Comments for Italian Home Cooking and Entertaining http://www.essentialsforentertaining.com/blog Cooking and Entertaining Like Real Italians Do Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:45:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 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 Italian Summer Entrees - Cooking Demonstration by Andrea http://www.essentialsforentertaining.com/blog/italian-summer-entrees-cooking-demonstration/#comment-2863 Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:02:20 +0000 http://www.essentialsforentertaining.com/blog/italian-summer-entrees-cooking-demonstration/#comment-2863 Becca, Thank you so much for your nice words. Actually last night it was really fun for me too. Sometimes there is a sort of magic chemistry with the guests and everything gets very enjoyable. Becca,
Thank you so much for your nice words.
Actually last night it was really fun for me too. Sometimes there is a sort of magic chemistry with the guests and everything gets very enjoyable.

]]> Comment on Italian Summer Entrees - Cooking Demonstration by Becca http://www.essentialsforentertaining.com/blog/italian-summer-entrees-cooking-demonstration/#comment-2861 Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:31:08 +0000 http://www.essentialsforentertaining.com/blog/italian-summer-entrees-cooking-demonstration/#comment-2861 Andrea--I took this class last night, and it was a wonderful experience! I have some Italian cooking experience, as my mother and her family are from Bergamo, but I found this class so valuable! Your tips were useful for many recipes, and the food on this menu was absolutely divine. Thanks! Andrea–I took this class last night, and it was a wonderful experience! I have some Italian cooking experience, as my mother and her family are from Bergamo, but I found this class so valuable! Your tips were useful for many recipes, and the food on this menu was absolutely divine. Thanks!

]]> 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)

]]> Comment on Chocolate Covered Orange Peels by Michael Recchiuti http://www.essentialsforentertaining.com/blog/chocolate-covered-orange-peels/#comment-1816 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:50:00 +0000 http://www.essentialsforentertaining.com/blog/chocolate-covered-orange-peels/#comment-1816 Dear Andrea, I commend you on your detailed candied orange peel recipe. A few years back, I released a chocolate cookbook containing candied orange peel recipe simplified for the the less patient home cook. I applaud you on sharing the science of candied peel, along with illustrations, based on steps. When you have a moment, take a look at my web site, perhaps you would like to read my blog and post a comment, which is really based on my character and some of my experiences along my 30 year path with chocolate and perhaps some other episodes, as i progess. Cheers, Michael Dear Andrea,
I commend you on your detailed candied orange peel recipe. A few years back, I released a chocolate cookbook containing candied orange peel recipe simplified for the the less patient home cook. I applaud you on sharing the science of candied peel, along with illustrations, based on steps.
When you have a moment, take a look at my web site, perhaps you would like to read my blog and post a comment, which is really based on my character and some of my experiences along my 30 year path with chocolate and perhaps some other episodes, as i progess.

Cheers,
Michael

]]> Comment on Crostini Toscani - Tuscan Traditional Appetizer by crystal http://www.essentialsforentertaining.com/blog/crostini-toscani-tuscan-traditional-appetizer/#comment-1571 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 04:05:02 +0000 http://www.essentialsforentertaining.com/blog/crostini-toscani-tuscan-traditional-appetizer/#comment-1571 oh my goodness, this is sooo good! It reminds me of my Italian grandmother's recipe. Our family never wrote it down and this is the closest we've found. Bravo! oh my goodness, this is sooo good! It reminds me of my Italian grandmother’s recipe. Our family never wrote it down and this is the closest we’ve found. Bravo!

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