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Cooking with Patty A side dish for your Thanksgiving dinner.
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Every year I like to try a new side dish for Thanksgiving. I usually choose cooked vegetables because I feel they go better with the rest of the dinner. This year for a change I’ll introduce a broccoli salad to my usual menu. ...

Cooking with Patty With this new recipe I'm introducing a new section to the site, "Your stories and recipes", dedicated to Italian recipes and stories from abroad. I hope you like it as much as I do. The first recipe is by Luigi which is accompanied by his wonderful story about immigrating and living in the U.S.
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It has been awhile since I have thought about creating this section, but I finally started thanks to Luigi who kindly shared his story and recipe with me and all of you. He has been following my site for ...

Cooking with Patty This dish is an explosion of flavors. It has been in high demand with my family since I first made it.
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In this period I’m craving spicy food and in particular Indian. I’m fascinated by this cuisine and particularly interested in the primary role spices and herbs have. I’m amazed by all ...

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I like fish but we have never been so fond of cooking it in my family until I met my husband and things changed drastically. He loves fish, he loves to fish too as he used to go fishing all year longwhen living in Minnesota. ...

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I’m back after a vacation in the beautiful Calabria region. As every year when I come back home a little piece of my heart remains there. Unfortunately I cannot bring back the sun or the sea with me, but the food is an other story, and I always make sure to have enough space in my trunk for it. ...

Cooking with Patty A tribute to the passing summer.
Cooking with Patty, my Italian recipe collection » Blog Archive » Roman style fried zucchini flowers
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I adore zucchini flowers. They’re are a symbol of summer with their brilliant and warm colors, just gazing at them makes my day happy. They have a delicate but distinctive taste, and are suitable to many preparations. ...

Cooking with Patty I could eat parmigiana di melanzane every day!
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Parmigiana di melanzane is a classic of the Neapolitan cuisine. Other Italian regions claim to have the paternity for this dish but they’re only responsible for creating new versions of original. ...

Cooking with Patty My new favorite appetizer.
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A few weeks ago we were invited over to the neighbor’s house for a barbecue and when we arrived the table was beautifully decorated with colored glasses filled with puff pastry twists. I have a particular and irresistible love for finger food and I couldn’t stop eating them. ...

Cooking with Patty I dedicate this recipe to Steve and Evie, who are not so fond of tofu. Maybe they'll change their mind with this recipe.
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This is one of my favorite tofu dishes. Golden tofu in a creamy curry coconut sauce enriched with green bell peppers and roasted peanuts. I never tire of this dish, and whenever I’m craving it, I usually have all the ingredients on hand. ...

Cooking with Patty Don't be intimidated by its name, it is actually really good.
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Texture vegetable protein (TVP) or, textured soy protein as it’s called in English, sounds like a chemical by-product. In Italian it has a better name, bocconcini di soia, soy chunks. What is TVP exactly? Textured soy protein is a food product made from soybeans. ...

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Have you ever heard of Trombetta di Albenga (Cucurbitmoschata Duch.)? It’s an Italian summer squash, light green in color and 1 to 2 feet long. Trombetta means little trumpet, it takes the name from its shape which is a little bit curved and enlarged on one end. ...

Cooking with Patty Happy 4th of July! I'm celebrating it here in Italy with my family.

Cooking with Patty Happy Canada Day!

Cooking with Patty My kid's favorite soup of the moment.
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This year my garden is fantastic. I should really thank my husband and my child for the efforts they put in, and the great results they achieved. As some of you might know I find myself full of zucchini and zucchini flowerseveryday. ...




















