Comments for Italian Home Cooking and Entertaining http://www.essentialsforentertaining.com/blog Cooking and Entertaining Like Real Italians Do Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:54:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 Comment on Orecchiette Pasta with Broccoli – Cymbal-shaped pasta made with broccoli and ricotta by Paul Kirshner http://www.essentialsforentertaining.com/blog/orecchiette-pasta-with-broccoli-%e2%80%93-cymbal-shaped-pasta-made-with-broccoli-and-ricotta/#comment-47621 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:07:43 +0000 http://www.essentialsforentertaining.com/blog/orecchiette-pasta-with-broccoli-%e2%80%93-cymbal-shaped-pasta-made-with-broccoli-and-ricotta/#comment-47621 I don't usually comment on blogs but had to on yours. You have a very unique writing style. A lot of people don't have that touch, they just drone on and on in the most boring way. But not you - thanks! I can't wait to try out some of the recipes you have here (after a trip to the market to get the ingredients). Cooking is my favorite hobby. I don't have time to read it all right now, I found this site when looking for something else on Google, but I've bookmarked your homepage and will visit again soon to see the latest recipes. Please bookmark my recipe web site at www.KAChef.com. Thanks again! I don’t usually comment on blogs but had to on yours. You have a very unique writing style. A lot of people don’t have that touch, they just drone on and on in the most boring way. But not you - thanks! I can’t wait to try out some of the recipes you have here (after a trip to the market to get the ingredients). Cooking is my favorite hobby. I don’t have time to read it all right now, I found this site when looking for something else on Google, but I’ve bookmarked your homepage and will visit again soon to see the latest recipes. Please bookmark my recipe web site at www.KAChef.com. Thanks again!

]]> Comment on Zucchini in Truffle Oil - Recipe by Andrea http://www.essentialsforentertaining.com/blog/zucchini-in-truffle-oil-recipe/#comment-33889 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:52:09 +0000 http://www.essentialsforentertaining.com/blog/zucchini-in-truffle-oil-recipe/#comment-33889 Thank you for your comment. Yes the recipe is easy and very appropriate for the season too. talking about truffle oil, I posted a short podcast a while ago. Here it is if you are interested. http://www.essentialsforentertaining.com/blog/truffle-the-best-kept-secret-podcast/ Thank you for your comment. Yes the recipe is easy and very appropriate for the season too.
talking about truffle oil, I posted a short podcast a while ago. Here it is if you are interested.
http://www.essentialsforentertaining.com/blog/truffle-the-best-kept-secret-podcast/

]]> Comment on Zucchini in Truffle Oil - Recipe by Dallas Caterering http://www.essentialsforentertaining.com/blog/zucchini-in-truffle-oil-recipe/#comment-33673 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:09:02 +0000 http://www.essentialsforentertaining.com/blog/zucchini-in-truffle-oil-recipe/#comment-33673 OK, I am adding this link to my list of "yes you can do it to" recommendations. Being in the business, people are always wanting to know things they can do on their own at a party. Then you get into it and they either don't have the equipment or think it is too hard. Your recipe above is a clear example of how the magic of a little truffle oil can work. And yes, they can point and click to get that on the Internet somewhere I'm sure! Thanks for sharing the quick recipe! OK, I am adding this link to my list of “yes you can do it to” recommendations. Being in the business, people are always wanting to know things they can do on their own at a party. Then you get into it and they either don’t have the equipment or think it is too hard. Your recipe above is a clear example of how the magic of a little truffle oil can work. And yes, they can point and click to get that on the Internet somewhere I’m sure!

Thanks for sharing the quick recipe!

]]> Comment on Italian Holiday Candy by Italian Holidays http://www.essentialsforentertaining.com/blog/italian-holiday-candy/#comment-18597 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 07:36:28 +0000 http://www.essentialsforentertaining.com/blog/italian-holiday-candy/#comment-18597 Hope u enjoyed & had a great time in Italy that made u post an entry about the recipe u had there. Wish u to post a lot more demonstrations. Hope u enjoyed & had a great time in Italy that made u post an entry about the recipe u had there. Wish u to post a lot more demonstrations.

]]> Comment on Italian Holiday Candy by Eugenia http://www.essentialsforentertaining.com/blog/italian-holiday-candy/#comment-6719 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:54:18 +0000 http://www.essentialsforentertaining.com/blog/italian-holiday-candy/#comment-6719 Welcome back, Andrea! I also returned to Eugene (from teaching in SoCal last quarter) and have a new food blog, so I thought I'd let you know. (You'll recognize me from the pictures, I hope!) I see you'll be doing more demonstrations soon at a new place -- good luck and stay in touch. Welcome back, Andrea! I also returned to Eugene (from teaching in SoCal last quarter) and have a new food blog, so I thought I’d let you know. (You’ll recognize me from the pictures, I hope!) I see you’ll be doing more demonstrations soon at a new place — good luck and stay in touch.

