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National Pasta

Pasta in vodka sauce, a favorite from the 1980s

  • An Italian-American staple
  • May 15, 2012
Watching the very enjoyable 2007 film Zodiac for the first time the other night, I caught a significant anachronism. The character played by Chloë...
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The proper way to boil pasta: tips from a pasta-maker

One of the many stops during the recent Gruppo Ristoranti Italiani trip to Molise was La Molisana, a commercial pasta maker on the outskirts of the...
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It's the weekend! Celebrate with comfort food: S'mac and cheese

There are reasons so-called comfort foods bring you comfort. It might be that chicken noodle soup that your mom made you when you were sick. It...
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Fresh and Easy at Casa de Cuisine: Welsh Apple Noodle Pudding

Personally, I don't know any Chef who doesn't love Spring. It is a time when freshness abounds in the kitchen and the newness of life...
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How to cook perfect pasta

Perfect pasta should be cooked in the style Italians call "al dente", which translates literally as "to the tooth." Al dente...
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Getting Omega-3s into your diet: fresh salmon nicoise pasta salad

Salmon is considered a super food, containing healthy Omega-3 fish oils that have been proven to help to lower the chance of sudden cardiac death...
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The Salads of Casa de Cusine: Penne Pasta with Parmesan and Proscuitto

So, what is a salad? As opposed to what many believe, it is not a mound of greens slathered in an industrial gunk called a "dressing." It...
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Christmas crab: fresh Dungeness crab linguini with spicy lemon sauce

Christmas is the season for fresh sustainable Dungeness crab. Right now, seafood markets and grocery stores are featuring this seasonal delicacy at...
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World Pasta Day

October 25th, 2011 is World Pasta Day. Any and all Italians should be proud on this day because this day was established in 1995 on this exact date...
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It's National Pasta Day - 25 delicious pasta recipes

October 17th is National Pasta Day! In fact, October is all about pasta. World Pasta Day is right around the corner and October is also National...
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