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Fari-“not”-a (Italian-style cast iron pizza)
If you’re like us, you love your pizza. It continues to be a weekly tradition in our household. Our girls like certain kinds of pizzas, but we enjoy changing it up and introducing variety. We’re...
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Applewood-Smoked Turkey
When you’re married to someone for long enough (more than a decade for us!), inevitably there will come some instances of gift giving in which a gift for “you” is actually a gift that benefits “us.”...
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Slow-Roasted Pork Shoulder
There are some things you tend not to do during summer. Use your oven for extended periods of time is one of them. After all, who wants to compete with the air conditioning and the outside heat and...
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Buckwheat Gnocchi
In yesterday’s post I may have tempered the media’s enthusiasm for the gluten-free dining experience in Italy, but that country remains a rich source of inspiration for delicious gluten-free cuisine....
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Bacon Fat Herbed Pork
Last summer we spent a long weekend in tiny Lake City, a very small community of about 400 residents tucked away in a remote corner of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains amidst the soaring San Juan range. We...
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Paella Mixta
Our kids—like any kids—can at times be picky eaters. They have their likes and dislikes, and if they dislike something they’re probably going to take an obligatory “thank you” bite, as we call it, and...
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Spaghetti del Mare
Our family’s annual summer trip to New York is already nearly two months behind us. In many ways it feels like a dream. In other ways, we’re still dreaming of the fresh seafood we indulged in many...
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Ropa Vieja
We’ve lived in Colorado for a total of nearly a decade now (though not consecutive years), and in our current house for nearly three. But it wasn’t until testing and photographing this recipe earlier...
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Mushroom Medley Pasta
Whether for texture or taste or some other less-definable characteristic, my love of certain foods has been slower to come around. In some cases, it’s still coming and I’m not sure it’ll ever truly...
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Battered Fish and Chips
St. Patrick’s Day was this past Thursday and I have to be honest… We’ve never been much for celebrating the holiday, at least not in the American sense of “get embarrassingly drunk and obnoxiously...
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Wiener Schnitzel
Wiener schnitzel is the national dish of Austria. Traditionally made from veal, it is often also made from pork (including this recipe). The meat gets pounded very thin, is breaded (gluten-free, of...
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Montanarine Fritte
Naples and the surrounding Campania region of Italy may be world-famous for its namesake Neapolitan-style pizza. But the people of Napoli also have a deep love for fried foods, including a number from...
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Matzo Pizza
During the week-long Jewish celebration of Passover (Pesach), a number of foods—especially anything leavened with yeast (chametz)—are off limits. Instead, the unleavened cracker-like flatbread known...
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Pepperoni Pinwheels
The spicy saltiness of pepperoni. The ooey-gooey meltiness of mozzarella cheese. The tender chewiness of pizza dough. All wrapped together—literally—into a savory Italian swirl. That’s the beauty of...
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Vietnamese Pho
Originally born in Vietnam, pho is a dish now found in cities around the world. It features a rich, savory, aromatic broth, along with rice noodles, thinly sliced beef, and an assortment of fresh veg,...
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Italian Sausage Pasta
This one-pot and one-skillet dish is packed with flavor yet quick and easy to make. It’s a great choice for busy weeknights when time is at a premium. To give it a little ‘kick,’ swap in some hot...
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Stuffed Artichokes
Artichokes can be intimidating to the uninitiated. But with the right approach, the soft flesh at the base of the leaves becomes a delicious meal you can savor one bite at a time. Bake them in the...
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High-temp Neapolitan Pizza
One of the Holy Grails of gluten-free pizza is a true Neapolitan: cooked in under two minutes in very hot ovens (~900º F), with a puffy, airy cornicione. Those kinds of temperatures are impossible to...
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Chicken Tinga (Tinga de Pollo)
Chicken tinga (Spanish: tinga de pollo) originally hails from the Mexican state of Puebla. Commonly served over tostadas, it includes shredded chicken and a rich, spicy tomato-chipotle sauce with...
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Korean-style Beef Tacos
These fusion tacos have quickly become one of our family’s favorites for our Saturday night Latin American dinners, if not the outright favorite. The flank steak’s marinade gives the meat the perfect...
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