Tag: Phyllis Knudsen

Blog Post Photo, Tuscany, White Wine on Wooden Outdoor Table, Photo also used in What Wine?
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Sometimes There’s A Friend

Sometimes we all gripe about Facebook gremlins or having to un-friend someone for some reason or the other.  Where situations arise where we are left unfortunate and unwelcome comments demanding that we delete that individual from our friends list.  Sadly, this does take place. But we also have a platform at our fingertips that enables us to connect […]

Blog Post Photo of Lettuce Display Trout Lake Farmers Market. Also Used in Chicken, Brie, Mandarin Salad
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Got Lettuce?

You bet I do…I love the stuff!  And can hardly wait, each year, when locally grown lettuce is available at our farmer’s market. My husband Joe and I have had an ongoing “discussion” about the quantities of lettuce I think we should eat for years.  When we got married I stepped up and said I […]

Sofie Conran White Oval Dish, Masala Lamb Meatballs
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Masala Lamb Meatballs

I stumbled upon this recipe by Jennifer Danter in an issue EAT MAGAZINE and thought “we like meatballs a lot and we like Indian food a whole lot”…sounds good to me. It calls for serving the meatballs with polenta…in my mind, not a great combination. I served it with basmati rice but I think it […]

Blog Post Photo, Sharon's Guest Post
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Have Spice Kit Will Travel

A “guest article” for Oracibo…..me? I sent an email to Phyllis extolling the wonders of the Internet for finding recipes and she suggested I write an article so here goes. Do you travel? My husband and I spent a couple of months each winter renting a casita (a two bedroom condo type place) on a […]

Blog Post Photo Corzetti Pasta Stamps
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Corzetti

A while back I was reading blog about making Corzetti, a pasta shape that has been made since the middle ages. Well…once I clapped eyes on those beautiful disks of pasta imprinted with designs that reminded me of ancient coins, I just knew I “needed” to find those stamps and make the pasta! Here’s the […]

Blog Post Photo, Planting Tomatoes
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Tomatoes

It would be almost impossible for me not to post about my love of tomatoes! Where in the world would I be without them or where would the world be without them?  My friend and author of many cookbooks, Marlena Spieler totally understands what I laughingly refer to as my addiction. My husband often tells […]

Blog Photo Post, Fascade, S. Maria Novella, Florence, Italy
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Lunch In Firenze

Our second morning in Florence a few years ago we visited the Mercato Centrale, a totally amazing place. The sight of the fabulous fruits and veggies on offer; it’s a cooks heaven! The selection of fish, meats, fresh pastas and breads was outstanding. There was a stall devoted to nothing but selling offal! The Mercato […]