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Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy: A Feast of 175 Regional Recipes
By Lidia Matticchio Bastianich, Tanya Bastianich Manuali
Knopf - 2009
The best macaroni and cheese ever! Even though I made some changes (went with plain old white mushrooms; used garlic oil instead of butter to saute the mushrooms; added an onion to the saute; used provolone and parmesan), I think I was true to the spirit of the recipe and it is brilliant.
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This is one of those amazing recipes--a few simple ingredients magically transform into a dish with intricate, layered flavors. I confess that I was halfway through making the dish before I discovered no olives! (I always have olives!) and so I substituted capers. Otherwise, I made the recipe as written and I loved it. I served it with a bit of pasta--a lovely main dish.
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Dry Fruit Strudel as Made in Assisi : page 218
A lovely pastry/cookie which is simple to make, lovely to look at and really delicious. I substituted marsala for the vin santo and left out the nuts. I used exactly the dried fruit mixture suggested (raisins, apricots, cherries and prunes) and a granny smith apple. Once I had filled and rolled the pastry, I chilled it briefly which made it easier to slice. I baked my cookies on a silpat and painted the glaze on the cookies right on the silpat. The cookies are really pretty and really delicious. The only difficulty in the recipe is that you must plan ahead--the chopped fruit must macerate overnight. I look forward to experimenting with other combinations of fruit/nuts and other dessert wines or liqueurs.
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