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Me on the radio.

Posted in Uncategorized on July 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Today I was on Heritage radio’s show “The Main Course,” talking about city Greenmarkets, my cooking philosophy, and various other food related topics. Check it out: http://www.heritageradionetwork.com/episodes/887-The-Main-Course-Episode-62-Wes-Gillingham-David-Haight-Erica-DeMane Episodes | Heritage Radio Network www.heritageradionetwork.com Viper

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Zucchini Pesto with Anchovies and Summer Savory

Posted in Skinny Guinea, Uncategorized on July 17, 2010 | 4 Comments »

The Element of Earth, by Jacopo Bassano (1510–1592). Recipe: Zucchini Pesto with Anchovies and Summer Savory You know all those expensive jars of colorful Italian vegetable spreads you see at gourmet shops, things like caponata, artichoke dip, herb and nut pestos, roasted pepper spread? People pick them up for an instant antipasto when guests are [...]

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Women with Fish

Posted in Uncategorized on April 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Woman loves fish.

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Erica on the Radio

Posted in Uncategorized on December 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »

I did an interview on Heritage Radio Network today (Sunday), talking about food blogging and Southern Italian cooking. Listen to it here.

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Anna Magnani with Spaghetti

Posted in Uncategorized on October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Hello Everybody, I’m sorry I haven’t been able to post this week. I’ve been very busy with various culinary side jobs. I’ll write to you  in a few days.  Happy fall cooking to you. I’m now loving broccoli rabe. I hope you are too. Speak soon. Erica Assunta

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Roasted Cauliflower Is Delicious

Posted in Skinny Guinea, Uncategorized on October 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Multicolored cauliflower from Story Farms, in Catskill, New York. Recipe: Roasted Cauliflower with Capers, Cumin, and Pecorino Toscano My favorite vegetable stand is Story Farms, in Catskill, New York. It’s small but always colorful, at the moment sporting a strong orange theme. The farm is family run, and everything is grown either on their own [...]

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Carrots with Cumin, Olives, and Basil

Posted in Uncategorized on July 25, 2009 | 6 Comments »

Recipe: Carrots with Cumin, Olives, and Basil There is a Moroccan dish of carrots seasoned with cumin and lemon that I’ve never liked. Somehow the combination tastes harsh to me. I do like the idea of cumin with carrots, though, and I’ve always wanted to create a more Southern Italian, I suppose Sicilian-inspired, rendition of [...]

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Women with Fish

Posted in Uncategorized on June 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary, Diego Velázquez, 1620.

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Lasagna for Christmas Eve

Posted in Uncategorized on December 17, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Recipe: Lasagna with Basil Walnut Pesto and Besciamella When I was a junior high school student on Long Island many centuries ago, there still existed a class called home ec, something all the girls had to take, a requirement that by then no one took very seriously. I believe I took it the last year [...]

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A Thanksgiving Dance

Posted in Uncategorized on November 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Pier Paolo Pasolini and Anna Magnani step out. Try working off those excess Thanksgiving calories with a celebratory dance.  (Whose shoe is that?  Gina Lollobrigida’s?) Happy Thanksgiving to you from Skinny Guinea.

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