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I screwed up my cantuccini…

By On May 27, 2010 · 29 Comments

And I have  no idea what I did wrong here.

I started out using an authentic Italian recipe. Definitely authentic, as it was even written in Italian. I’d already asked L what the 1 word I didn’t recognize meant (lievito, yeast) and so I started baking.

They’re in the oven now.

They look like this. [...]

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Ground beef and herb ravioli

By On May 14, 2010 · 32 Comments

I’ve been craving ravioli for at least a week now. Yes, I make pasta a lot, but ravioli is usually reserved for ‘special occasions’ as it’s much more work than regular pasta, and I love non-filled fresh pasta about as much. Having the day off today was enough of a special occasion to warrant [...]

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Risotto

By On April 18, 2010 · 4 Comments

Risotto in it’s original form is simple. It’s just the rice, onion, broth and some seasoning. It’s generally eaten as a primo, the first course (not to be mixed up with a starter) like pasta. The way you often see risotto served in restaurants, as a side or even mail dish, is far from the [...]

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Lasagne alla Valerie (Bolognese-style)

By On April 11, 2010 · 18 Comments

First off, Italian lesson. Lasagne, the spell checker keeps trying to correct it to lasagna. The spell-checker is wrong. Lasagna is 1 sheet of the pasta you use to make lasagne. Lasagne is a dish with multiple sheets of lasagna with sauce in between.

So I don’t want to call my lasagne ‘alla [...]

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Tiramisu

By On April 4, 2010 · 4 Comments

There are many, many variations of this classic Italian dessert. The base is always the same though; mascarpone, powdered sugar, eggs, coffee and lady fingers. I’ve heard of variations with different cookies, though in my opinion that’s too big a difference to still call it tiramisu.

L and I were invited to an Easter-Monday-dinner. [...]

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