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| Calzone/Stromboli | 11/15/2009 | Joan |
Q: Even though Calzone and Stromboli look the same on the outside,they're different on the ...
A: This was best answered in Wikipedia: "Stromboli is a type of turnover filled with various cheeses, ...
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| calabria | 11/10/2009 | Joan |
Q: please could you tell me (if there is any) any famous dishes that come from the region of calabria ...
A: When I think about puddings from Calabria, 2 come to mind. Blood Pudding and Bread Pudding. I ...
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| I need help with timing and re-heating | 11/4/2009 | Joan |
Q: I am having 6 for dinner Saturday. After drinks and appetizers I am having a lasagna and a salad ...
A: Wow - dinner sounds great! I wish I could be there :) 1st the Lasagne: Yes you can prepare it ...
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| Sauce | 10/31/2009 | Joan |
Q: When I make homemade spaghetti sauce (with or without meatballs) I drain the pasta at least 5 ...
A: Its your lucky day. I happen to be online and can answer that one. Do you add a small can of ...
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| Too much salt in Cannelloni filling | 10/28/2009 | Il Magu |
Q: I'm making Cannelloni with meat/cheese filling and tomato sauce over the top. I've used this recipe ...
A: Ciao Becky, the only suggestion is to use less salt in all the other ingredients of the recipe as, ...
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| olive oil | 10/26/2009 | Joan |
Q: I like you, had grandparents who came here from Northern Italy, I'm second generation..I also grew ...
A: You are not bothering me at all. I will share My Great Grandmother's Chicken Cacciatore recipe ...
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| olive oil | 10/26/2009 | Joan |
Q: I like you, had grandparents who came here from Northern Italy, I'm second generation..I also grew ...
A: It is so nice to hear from another 2nd generation Italian from the N.Italy area. You came to the ...
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| marinara sauce | 10/8/2009 | Joan |
Q: what makes a sauce a marinara sauce?
A: A "marinara" sauce is a simple red sauce that requires tomatoes. I have included a simple recipe. ...
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| Penne w/ vodka sauce | 10/1/2009 | Joan |
Q: I would like to make this dish for my parents anniversary party and would like to know the best way ...
A: These are disposable chaffing dishes and do not cost more than 10.00. Check it out. Otherwise I the ...
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| Penne w/ vodka sauce | 10/1/2009 | Joan |
Q: I would like to make this dish for my parents anniversary party and would like to know the best way ...
A: I really would not use as crock pot as the noodles may get mushy. I am not sure where you live but ...
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| pizza | 9/19/2009 | Joan |
Q: What is the Italian name for a pizza shaped like a boat or a ship or a vessel?
A: Thats a good question! My answer would be, "a very creative pizza". Seriously, I have never seen a ...
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| recipe | 9/18/2009 | Joan |
Q: My Nona made what I would call an Italian coffee cake. I'm not sure of the spelling but it sounds ...
A: My mom who is 87 said that her mother use to make what is now called " ItalianDepression Era Cake" ...
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| pizza | 9/8/2009 | Joan |
Q: We bought a ball of whole wheat pizza dough at Trader Joe's. We let the dough sit at room ...
A: This is a great question with a simple answer and best shown how to shape pizza dough in this video. ...
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| cooking with red wind | 8/19/2009 | Joan |
Q: I plan on making a Marinara Sauce which includes 1/2 cup of red wine. Is it OK to serve this sauce ...
A: Here are my thoughts...My Grandmother and all Italians of the 'Ole Country used wine, then known as ...
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| Really good baked pasta recipe | 8/17/2009 | Joan |
Q: do you have a good recipe for a baked pasta dish for ~200 people? I'd like very flavorful, tomato ...
A: Wow 200 people? This is my favorite recipe and yes it can be made in pans and reheated in the oven ...
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| Italian Crepes | 8/15/2009 | Joan |
Q: My husband and I are trying to figure out how to spell scrappell??? lol It's some kind of crepe. ...
A: Does this help ;)? "CRESPELLE" Crespelle or Italian crepes (sometimes called ...
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| meatballs in spaghetti | 8/10/2009 | Joan |
Q: i'm new to cooking. ..well i made spaghetti and meatballs over the weekend.. .i have a couple of ...
A: Welcome to the world of cooking...I never use bread in my meatballs. I do use 1 cup of Italian ...
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| Suace recipe | 7/24/2009 | Davide Giovanni Papa |
Q: Can you please tell me how to I make a classic noble sauce with bechemelle, tomato sauce, red chilly ...
A: Salsa Besciamella is a classical italian sauce recipe- Ingedients- Make around 4 cups Half cup ...
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| Meat to compliment Vodka Sauce | 7/23/2009 | Joan |
Q: I am trying to plan a meal for about 10 people. Someone else is bringing a dish with angel hair ...
A: This recipe was like the one my Grandma use to make. It is especially lean and tasty and I think it ...
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| Italian coffee cake | 7/9/2009 | Davide Giovanni Papa |
Q: When I was little a tasted a wonderfully delicious Italian coffee-layered cake. When I visited Rome ...
A: TIRA ME SU- (Tea- RAH -ME - SUE) "Means lift me" up in native Sicilian- It's not a classical Italian ...