]]> Comment on Entertaining at Home: The Right Way by Italian Cooking http://www.essentialsforentertaining.com/blog/entertaining-at-home-the-right-way/#comment-6208 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 12:40:20 +0000 http://www.essentialsforentertaining.com/blog/entertaining-at-home-the-right-way/#comment-6208 I found your blog via Google while searching for italian cooking and your post regarding taining at Home: The Right Way at Italian Home Cooking and Entertaining looks very interesting to me. I could not believe the amount of quality material on this site. The site is extremely eyecatching and pulls the reader straight it, the articles are great quality and are very professionally written. I have seen too many of these sites where it looks like they pay an 8 year old to do the writing - Not this one. Your site is easily the best that I have seen in a long while. I found your blog via Google while searching for italian cooking and your post regarding taining at Home: The Right Way at Italian Home Cooking and Entertaining looks very interesting to me. I could not believe the amount of quality material on this site. The site is extremely eyecatching and pulls the reader straight it, the articles are great quality and are very professionally written. I have seen too many of these sites where it looks like they pay an 8 year old to do the writing - Not this one. Your site is easily the best that I have seen in a long while.

]]> Comment on Soup Recipe - The Tuscan Secret: Ribollita by Kathy and JIm http://www.essentialsforentertaining.com/blog/soup-recipe-the-tuscan-secret/#comment-5090 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:37:06 +0000 http://www.essentialsforentertaining.com/blog/soup-recipe-the-tuscan-secret/#comment-5090 Just came back from 3 weeks in Italy . My wife was familiar with(knew) what ribolitta was and ordered it several times. Each time different , each time very good. We were in Montacino and bought a dried package - like we find bean soup in the states. It had little pasta in it and really was not very good. But it was fun to try inour apartment in Lucignano. We will try the recipe and appreciate finding it on your site. Grazie Just came back from 3 weeks in Italy . My wife was familiar with(knew) what ribolitta was and ordered it several times. Each time different , each time very good. We were in Montacino and bought a dried package - like we find bean soup in the states. It had little pasta in it and really was not very good. But it was fun to try inour apartment in Lucignano. We will try the recipe and appreciate finding it on your site.

Grazie

]]> Comment on Simple Tomato Sauce by John http://www.essentialsforentertaining.com/blog/simple-tomato-sauce/#comment-3573 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 02:38:00 +0000 http://www.essentialsforentertaining.com/blog/simple-tomato-sauce/#comment-3573 This is the same basic recipe that my wife does. Being Napolitana she sings a lot. One song does have the word "pummarola" in it. This is the same basic recipe that my wife does. Being Napolitana she sings a lot. One song does have the word “pummarola” in it.

]]> Comment on Orecchiette Pasta with Broccoli – Cymbal-shaped pasta made with broccoli and ricotta by John http://www.essentialsforentertaining.com/blog/orecchiette-pasta-with-broccoli-%e2%80%93-cymbal-shaped-pasta-made-with-broccoli-and-ricotta/#comment-3572 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 02:30:52 +0000 http://www.essentialsforentertaining.com/blog/orecchiette-pasta-with-broccoli-%e2%80%93-cymbal-shaped-pasta-made-with-broccoli-and-ricotta/#comment-3572 My wife makes a similar recipe but uses broccoli rabe which see sautes separately in oil and garlic and then combines with the pasta at the end. You don't need the ricotta with this recipe as the flavor of the broccoli rabe stands alone. She is a native of Naples and has been preparing broccoli rabe for many years..long before it became "chic" in this country. My wife makes a similar recipe but uses broccoli rabe which see sautes separately in oil and garlic and then combines with the pasta at the end. You don’t need the ricotta with this recipe as the flavor of the broccoli rabe stands alone. She is a native of Naples and has been preparing broccoli rabe for many years..long before it became “chic” in this country.

]]> Comment on Chocolate Covered Orange Peels by Andrea http://www.essentialsforentertaining.com/blog/chocolate-covered-orange-peels/#comment-1869 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 05:56:58 +0000 http://www.essentialsforentertaining.com/blog/chocolate-covered-orange-peels/#comment-1869 Michael, Thank you so much for your nice words. I just gave a quick glance at your site and it is beautiful! Of course I will visit your blog as soon as I have a free moment (I do not devote as much time as I would like to to blogging unfortunately) Michael,

Thank you so much for your nice words.
I just gave a quick glance at your site and it is beautiful!
Of course I will visit your blog as soon as I have a free moment (I do not devote as much time as I would like to to blogging unfortunately)

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