Pillows of creamy homemade ricotta has been lightly scented with fresh herbs, with a small hidden surprise, is nestled between layers of fresh homemade semolina pasta and then gently cooked before being sprinkled with fresh black truffles.
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It is that time again, time for Tuesdays With Dorie (TWD) and Melissa of Life in a Peanut Shell, is our hostess this week. Melissa must have known that I needed the perfect dessert for us to bring to a BBQ last weekend when she picked Dorie’s Espresso Cheesecake Brownie. When I pulled up the …
Tracing the roots of the Hemingway Daiquiri to the El Floradita bar in Havana, Cuba, this smooth cocktail was originally called the Papa Doble. It was created by their famous bartender, Constantion Ribailagua, in honor of Ernest Hemingway. Don’t save this cocktail only for summer, it is sublime and really meant to be enjoyed all year.
Fresh Maine Lobster is gently steamed in a bath of white wine, lemon, onion and fresh herbs. A spicy Portuguese sauce compliments the sweet succulent meat of the lobster. A true Azorean dish.
The Daring Cooks take on Chinese Dumplings, otherwise known as pot-stickers or in Japan, Gyoza. Homemade wrappers are filled with a flavorful mixture of pork, green garlic, ginger and water chestnuts and then steamed over a bed of Napa Cabbage. Easier then you think and tastier than the ones from the frozen aisle of the grocery store.
Not your traditional Pesto recipe but equally as tasty. The ramps give this pesto a slightly spicy taste which goes very well with toastedpine nuts and asiago cheese.