New Year's: Let's Drink Punch!

New Year's: Let's Drink Punch!
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Here's a 2 punch recipe blog post. Commence the communal baling of the party bowl and ring in the New Year! Happy New Year all! Buon anno tutti!

New Year’s Resolution: Craft Cocktails at Home or Why Cocktails are Like Sex

New Year’s Resolution: Craft Cocktails at Home or Why Cocktails are Like Sex

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Libations vs. fornication?? It's like sex: once you learn and like it, you won't forget and want more! Here's a cocktail primer to get you started. Be creative, as you would be in cooking, and consider using seasonal ingredients. Follow the classics as a guide for balance and complexity, and adjust from there. Be part of the cocktail revolution. After all it is arguably an American invention.

Crackling Prosciutto Wrapped Potatoes: Perfect for a Party

Crackling Prosciutto Wrapped Potatoes: Perfect for a Party
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'tis the holiday season. So, what's fast, easy to transport, and deliciously satisfying? Here ya go!

Everyday is a Holiday Fennel Gratin

Everyday is a Holiday Fennel Gratin

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Easy peasy! A perfect side dish to prepare ahead and bring to a party. You'll even be sure to please the 'vegeterribles'! Oops, did I say that too loud? Enjoy and Happy Holidays!

12 Cookbooks Good Enough to Give

12 Cookbooks Good Enough to Give

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'Tis the season of giving. Here's our review of deserving cookbooks to give or hoard. Great gift items! Check 'em out!

Where Have We Been Lately?

Where Have We Been Lately?

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We're workin', we're workin'! A culinary excursion through Flushing's Chinatown certainly got our gastronomic juices flowing, and quickly made us realize: 'Toto, we're not in Kansas anymore!'. Here is just a nugget of what to expect when you sign up for one of IACP's optional tours that will be offered during #IACPNYC conference in NYC next year. Conference registration will go live by the end of the month. Sign up early. These optional tours are amazing and book up early!

The Sensual Seduction of Fall

The Sensual Seduction of Fall

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The scents of one season beckoning the next. We say our goodbyes to Montone and look forward to seeing our family and friends. Montone/NYC: a good balance. Un buon equilibrio!

Eating Alberto Il Magnifico: from beak to tail.

Eating Alberto Il Magnifico: from beak to tail.

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Sentimentality aside, hunger for a bird without balls! It's capon time, and Il Magnifico fit the bill. Read and see about the perils of Alberto, and the group effort it took to bring his highness from farm to table.

Plate2Page Magic in Toscana

Plate2Page Magic in Toscana

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A food blogger's weekend immersion. Honing skills in Tuscany.

Rustic Sausage & Peppers

Rustic Sausage & Peppers

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Keep it simple. It's a classic. Guaranteed to warm & nourish on a Fall day. Good, honest, simple food!

Sunday’s Spin Class Leads to a Joyous Lunch

Sunday’s Spin Class Leads to a Joyous Lunch

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On Sunday in Italy, the true altar is the dining table. Our routine: Exercise, eat, exercise. Any questions?

Creamy Red Onion Soup, Truffles Optional

Creamy Red Onion Soup, Truffles Optional


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Dinner Power & A Beer Can Chicken

Dinner Power & A Beer Can Chicken

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Today's lesson: Shove a can up the ass of a chicken, and eat dinner together. Any questions?

Food Speak: NYC Style

Food Speak: NYC Style

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The food world is atwitter (pardon the pun). Are we all finally realizing that learning to cook will improve our health...and our looks? Well, duh.

Grocery Shopping NYC Style: Seriously Whole Food

Grocery Shopping NYC Style: Seriously Whole Food

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A new place in the 'hood where I can shop for almost everything. What's your grocery shopping experience like?

Dining, NYC Style!

Dining, NYC Style!
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High maintenance diners...sorry to be so snarky. Uh oh, we'll never get another reservation in NYC again!

Going Swimming with the Fish

Going Swimming with the Fish
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One final beach bash! Ponza calls us to her rocky shores. Goin' pagan on Ponza. Ci vediamo a presto!

Fall Touches Montone

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Is it possible that Summer is over? The evidence abounds although the heat persists. I'm ready for the change of season. Are you?

