which didn't cross the bridge into adulthood. Maybe they
are just not made the same, or maybe they are and I really just don't like them. Other than that
bit of shrimp toast, I enjoy nothing more than, oh ... << MORE >>
SNOWY NIGHTS' CHICKEN AND GREEK SALAD
For those of us living in the newly
renamed Arctic Northeast nothing fights back the nastiness of the frigid outdoors than a warm and inviting home
with the aroma of chicken wafting from the kitchen. As the snow AGAIN piles up outside bake a chicken in your
oven...either traditional roast chicken, or baked chicken with potatoes, bacon, celery and onions. This dish gives
you time to wind down from your miserable commute (or not), prep the ingredients, ... << MORE >>
renamed Arctic Northeast nothing fights back the nastiness of the frigid outdoors than a warm and inviting home
with the aroma of chicken wafting from the kitchen. As the snow AGAIN piles up outside bake a chicken in your
oven...either traditional roast chicken, or baked chicken with potatoes, bacon, celery and onions. This dish gives
you time to wind down from your miserable commute (or not), prep the ingredients, ... << MORE >>
THE REAL SPAGHETTI-OS NOT THE ONE IN THE CAN
Here is the home of the REAL Spaghetti-O's, Palermo,
Sicily. An island basking in the arid sun of the Mediterranean, part of Italy, yet more a part of a more exotic background.
Normans, Africans, Moors, Spanish, French, Greeks, Phoenicians all left their footprints on this volcanic piece of the
Earth. The food is just as varied. My own parental grandparents were both born in the city of Sciacca, in the Province of
Agrigento on the southwestern side of the ... << MORE >>
Sicily. An island basking in the arid sun of the Mediterranean, part of Italy, yet more a part of a more exotic background.
Normans, Africans, Moors, Spanish, French, Greeks, Phoenicians all left their footprints on this volcanic piece of the
Earth. The food is just as varied. My own parental grandparents were both born in the city of Sciacca, in the Province of
Agrigento on the southwestern side of the ... << MORE >>
LIGURIAN PESTO WITH POTATOES AND GREEN BEANS
Let's continue with our cooking demo. from Whole
Foods on Tuesday night. Probably the most "Ligurian" sauce is the well-known pesto made with cheese, oil, garlic, nuts,
and basil. The American version of this sauce most times adds much more oil and garlic than is necessary, and usually
omits the nuts. Walnuts and pignoli are the traditional ingredients of a Pesto Liguriano. It is imperative (yes, I'm giving
you a directive that MUST be followed, or we will ... << MORE >>
Foods on Tuesday night. Probably the most "Ligurian" sauce is the well-known pesto made with cheese, oil, garlic, nuts,
and basil. The American version of this sauce most times adds much more oil and garlic than is necessary, and usually
omits the nuts. Walnuts and pignoli are the traditional ingredients of a Pesto Liguriano. It is imperative (yes, I'm giving
you a directive that MUST be followed, or we will ... << MORE >>
RAVIOLI WITH THE FLAVORS OF LIGURIA
on it's west side lies the region of Liguria. Genoa is its' most well-known city, the place of Christopher Columbus'
birth. It is also the Italian Riviera, a string of coastal resorts as famous as San Remo, Savonna, the Cinque Terre,
LaSpezia, and Portofino. That fragrant herb, basil, or basilico, features prominently in most of its' cooking. Most
notably in Pesto, the oil,cheese,nut, garlic, and basil sauce so popular here in the United States. A region of fine
fresh pastas, fine fish, cheeses, and vegetables, ... << MORE >>
birth. It is also the Italian Riviera, a string of coastal resorts as famous as San Remo, Savonna, the Cinque Terre,
LaSpezia, and Portofino. That fragrant herb, basil, or basilico, features prominently in most of its' cooking. Most
notably in Pesto, the oil,cheese,nut, garlic, and basil sauce so popular here in the United States. A region of fine
fresh pastas, fine fish, cheeses, and vegetables, ... << MORE >>
