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braciole di pollo – the sausage

June 24, 2010
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herb and horseradish crusted rib eye roast

June 5, 2010
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braciole di pollo

March 8, 2010

Recently I entered Perdue’s Verifiably Good Video Contest where I submitted my Braciole di Pollo with Parmesan Herb Polenta and a Roasted Tomato Puree. In preparing this dish I drew inspiration from my childhood, as my mother would make a more traditional braciole using beef and a filling of cheese and bread crumbs.

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chocolate pasta with pork ragout

February 22, 2010

After the success I had with creating an Iron Chef America inspired dish last week it fueled my desire to attempt to replicate a dish I saw Chef Michael Symon make on the same episode. His dish was a chocolate pasta with a pork and boar shoulder ragout, however, I wasn’t able to find [...]

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creamy tomato bisque and paninis

February 21, 2010

On our fifth date I made my wife a somewhat elaborate dinner and afterwards she informed me that she would never be able to cook for me.
When I said that I was going to make dinner she wasn’t sure what to expect. She really enjoyed dinner, but would later tell me that she would [...]

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cola braised brisket tacos

February 16, 2010

The other night I was watching an Iron Chef America battle between Iron Chef Michael Symon and Chef Duff Goldman of Ace of Cakes fame. The secret ingredient for the night was chili peppers and chocolate, which is a combination that has always interested me. I had a brisket that I needed to [...]

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roasted butternut squash risotto

December 10, 2009

If it isn’t overwhelmingly obvious at this point, I love a good risotto. This Milanese staple is the perfect canvas as your culinary muse. I have made a good number of risotto’s over the years and have even splurged on a special pan to cook them in.
Some of my risotto’s were intended to [...]

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dry run christmas dinner: pork wellington

December 9, 2009

Last year we embarked on a new tradition in our family by having our first pot luck Christmas dinner. Now that my little man is mobile and my little nephew will be celebrating his first Christmas it is even more important for us to keep things simple.
The only wrench in our plan is that [...]

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risotto style pasta with shrimp and spinach

December 8, 2009

Risotto is a style or method of cooking that is typically made with arborio rice, but risotto dishes can be crafted out of a number of different starches. Personally, I have made a risotto using barley in a pressure cooker before that was a good as any risotto I ever slaved over using arborio.
What [...]

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roasted butternut squash ravioli

December 7, 2009

In today’s fourth installment of the fall flavors recipe series I’m offering up roasted butternut squash ravioli. The base mixture is very similar to that of the roasted butternut squash lasagna with a few minor changes. While raviolis are more labor intensive initially, the fact that you can make a big batch and [...]

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