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A St.Patrick’s Day Breakfast
This weekend, Chicago will be celebrating the wonderful day of St.Patrick, and dying the river a lovely shade of green. Being Italian, St.Patrick’s day was never a big deal, but growing up, all of my friends happened to be Irish. Very Irish. I have even walked in the Indianapolis St.Patrick’s day parade carrying a banner…
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A True Kitchen Adventure II: Smashed Red Potatoes & Asparagus
A typical cousin dinner would not be the same without some elaborate element, so Gina and Concetta decided to get gorgeous table settings for our dinner from A Classic Party Rental. Working at a rental company definitely has its perks for our small gatherings! They were both so much help Saturday night and I am pretty…
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A True Kitchen Adventure: Caprese Wontons
Last night’s dinner was, to say the least, an adventure. I learned four things last night. 1. You should melt chocolate on low heat or over boiling water. 2. How to make caramel. 3. Oil should be 350 degrees and will turn food into charcoal if too hot. 4. Cooking in a kitchen full of Italians…
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Uninspired or Nervous?
I am heading home this weekend and am really looking forward to everything I have planned. I am a very family oriented person, so it is hard for me to believe I have not seen my grandparents since CHRISTMAS!!! I am really excited to be going home for a 90th birthday party on Sunday because I…
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Feeling Adventurous: Homemade Egg Noodles
So I am sitting at my desk eating the leftover chicken soup (which might be better today than Sunday) and I realized I did not include how to make the homemade egg noodles! I am assuming most people don’t want to take the time to do this, but if you are feeling adventurous and want…
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Good Mood Food: Italian Chicken Noodle Soup
Yesterday was such a great day! I started off the morning having breakfast with my roommates. I got my inspiration for the day while we were eating. My roommate ordered Eggs Benedict and thought the sauce was not edible. She pretty much took it all off. I remembered my new recipe book included a recipe for…
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Baby It’s Cold Outside
It’s the end of February and normally I would be anxiously awaiting spring and warm weather, but since moving to Chicago, I have been informed that apparently February is only the middle of winter, not the end. I guess here in the Windy City, it is possible to have snow in may. I shiver just…
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Chicken Soup
Growing up, my mom’s chicken soup was by far one of my favorite meals. My Grandma’s is just as good, but my mom would always separate the vegetables from the soup for me (I wouldn’t touch it if there were vegetables in there) and I never ate my Grandmother’s until I was older and got…
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Success in the Kitchen: Lucia Sauce
After slaving in the kitchen for a little over an hour, my friends and I enjoyed a delicious meal of caesar salad and pasta with Lucia Sauce! I would declare this kitchen adventure a true success…especially because one of my roommates went back for not seconds, not thirds, but fourths! I won’t name names, but…
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Fileno al Mirtilio
Fileno al Mirtilio. I am rendered speechless at the thought of this. When I lived in Florence there was this restaurant around the corner from my apartment, Aqua al Due, and I fell in love with this place. Seriously, I went every chance I had. First of all, I had the best Vodka Sauce of…
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