http://carbonadoes.com/2012/09/22/neapolitan-vermicelli/ We had vermicelli again. Yes, we have pasta that rarely. This time, I did it on purpose, not with leftovers. The pasta was Strascinati,…
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Riso Alla Italiana Piglia una pignata he mettice brodo grasso he magro he fa bulliare; he poi piglia lo riso bene nettato he piu volte…
Bolognese Torte. Get a pound of new cheese and of old cheese, and grate it; get well cleaned chard, parsley and marjoram, and beat them…
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Parsnips make me happy, that was reason enough to make this dish. I chose small, tender parsnips of about 5-8″ long, and not much more…
Scully, Terence. The Neapolitan Recipe Collection. 4th ed. University of Michigan: University of Michigan Press, 2000. 178. Print. The Neapolitan Cookbook has several pasta…