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Recipes, techniques, tools, and other stuff to help you make your own real good food.
Recipes No, I haven't been sued yet, but please read the recipe disclaimer before you touch that stove. I started to cook because I liked I to eat, but over the years I realized I liked to cook, too. I won't claim that preparing real good food doesn't take a little effort, but it doesn't have to be an ordeal. These dishes aren't too difficult, and they all taste real good... A lot, if not most, of these recipes require real good olive oil. Soup, Salad, & Starters Crocchette di Piselli Crostini with Favas & Mint Frittatine al bietole Ribollita Quadrati (risotto croquettes) Cranberry Beans Leek & Celeriac Soup Tuscan Bean & Potato Soup with Kale Fennel Slaw Simple Cole Slaw Caponata (Sicilian eggplant appetizer) Lenticchie (lentils) Pasta, Rice, Potatoes, & Polenta Pasta with caramelized cauliflower, bread crumbs, & bottarga Rigatoni al quatro gigli Rigatoni with Oven-dried tomatoes Risotto with greens Risotto with fava beans Salsa di peperoni rosso (for pasta and...) Penne con lenticchie Penne with pancetta & savoy cabbage Beet Risotto with Arugula Pasta with Oven-Dried Cherry Tomatoes & Swiss Chard Black Bean Pasta Sauce Penne with salmon, peas, and dill Penne with Caramelized Onion & Sage Butternut Squash Risotto Polenta with Caramelized Onions & Squash Polenta Risotto Beans & Rice Mostly Meat or Fish Sockeye Salmon with filbert Romesco Stracotto al vino Salmone Siciliano Herb Roasted Chicken Spareribs & Sauerkraut Chicken Livers with balsamic vinegar Vegetables Caramelized Cauliflower Italian Potato Salad Green Beans with anchovy vinaigrette Roasted Beets with olive oil Stewed Artichokes Fava Beans (several recipes) Grilled Vegetables (asparagus-zucchini, plus bruschetta) Braised Celeriac (Celery Root) Japanese Spinach Stems Beets with Gorgonzola and Hazelnuts Cavolo Sofegao (Venetian-style braised cabbage) Cavolo Nero (Tuscan black cabbage) Other Stuff Bread crumbs Salsa Verde Caramelized Onion & Balsamic 'Jam' Celeriac-Scallion Latkes with Red Pepper Sauce Tex-Mex Latkes Creme Fraiche Fresh Corn Quesadillas with Roasted Tomato Chipotle Salsa White peaches & mascarpone Fritatta Crispy Garlic Chips		Tools Real good tools make it easier to cook real good food...here are some to look for and some to avoid. Microwave Italian Garlic Slicer Cast Iron Espresso in the microwave? Techniques Cooking with fire not for carnivores only: grilled vegetables From slow cooked pork butt to grilled asparagus, barbecue will light your fire. Fire up the Weber and open a Guiness...dark beer protects barbecue eaters from meaty carcinogens. Misc.... Forget about Safeway or Fred Meyer's...Big City Produce gives good vegetable... You don't have to wait until Thanksgiving rolls around again for turkey and all the trimmings (the big birds are actually cheaper now).