About 10 years ago I moved to Rome for a year. While there, I took a cooking lesson with a lovely young woman whose name I can’t for the life of me remember. She was fantastic, fun, and 8 months pregnant. She would pick me up in her Vespa and we would ride to the […]
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Tiramisu’
posted by lasesana
Tiramisu’ (6-8 servings) Ingredients 220 g. (8 oz.) dry lady finger cookies or semi-stale sponge cake 1 c + 1-2 TB Italian-style coffee or strong filter coffee, sweetened with 1 TB. sugar, at room temperature 6 large egg yolks 6 TB sugar 1 pound + 5 oz cold mascarpone enough pure bitter cocoa to […]
Carciofi in Padella Sauteed Artichokes
posted by lasesana
Carciofi in Padella Sauteed Artichokes (4 servings) Ingredients and kitchen equipment 4-5 medium, fresh artichokes 1 lemon 1/3 small clove of garlic, turned into a paste with a pinch of salt 4 Tbs. best-quality olive oil 1 Tbs. minced fresh Italian parsley 1 Tbs. minced fresh mentuccia romana (wild mint) freshly ground black pepper to […]
September
06
Thai Pork and Shrimp Spring Rolls
posted by lasesana
Ingredients 4 Dried Chinese mushrooms 2 oz. cellophane noodles 2 garlic cloves, chopped 2 Tbs. peanut oil 2 Thai chilies, seeded and chopped 2 Tbs. fish sauce 1 tsp. sugar 8 oz. ground pork 4 oz. shrimp, cooked peeled, and chopped 1 large carrot, julienne 2 oz. bamboo shoots, chopped ¼ mung bean sprouts 3 […]
August
30
VERY hot pepper and tomato sauce
posted by lasesana
This sauce will keep for about a month if packed with vinegar and refrigerated. Use as a starter for other sauces, or to kick up the heat on a marinade, sauce, salad dressing or soup. Can also be spread on sandwiches. Ingredients ½ cup assorted hot peppers ½ red onion, small chop 2 garlic cloves, […]
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