Comments on: Ask Erica http://ericademane.com A Skinny Guinea Cooks and Tastes All Things Italian Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:42:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Erica http://ericademane.com/ask-erica/#comment-7944 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:10:12 +0000 http://ericademane.wordpress.com/?page_id=300#comment-7944 Oh Hi Ken,

Happy New Year.

NIgella is a seed (also the name of the busty British TV cooking dame) of a flowering plant that’s native to, I believe, South West Asia. It’s dark and bitter and used in some Asian cooking. It’s sometimes called Black Cumin I guess because it tastes like it.

]]> By: ken http://ericademane.com/ask-erica/#comment-7939 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:39:30 +0000 http://ericademane.wordpress.com/?page_id=300#comment-7939 Hi Erica, Ken here, I’ve seen the word nigella on a tv cooking show and did not hear exactly what it was…..a herb or spice?

]]> By: Erica http://ericademane.com/ask-erica/#comment-7870 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:50:14 +0000 http://ericademane.wordpress.com/?page_id=300#comment-7870 Hi Penny,

This sounds familiar. I think some one else asked me about this same pizza some time ago. Let me go through my files and see what I can come up with.

Erica

]]> By: Penny Pellecchia http://ericademane.com/ask-erica/#comment-7860 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:49:18 +0000 http://ericademane.wordpress.com/?page_id=300#comment-7860 Dear Erica,
My husband’s grandmother was from Molfetta. She made a cheeseless pizza she called kookala. I may have spelled it incorrectly. I have searched for a recipe since grandma did not leave any of her recipes to the family. Please help. My husband would be so happy to have this food again.
Thanks,
penny

]]> By: baked halibut http://ericademane.com/ask-erica/#comment-7003 Sun, 09 Oct 2011 13:44:15 +0000 http://ericademane.wordpress.com/?page_id=300#comment-7003 Good to know. Pretty good info on this blog especially when it comes to baked fish.

]]> By: Erica http://ericademane.com/ask-erica/#comment-6813 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:43:22 +0000 http://ericademane.wordpress.com/?page_id=300#comment-6813 Dear Brenda,

I’m not sure if this is exactly what you’re looking for, but a while back I posted a recipe, in response to another reader, for a Venetian wine cake that contained olive oil and rosemary, no pecans though, but I’m sure easy enough to add.
Here’s the link:
http://ericademane.com/2007/03/25/lost-recipes-found-polenta-cake-with-olive-oil-moscato-and-rosemary/

Ciao,
Erica

]]> By: Brenda Willke http://ericademane.com/ask-erica/#comment-6650 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:13:18 +0000 http://ericademane.wordpress.com/?page_id=300#comment-6650 Hi Erica,

I’m looking for a Venetian Wine cake recipe. The Wyandotte Winery in Columbus Ohio served three wine cakes at the rehearsal dinner for my daughter and son-in-law. My daughter and her husband will be visiting in a few weeks and I would like to make it for them. It has wine, rosemary and pecans, it had a very interesting flavor.
Thanks
Brenda

]]> By: Max Dardis http://ericademane.com/ask-erica/#comment-5657 Sat, 13 Aug 2011 06:21:44 +0000 http://ericademane.wordpress.com/?page_id=300#comment-5657 Have you ever considered about including a little bit more than just your articles? I mean, what you say is fundamental and all. However imagine if you added some great visuals or video clips to give your posts more, “pop”! Your content is excellent but with images and videos, this website could undeniably be one of the very best in its niche. Amazing blog!

]]> By: Sheryl Burbano http://ericademane.com/ask-erica/#comment-5627 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 03:36:59 +0000 http://ericademane.wordpress.com/?page_id=300#comment-5627 Well delivered mr Blogger

]]> By: Erica http://ericademane.com/ask-erica/#comment-4408 Wed, 04 May 2011 21:28:24 +0000 http://ericademane.wordpress.com/?page_id=300#comment-4408 Hi Liz,

It looks like my classes on the upper west side, which Cindy diligently attended, will be starting up at some point early summer. I unfortunately don’t have the exact dates yet, but I’ll let you know when I do. I do give private lessons and we can talk about that if you like. I’d need to know what type of instruction we best suit your needs. You can always get in touch with me at edemane@earthlink.net.

Best,

Erica

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