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A good English language pasta book is hard to find. Sounds silly doesn’t it, after all there are so many of them on the market.
Ten years of living in Italy and being married to a wonderful Italian chef (also a great lady) has helped me to realize that most of the pasta cook books […]

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Bucatini all’Amatriciana is a classic of Roman cooking. The name comes from Amatrice, a town in Lazio; where the farmers that travelled down to Rome with their produce, including fresh ewe’s milk cheese (pecorino) and mountain pigs, also imported this way of cooking maccheroni and bucatini. It is delicious!
Ingredients
1 pound (450 gr) Bucatini pasta
¼ pound […]

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HOW would you like to plant a vegetable that would supply you and your family with some food for up to 20 years? What if it did this without any replanting or much cultivation? Would it not also be appealing if the plant had the habit of yielding when other vegetables are in short supply? […]

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A “meat and potatoes” man. That’s what I had always been. In a restaurant, I had always ordered dishes familiar to me from my childhood. One day, however, I was coaxed into eating some food prepared the Chinese way and, to my surprise, found it enjoyable.
The dish I had selected was pepper steak. Since its […]

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When we go out to eat, there is usually a set of rules that are in place to determine what is the right and wrong way to eat. These rules are called etiquette. Different foods have different types of etiquette associated with them; this article will examine sushi, barbeque and fondue food rules
Sushi is a […]

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Juice fasting or juicing, is rapidly becoming one of the most popular ways to purify the body and lose weight. Juicing allows the body to flush away toxins while still providing essential vitamins and minerals. However, if done incorrectly, this cleansing and detoxification program can seriously harm your health. In this article, we’ll explain why […]

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Mexico is a country of vast history and traditions and this is reflected in the intense and varied flavours of their cuisine. The influence of the Spaniards who arrived in Mexico in 1521 is reflected in Mexican cuisine in varying degrees. When the Spanish landed in Mexico they found the people’s diet consisted mainly of […]

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Herbs and Spices are valuable gifts of the Mother Nature, with these food stuffs having been used for various purposes since the ancient times. Herbs are the plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests. Herbs can be classified into Culinary, Aromatic, Ornamental […]

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Vegetarian cooking made simple for you. Do you find this hard to believe? Well, more and more companies are discovering innovative and more exceptional ways to provide people excellent food with no health risks involved. The following are some useful proposals to prepare simple vegetarian food.
People have a multitude of options to choose from and […]

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Churros are found all over Spain and are usually eaten in the morning as a breakfast treat or mid-morning snack. They are not strictly regarded as tapas but like tapas they are tasty little treats eaten with friends and good company.
They were introduced in the early 1700’s as a quick snack at travelling carnivals, much […]

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