Orecchiette is an often-overlooked pasta from the southern region of Italy. They get their name from their shape, which resembles a small ear. And the little indentations in those small ears catch so much sauce and make almost any dish […]
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Louise Summers was the wife of long time Atlanta City Councilman Jack Summers and a good friend. She was an elegant and sometimes feisty lady, and it was my pleasure to escort her to functions Jack could not attend. She
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My dear friend Milena introduced me to Gnocchi during my Philadelphia days. Back then, I had never heard of or had Gnocchi. She explained that Gnocchi was an Italian potato dumpling and rolled out before it is cut into small
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We eat a lot of salads during the summer – both pasta and lettuce – and Taco Salad is one of my favorites. This Tex-Mex dish has been around since the 1960s and I often order it when I lunch
I am always looking for easy and elegant appetizers to serve with cocktails and this one is always a hit. Admittedly, I am not a fish or seafood person, but I do enjoy these. They are light, fluffy, delicious, impressive,
I did not believe it. I was skeptical. So, when I saw Ms. Crocker’s recipe for a 2 ingredient Pineapple Angel Food Cake, I had to try it. Of course, one of the ingredients is a boxed cake mix which
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This recipe may remind you of Chicken Piccata, but I prepare the chicken slightly different and make the sauce less tart. I find the chicken in the traditional recipe needs a little oomph and the sauce is often too tart
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Flatbread has been around since the Earth was cooling and Flatbread Pizza has been around for some time now. I used to order it often when I would see it on a restaurant menu because I did not know how
I woke up this morning craving chocolate: cake, cupcakes, BROWNIES! Growing up, my sister and I use to stop at The Cake Box bakery after school. Their brownies were good but what was even better were the brownie edges they
I was first introduced to this dessert by my friend Annette in the 70s. I kept saying but there is no cake in this cake, and she simply said, “that’s what it’s called”. And so it is. I thought it
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