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Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes
By Giada De Laurentiis
Clarkson Potter - 2005
Caprese Salad : page 30
Easy to make and eat. I made it for 34 people for a dinner party and it was well-received.
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Checca Sauce : page 61
Uncooked tomato sauce. My husband liked it, but I prefer cooked tomato sauce. I made a note to mince the garlic in the future before putting it in the food processor, as you pulse it and get big horrid chunks of garlic. Good recipe if you like sauces like this and grow your own tomatoes.
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Marinara Sauce : page 59
Very nice basic sauce for pasta. Easy to make. I used the food processor for this to have smoother texture.
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Simple Bolognese : page 65
Very nice sauce. I used ground sirloin but it calls for ground beef chuck. Query means to grind your own or get it from a butcher? Yummy.
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Vodka Sauce : page 67
I would definitely try this again only with way less vodka. The way it is written it calls for 1 cup of vodka. I did this and it was overwhelming and not suitable for kids! I wrote a note in the margin to try with less than 1/3 cup, likely 1/4 would be good to start and then taste. The base is her Marinara sauce which is good, then add vodka, cream, parmesan and seasoning. It should be good, but there must be a typo in the amount of vodka!!
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White bean dip with pita chips : page 19
Really nice flavour and good as a dip at a party. Vegetarian. Nice with veggies and also crackers, as well as the pitas that it describes. I make it with white navy beans usually, as it can be hard to find cannellini beans. I've made it with and without parsley, depending on its presence in my fridge.
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