Tag: italian

• Italian White Bean and Spinach Soup

  I wanted a quick fix meal and opted for canned cannellini beans. Sometimes you just don’t want to presoak beans or simmer them for an hour. And instead of using the traditional pancetta or ham, I replaced it with healthier ground turkey. It’s a super simple recipe that can be made in thirty minutes or…

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  Chuck

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  January 11, 2008

• Orecchiette with Hot Italian Sausage

  One of my favorite ingredients is hot Italian sausage. Hungry Bear loves sweet petite peas. Add some mushrooms, garlic, orecchiette, a sprinkle of Parmigiano Reggiano and you’ll have a simple, tasty pasta dish that can be prepared in 30 minutes.

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  Chuck

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  November 5, 2007

• More Spaghetti Bolognese

  Jeff made the spaghetti bolognese and used this simple bolognese sauce recipe by Giada De Laurentiis. It’s an easy recipe that requires minimal prep time and ingredients. Compared to Michael Chiarello’s bolognese sauce that Hungry Bear made in August

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  Chuck

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  October 15, 2007

• Spaghetti Bolognese

  The bolognese sauce was thick and meaty without much tomato tanginess. It was fantastic! Since this meal, I’ve been obsessed with bolognese sauce. A couple of weeks ago, Hungry Bear made spaghetti bolognese to satisfy my craving for this meat sauce. She made it based on a recipe by Michael Chiarello — veal, pork and…

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  Chuck

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  August 22, 2007