Rory's linguine and white clam sauce for two or three

Ingredients: 18 cherry stone clams shelled with juice retained. Keep the clams and the juice together in a bowl. The clams, depending on size, can be cut up or left whole. 16 ounces DeCecco linguine 4 ounces extra virgin olive oil (Colavita or Badia A Coltibuono) 4 garlic...

An Easy Last Minute Bird Baking Recipe! The Fat Holiday

My favorite turkey to memory was abut 4 years ago.  We got are hands juiced in Mayo and massaged it into an 18 pounder.  After 4 hours on 425 degrees it had a perfect brown glaze, made a nice gravy, and kept the Turkey Moist.  We were more thankful it looked...

Funghi Porcini

It is porcini season and the cooking shows, markets and restaurants in Italy are featuring porcini mushrooms. Delicious and easy to cook, this is the most beautiful mushroom and a superstar of Italian cuisine."It...

Ricotta Ravioli from “the old country”

Filled with squash, and served with a sage, toasted pine nuts and butter sauce, or lobster with a Champagne and lobster sauce, filled with mushrooms, even with pears and walnuts ravioli are perfect for your...

Carciofi o carciofini sott'olio

California is a big producer of artichokes and yet they don't seem to be found in markets in large quantities or available in the many varieties produced. They can be prepared in many different ways and add...

Apples, Apples, Apples and homemade Apple pie

The early settlers brought Apple seeds to Massachusetts from Europe. A farmer named John Chapman, from Leominster Massachusetts was known as “Johnny Appleseed”. He distributed apple seeds all over North America...

Hunting Season begins in Switzerland and Venison is on the menu

"Hunting season has arrived and hunters head for the mountains in search for deer, elk and mountain goat. The hunting season is only about 3 weeks or the time that is needed to meet the culling goals of the herds....

What to do with artichokes – Stuff them

Artichokes are one of my favorite vegetables. I have many recipes that we enjoy as a main course or as a side dish.  One of my favorite is to stuff them. The recipe below is one made by my grandmother who came...

Zuccotto - a cake for all occasions

Pane di Spagna is a light sponge cake found in most markets in Italy. It is often layered with mascarpone, pastry cream, fruit etc. Biscotti are also often layered in the same manner. These are common everyday...

Pasta with Ricotta, Zucchini, Eggplant & Scampi

The myth that in Italy cheese and fish are never prepared together is exactly that, a myth. Italy produces cheese such as ricotta, mascarpone and mozzarella di bufala, which are very light in flavor and are easily...

The Basics of Barbecue with Legendary Pitmaster Mike Mills

I recently had the chance to sit down with barbecue legend Mike Mills.  Here Mike shares insight into the different styles of barbecue in America and how they continue to evolve.  For more, be sure to...

Ramsay under fire for calling leading journalist a "lesbian/pig"

Update 06/10/2009 5:04 am EST According to a spokesman, Ramsay is sorry for Grimshaw rant, yet "He denied calling the Nine Network veteran a lesbian while appearing at Melbourne's Good Food and Wine Show during...

Nose to tail a la Fergus Henderson versus Head to tail Cooking

Maybe I do not follow the international restaurant scene enough, I thought after reading about London based architect turned restaurateur Fergus Henderson and his Perfect Weekend digs.I did not know know the guy or his "nose to tail" eating-cooking philosophy which he couched...

The World's Smallest Bacon Explosion

Earlier this year, people across America were left clamouring for the Bacon Explosion, a bacon stuffed, bacon wrapped, two pound sausage created by BBQAddicts.com.  Since then, I have pushed the boundaries of...

Diet Don't : Popcorn’s deadly butter-vapor diacetyl

A decade after safety concerns were first raised by experts, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted public hearings on Diacetyl – a chemical widely used to flavor microwave popcorn. The public comment period ended on April 21st. Recent...

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