How to make Friday Pizza Mario Batali style As you know, I make pizza almost every friday, also known as Friday Pizza. I have been making the same pizza for years, so I recently tried a new recipe. And you know what? I will probably make it this way going forward instead of the old…
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil 1 yellow onion 4 sweet italian sausage links (or sausage of your choice) 1/2 6 ounce can of tomato paste 1/2 cup dry white wine 1/2 cup whole milk salt and pepper Pasta — Strozzapreti or casarecce Optional (recommended): thyme, preferably fresh Preparation: Soften onions in oil, about 6-8 minutes…
Piemontegirl will now teach you how to make a salsiccia ragu that’s similar to everyone’s favorite “bolognese” but is so much better that you will never eat Bolognese again. Just follow these easy steps. Of course ingredients are vital, but if you have those, you should be good to go! If Piemontegirl can do it,…
Ingredients: 1 broccoli head 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus 4 tbsp 1/4 cup whole skinned almonds, toasted 5 cloves roasted garlic Pinch of hot red pepper flakes 1/2 cup grated Parmigiano 3/4 pound fresh pork sausage 1 pound orecchiette 2 tbsp unsalted butter Prepare an ice bath and set aside. Boil water in a …
My last trip to New York was all I could hope for. Good food, great wine and fantastic people. It was good to be back. I enjoyed visiting the same restaurants as when I lived in the states and seeing old friends again. Looking forward to go back again soon.
Today we were back at Otto for lunch, this time with remarkably better service. I had the pizza this time and it was incredible. I recommend the prosciutto and arugola pizza. The wine this time was the Burlotto Dolcetto, very good! Our friends came down for the day and we spent some time in Washington…
I woke up at 6… In my defense I went to bed at 21:45, so I got a decent amount of sleep. After walking around in Soho, my brother and I went to Barry’s Bootcamp (which was amazing) before we met up for lunch at Otto. I have been to Otto a few times, and…
It is so good to be back. I went directly from the airport to my brothers apartment, dropped my bags and headed straight for Lupa! Truly one of my favorite places. I always feel like I am coming home. I had a few glasses of Moscato, said hello to Joel, my favorite person at Lupa…
Saturday morning I leave for NYC and my schedule is jam packed with lunches, dinners and lots of wine! And of course my brothers gradutation! I’ll be stopping by many of my favorite places. Those who made it on the list this time are: Lupa Maialino Babbo Blenheim Charlie Bird These are my regular spots…
Dough: Flour, 1 tsp yeast, pinch of salt, pinch of sugar, water (body temperature) Mix the yeast with body temperature water (however much you want), add the salt and sugar. Then add flour until the dough is perfect to work with. Sauce: tomato paste, basil, oil, pepper Mix the ingredients together. The amount depends on…
