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  • Food,  Recipes

    Arancini – A New Holiday Tradition

    January 19, 2018 /

    I love the holidays for one billion reasons, but perhaps one of the most significant is the food.  It gives me an excuse to try new and elaborate things that you would just never bother to make on a weeknight, or even a normal weekend for that matter.  Holidays give you an excuse to make true special occasion food.  (And luckily we have “Januarys” every year to give us an excuse to omit all special occasion food and become pious again… but that’s another story for another day.)  This year, I decided to try a recipe for a traditional Italian food, arancini. Arancini, as far as I understand them, are…

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    Ina Garten’s “16 Bean” Pasta e Fagioli

    October 31, 2017 /

    When pasta and soup come together, I’m really very much in heaven.  And Ohio, I know I say a lot of stuff about your winters, but you know I’m just messing with you, right?  I didn’t mean it.  Without Ohio winters, I wouldn’t get so many chances to eat soup, and I really stinking love soup.  Now that we’re in the thick of fall with winter fast-approaching, I think it’s time to start using this opportunity to make the best of our miserably cold existences and eat some damn soup.  With the return of Netflix’s Stranger Things tonight, I’m gearing up for a cozy night in, and a few consecutive…

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