Fall Touches Montone

If you can't say anything nice...

If you can't say anything nice...
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When the food is good, who needs gimmicks? Apparently some lose confidence and compensate with distractions. DON'T pull that on me! Not at dinner time!

And the winner is...

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Grumble, grumble (Italian translation: brontolare, brontolare...). We lost by ONE point. And it apparently was the archery score that sealed our fate. Auguri to del Borgo for their win! This afternoon is the corteo, an intense medieval parade where all 3 riones strut their stuff and declare a close to the week long festa. Today we are in the midst of a heat wave, and I am desperately hoping that I will be a peasant, instead of nobilita', thereby forgoing multiple layers of vestiti. Wish me luck.
And the winner is...

Montone, the Palio and A Waiting Game

Montone, the Palio and A Waiting Game

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The winner will be announced late this evening in the piazza. Stay tuned! In the meantime, the del Verziere taverna & cantina will keep the masses satiated.

In the News

In the News : AROMA CUCINA

What a week!

Montone: In the service of Dionysus

Montone: In the service of Dionysus
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We're talking a Cecile B. DeMille production with a Fellini edge. Beautiful women, burly soliders, nudity, rape, drama, battle scenes. Mamma mia, all in the service of Dionysus!

Montone Marathon: Day 2 of Donazione della Santa Spina

Montone Marathon: Day 2 of Donazione della Santa Spina
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Trumpets, drums, archery, medieval reenactments. Le sfida e iniziata: The challenge is on...with the three riones competing for the Pallio. Stay tuned!

Montone in Festa!

Montone in Festa!
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A week long festa of medieval pageantry not to be missed! Have dinner al fresco at one of the outdoor tavernas, and then go see a 'spectaculo' (outdoor theatre reenactments of medieval life). The efforts put forth by the Montonese is extraordinary. Bravo Montone!

Authentic Montone Mexican

Authentic Montone Mexican
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Start with rooftop Marguritas at sunset, and end with a delicious Mexican feast in la cucina. Mexico meets Umbria! Mamma mia! Ole!

Summer Fantasy on Maggiore Island: AROMA CUCINA for Honest Cooking

The perfect al fresco summer lunch on Lago Tresimano in Umbria. Fun getting there, fun eating, and fun getting back.

When to Eat A Caprese Salad

When to Eat A Caprese Salad
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Nuf said. Now eat the damn thing! Buon'apetito!

Roasted Quail & Spiced Peaches: A Recipe from the Gods

Roasted Quail & Spiced Peaches: A Recipe from the Gods
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Creativity combined with what's on hand. You're never alone in the kitchen. And while you're at it, sing the chili siren song if the mood calls for it!

More Mushrooms Than You Can Imagine

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Full of funghi! It was one of those 'use it or lose it' moments...when it's just too good a deal to pass up. They're giving it away! Here's what you do when you just have to buy a #@*^load of mushrooms.

A Few Hot Tomatoes: AROMA CUCINA

A Few Hot Tomatoes: AROMA CUCINA
http://bit.ly/pj2UAv Oh, so now I get it, canning tomatoes is akin to childbirthing...who knew?

A Few Hot Tomatoes

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Oh, so now I get it, canning tomatoes is akin to childbirthing...who knew?

The Martinez Cocktail Evolves: AROMA CUCINA for Honest Cooking

http://bit.ly/qLiOsE The evolution and murky history of the elusive Martinez cocktail.

Cannelloni Crudo: AROMA CUCINA

Cannelloni Crudo
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Instant sauce fresh from the garden. Just blend and pour over some pasta. Quick, easy and delish! Give it a try and share your version with us.

And the Beet Goes On! - AROMA CUCINA

And the Beet Goes On!
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It was time to yank those suckers from terra madre, have a party, and get creative. How many dishes can you create with beets? Let me count the ways...Read on red.

Kitchen Garden Lunch: Spaghetti Ortolana

Kitchen Garden Lunch: Spaghetti Ortolana
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The taste of summer. Let your garden feed your hunger. Our orto is producing and we there4 eat of its bounty. Here's a recipe that screams summer freshness with every bite.