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rhm: Dinner - 10/25/2010

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 04:24:42 +0200

Rolling out the pasta

Covering the ravioli

Pumpkin ravioli with sage brown butter

Roasted broccoli with parmigiano

Dinner - 10/25/2010

Eggplant Lasagna 2 medium globe eggplants, cut 1/4 inch thick...

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 08:37:44 +0200

Eggplant Lasagna

2 medium globe eggplants, cut 1/4 inch thick lengthwise and baked at 400 for 10 min on first side, then flip and cook another 5 minutes

2 pounds (or more) roasted tomato sauce (roast tomatoes cut side down on 250 for 2 hours. Peel skin off. Saute 1/2 small onion diced, 1 clove garlic chopped. Add tomatoes and saute about 5-10 min. season with salt and pepper.

3 medium zucchini, large dice and sauteed about 5 minutes. 2 large or 2 small onions sliced and sauteed separately about 15 minutes. 2 cloves minced garlic added at end. Combine zucchini with onion & garlic mixture and saute everything together to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Separately mix 1 cup ricotta with 1/2 cup milk (rough estimates) to make a lighly whipped ricotta mixture. Mix zucchini & onion mixture with ricotta mixture.

Roasted pepper (about 2), pesto, lasagna sheets, additional pasta sheets.

Layer tomato sauce, pasta sheets, zucchini ricotta mixture, pesto, eggplant & red pepper, pasta sauce. Maybe add another pasta layer somewhere.

Berlusconi, Running Again, Is No Longer Promising ‘Italian Miracle’ - New York Times

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:39:31 +0200

Berlusconi, Running Again, Is No Longer Promising ‘Italian Miracle’ - New York Times

Is Cuisine Still Italian Even if the Chef Isn’t? - New York Times

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:12:15 +0200

Is Cuisine Still Italian Even if the Chef Isn’t? - New York Times

Ricky goes asparagus hunting

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:19:00 +0100

Ricky goes asparagus hunting

Gary Vaynerchuk Teaches Conan O’Brien Strange Wine Flavors

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:25:17 +0100

Gary Vaynerchuk Teaches Conan O’Brien Strange Wine Flavors

Italy's government | Unsteady as she goes

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:03:21 +0100

Italy's government | Unsteady as she goes :

When we ask most people in Italy what they think of the government here, they just shake their head and say it’s a mess. Now the government is trying to reorganize after its latest collapse.

A sign for focaccia in Genovese dialect. Loosely translated it...

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 05:59:00 +0100

A sign for focaccia in Genovese dialect. Loosely translated it means “Holy crap, what focaccia!”

Whoops—Italy inadvertently legalizes some P2P music

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 11:18:26 +0100

Whoops—Italy inadvertently legalizes some P2P music:

P2P = Peer to Peer = online file sharing. Don’t count on this being reversed anytime soon w/the way politics work here.

Our Fetid City - New York Times

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:51:09 +0100

Our Fetid City - New York Times:

Excellent op-ed about the trash problem in Naples.

a donkey trying to eat my finger…nom..nom..nom.

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:04:00 +0100

a donkey trying to eat my finger…nom..nom..nom.

Keep Christmas cake Italian, panettone makers say

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:30:33 +0100

Keep Christmas cake Italian, panettone makers say:

Speaking of panettone, it’s a $848 million industry. If you buy a panettone cake outside of Italy, beware it may not be the “official” version of the cake.

Two popular parts of Christmas in Italy are Panettone, a kind of...

Sun, 16 Dec 2007 11:50:59 +0100

Two popular parts of Christmas in Italy are Panettone, a kind of fruit cake, and the Precipe, the Nativity Scene. One bakery combined the two in a Nativity Scene made out of Panettone.

Money Goes Far in New York, if You’re European - New York Times

Sun, 16 Dec 2007 11:29:47 +0100

Money Goes Far in New York, if You’re European - New York Times:

According to the New York Times, lots of Europeans are coming to the US this holiday season to take advantage of the strong Euro. We’ve had at least two English students who are doing just that…

What’s the most annoying Rachael Ray catchphrase? -...

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 14:42:00 +0100

What’s the most annoying Rachael Ray catchphrase? - Slashfood - This has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with Italy but is really funny. 2 minutes and 46 seconds of Rachael Ray saying “mmmmmmm”; I had to stop it at 1:44.. good luck!

Vico della Casana lit with Christmas lights

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:58:00 +0100

Vico della Casana lit with Christmas lights

Christmas Tree in Piazza de Ferrari, Genova 13/12/07

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:55:55 +0100

Christmas Tree in Piazza de Ferrari, Genova 13/12/07

In a Funk, Italy Sings an Aria of Disappointment - New York Times

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:09:37 +0100

In a Funk, Italy Sings an Aria of Disappointment - New York Times:

- Excellent article about why Italy has fallen behind in Europe and on the world scene.

Truck drivers' strike brings country to a standstill

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:59:00 +0100

Truck drivers' strike brings country to a standstill:

I knew something was going on when supermarket shelves remained empty for days in a row, and makeshift signs appeared asking for customers’ patience…Here’s what’s going on

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Sun, 09 Dec 2007 13:25:00 +0100

People shopping at Sapori al Ducale, Genova -08 Dec. 07