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Here’s a fall-winter spin on the popular appetizer, melon and prosciutto, that also allows you to substitute pancetta. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PANCETTA AND PROSCIUTTO Both pancetta (pan-CHEH-tuh) and prosciutto (pro-SHOO-toh) are Italian pork products. Pancetta is the Italian version of bacon, made from the pork belly like American bacon. Instead of being smoked…
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Distinctive red wines made from the Sagrantino grape are unique to Umbria. Photo courtesy i-Italy.com. Needing a quick trip to Italy, we headed to Fifth Avenue and 23rd Street in New York City, home of Eataly, a high-end Italian food market/mall. The first store opened in Turin, Italy, in 2007; the New York branch…
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At this moment, somewhere, the kettle calls. Somewhere the cup waits. Somewhere a person smiles, watching the leaves unfurl. We grew up in a “tea family”; coffee was brewed for special occasion meals. A “cuppa” was our go-to respite. So we love this sentiment from the Republic Of Tea. Over years of tea-drinking, we honed…
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This luscious piece of layer cake is eaten from the box (see photo below). Photo courtesy CakeOut.net. Cake Out claims it has reinvented the cupcake, but it actually has reinvented the layer cake. With extra layers of filling not found in cupcakes, we’re charmed by this cake-in-a-box. Cake Out thought out of the box…
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[1] Use frosted grapes to garnish (photo All Recipes). [2] Even one grape does the trick. Photo of vanilla bean cupcake with a center of champagne whipped cream, frosted with champagne butter cream and garnished with a half a sugared grape, courtesy Yummy Cupcakes. As the days grow cold, berries can be scarce—or costly.…
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