Minestrone literally means ‘big soup’ in Italian (minestra [soup] + -one). I.e. the soup with many ingredients. There is no set recipe for minestrone, since it is often made out of whatever vegetables are in season or available from region to region. It can be vegetarian, or contain meat. Emilia is a region of [...]
Filed under: Recipe on May 29th, 2010 | No Comments »
A wiser fellow than myself once said, “Sometimes you eat the bar. And sometimes the bar, well, he eats you.” I think better than my ability to cook, is my ability to recognize a good recipe when I see it. In fact, this blog and my book are all about how much I like [...]
Filed under: Recipe on April 30th, 2010 | No Comments »
While I was in Las Vegas this past week, this isn’t that kind of story… I have a whole bunch of really great friends who I owed a killer BBQ to. I flipped and flopped between a few ideas and then got to thinking about making big, giant grilled subs. I called up my friends [...]
Filed under: Compilation on April 20th, 2010 | 5 Comments »