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| Lupi Extra Virgin Olive Oil | 7/9/2009 | Davide Giovanni Papa |
Q: Where can I find this oil in the U.S? I'm in Richmond, VA and can't find it anywhere.
A: There is a general inexpensive supermarket type "Lupi olive oil"- then there is the very special ...
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| Italian Crispelli | 7/5/2009 | Joan |
Q: When I was younger(much)my grandmother would make this treat on New Years eve. She called them ...
A: I have not had the pleasure of consuming "Crispellis". However, I did research and find this ...
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| Pasta | 7/5/2009 | Davide Giovanni Papa |
Q: I was wanting to know if you can soak pasta overnight like in water to make it soft for like a pasta ...
A: Are you asking if the pasta would be edible- Sure why not? Are you asking is this the way to treat ...
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| Where is the highest-quality restaurant around me? | 6/17/2009 | Joan |
Q: I live in the city of Diamond Bar in the state of Southern California. This is in the west coast of ...
A: (SEE Below) I live on the East Coast however, I have 3 very dear friends that live in So. CA. They ...
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| wine toasts | 6/5/2009 | Il Magu |
Q: I recently attended a party and it was mentioned there are two standard Italian toasts with wine ...
A: Ciao Martin! for the first one you are ok! for the second one is "100 di questi giorni" or "100 ...
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| Pesto | 5/31/2009 | Joan |
Q: How to use it - on which foods. Is it hot?
A: Pesto is a mild Basil herb flavored sauce. Many folks make use of its abundance during the peek of ...
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| Fresh Lasagna | 5/8/2009 | Il Magu |
Q: If you make fresh lasagna sheets, do you have to pre cook them before you make up your lasagna? Can ...
A: Ciao Lynne, you have to cook them for 30 min. @ 250°C. the last 10 minutes you can use the hoven ...
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| Fresh Lasagna | 5/8/2009 | Il Magu |
Q: If you make fresh lasagna sheets, do you have to pre cook them before you make up your lasagna? Can ...
A: Ciao Lynne, yes, when you make fresch lasagna sheets you have to cook them before use them to make ...
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| i was wondering.... | 4/28/2009 | Davide Giovanni Papa |
Q: if it's at all possible to make shrimp flavored pasta. like pasta that's been made with shrimp ...
A: Very very difficult recipe- So i will give you the guiding principle , but practice will make ...
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| Pasta | 4/13/2009 | Davide Giovanni Papa |
Q: I am cooking pasta with meatballs for 100 high school Football players and I have no idea how much ...
A: I'll try and give you some insight-Not easy-"YOU HANDS ON APPLICATION WILL FINE TUNE THE ...
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| name of italian roll | 4/10/2009 | Davide Giovanni Papa |
Q: I used to live in Italy and as a baby my mother used to give me a dinner roll. I was told it was a ...
A: Panino- Means filled in Bread Roll- I.e. Mortadella or salami with Provolone cheese-Or simply Param ...
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| broddo or brodo sauce | 4/8/2009 | Il Magu |
Q: what is a broddo sauce,and how do you make one?
A: Ciao Rich, your answer is not very clear... anyway, try the followings. If it will be of help rate ...
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| CULINARY STUDENT | 4/2/2009 | Il Magu |
Q: Yes my question is what is the actual date that chicken parmesan was invented and who invented the ...
A: Ciao Christopher, This is a good question indeed as, I want to inform you, the chicken parmesan ...
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| utensils | 3/24/2009 | Joan |
Q: What are the traditional cooking utensils and equipment of Italy? eg. mezzaluna. What are more? Ones ...
A: In order to be able to answer it specifically, I would need to know what you are cooking. ...
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| Italian tomato sauce | 3/23/2009 | Davide Giovanni Papa |
Q: tomato sauce. I went out today and bought sauce bottles with twist cap lids. Will these be OK? If ...
A: Beer bottles and new crown seals are the best- Brown glass stops light penetration- You place the ...
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| Can you double a risotto? | 3/13/2009 | Joan |
Q: I need to feed 6 hungry people and want to make my mushroom risotto. Can I double a recipe? Will ...
A: Doubling your recipe should not double the actual cook time for the rice. It may increase but ever ...
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| special plate/item to put pizza | 3/12/2009 | Joan |
Q: My name is syarifah. im doing Diploma in Culinary Arts. for my final exam, i have to make a pizza. ...
A: I have given this much thought. Your picture looks good and you may want to change up the colors of ...
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| special plate/item to put pizza | 3/11/2009 | Joan |
Q: My name is syarifah. im doing Diploma in Culinary Arts. for my final exam, i have to make a pizza. ...
A: You are lucky today because my mother who was born in 1922 just told me how her mother served pizza ...
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| Pasta | 2/17/2009 | Davide Giovanni Papa |
Q: What is the best way to cook pasta so when served it is not a sticky mess ? I am having a dinner ...
A: And you thought your quesion was an easy one-Read carefully. You can't do it that way.. if you ...
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| Parma Ham care | 2/13/2009 | Davide Giovanni Papa |
Q: I understand that a parma ham on the bone can last for years, but what about when you start slicing ...
A: Prosciutto di Param is considered by some as the finest cured ham, others declare that Prosciutto ...
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