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Mussels in Spicy Tomato Sauce

On October 10, 2011 · 5 Comments

I first wrote about mussels a few months here and it was the first time I had ever made mussels. Since then I have made that recipe a few times and it continues to be delicious.

Mussels are something that I make when I have the apartment to myself.  My [...]

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Bucatini All’Amatriciana

On May 31, 2011 · 6 Comments

A few months ago I was at this great shop in my hood called Culinarium trying to use up a recent Groupon purchase. Culinarium takes the idea of being a “locavore” to another level and only stocks products made/grown in Ontario. For awhile I would buy my bacon there all [...]

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Weeknight Bolognese

On December 16, 2010 · 5 Comments

So one of my fave “celebrity chefs”, Ina Garten has a new cookbook out called How Easy is That?. I’ve had good times pouring through it and deciding what to make. The other day I was craving a nice big bowl of pasta so I gravitated towards her “Weeknight Bolognese” [...]

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Ribollita Soup (Tuscan Bean Soup)

On November 27, 2010 · Leave a Comment

I’m looking out the window and watching the snow and thinking that this would be the perfect time to talk soup.  Soup is one of my favourite things to eat when the thermometer starts to head south.  Soup is easy to make and rarely requires crazy ingredients.  A bonus is that depending [...]

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On The Town: Enoteca Sociale (Toronto)

On August 4, 2010 · 2 Comments

Enoteca Sociale
1288 Dundas Street West
Toronto, ON
416-534-1200

(Photo borrowed from Food & Co.)

Contrary to how things appear on this blog I don’t go out to eat that often.  Realistically (if I’m not travelling) I’ll go out for dinner maybe twice a month.  Don’t get me wrong, I [...]

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Pasta Primavera

On July 28, 2010 · 2 Comments

Recently I’ve been feeling like I eat a lot of meat.  Sure my body has been craving it but I was starting to feel like I need to reign those voices in.  I’ve never been one of those people that HAS to have meat all the time, in fact I typically eat [...]

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On The Town: Babbo (New York)

On July 13, 2010 · 4 Comments

Babbo
110 Waverly Place
New York, NY 10011
1.212.777.0303

(Photo via Babbo)

So it’s no secret that I have a food crush on Mario Batali (chronicled here). I’ve been to many of his restaurants including Otto, Lupa, Esca, Del Posto and Pizzeria Mozza.  Babbo has been [...]

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Tagliatelle with Sausage, Basil, and Sun-Dried Tomatoes

On March 14, 2009 · 1 Comment

This is the follow-up to my pasta-making experience.  All I have to say is oy!

I figured I’d use my fresh pasta in a recipe designed specifically for fresh pasta. Of course my buddy/food crush Mario Batali divides his pasta recipes between dried and fresh.  Easy enough.  After skimming through Molto Italiano I [...]

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Mario Batali’s Basic Pasta Dough

On March 13, 2009 · 3 Comments

Every once in a while I get inspired by the idea of a large cooking project.  On this particular day I felt like making pasta from scratch. A few years ago I commandeered my sister’s pasta maker for my own use and have had success making pasta (the two or three times I actually [...]

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Baked Ziti

On March 6, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Dear Baked Ziti,

You were only kind of delicious.

When I see a recipe in Cook’s Illustrated I expect it to be the best of the best.  But alas the baked ziti didn’t hit a home run.  Now don’t get me wrong, the baked ziti was yummy but it didn’t rival the baked [...]

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