Monthly Archives: August 2012

Tiramisu Gelato

When a museum in Bologna, Italy, is built to pay homage to gelato, you know that’s one special treat. But there’s no need to travel there for a taste of the centuries-old ice cream-like dessert when you have chef Robert Bennett (see step 3) of Classic Cake to whip up a batch of tiramisu gelato [...]

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The color PURPLE

By this point in the summer, roadside farm markets and the yield of many home gardens include an aubergine-hued vegetable: eggplant. One of the more popular vegetables in the world, eggplant is a staple of Italian cooking and the base for many delicious recipes. Selecting a good eggplant is easy. Stick with smaller, immature eggplants, [...]

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Going Italian

I don’t hail from a culture known for its culinary prowess, like Italy for instance. I am one part Irish and one part German. Trust me — no one has ever asked me for my Irish soda bread recipe or my Old World sauerbraten. But all around me this summer, people are trading basil and Roma [...]

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