Old-Fashioned Cuppa Cuppa Cake is a beloved Southern dessert made with equal parts flour, sugar, and milk layered with fruit and baked until golden brown. Popularized by the movie Steel Magnolias, this easy cobbler-like dessert can be made with peaches, berries, or even canned fruit cocktail for a simple old-fashioned treat.
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I am passionate about cooking and because of that, I am very passionate about ingredients. If I have the opportunity, I will grow my own spices and herbs. And if I feel like the spices I have access to are not up to my standards, then I’ll try to find a workaround.
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Gumbo can be made so many different ways and books have been written about the different combinations. However, this Chicken Gumbo is one of my favorite versions as it is smoky and dark. The flavor needs time to develop, so don’t try and rush it. The slower it cooks the better it will be.
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Yes, stocks can be time consuming, but there are so many variations and the quality is vastly better than anything from the market. It is liquid gold indeed.
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These jumbo pasta shells are the kind of comfort food that I really enjoy cooking. It is the kind of food your Nonna would make on Sunday, and it is both comforting and very tasty.
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While this is not traditionally a dish found in restaurants around Italy, I think it’s pretty much synonymous with Italian American cuisine. My approach is to keep it simple and treat it as two dishes combined. Meatballs in a marinara sauce.
There are so many options for meatballs and so many things you can add. This is my basic recipe and feel free to experiment.
Continue reading “Homemade Italian Meatballs in Marinara Sauce”This is a traditional “mezze” dish. Baba Ghanoush is a classic. Mezze are small dishes that can be served for either lunch or dinner and can also be starters for a larger meal.
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This is a very old school Italian dish. It means a dish prepared in the “hunters style”. Historically it was made with rabbit or other game, really whatever was available, but I feel chicken is easier to find and just as good.
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Georgian food was a cuisine that I just hadn’t had a chance to explore. After hearing a lot about it and having a few Georgian bakeries and restuarants opening up nearby, I decided to do a deep drive and I was impressed. It’s rich cuisine with influences from many cultures.
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This is a traditional Thai soup. To make it properly, you need to layer the flavors, rather than throwing everything into the pot at one time.
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