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SAUTEED FILLET OF SOLE ON BASIL TOMATOES

Post author By Carafoli
Post date September 21, 2020
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This dish was taught to me by my friend Sally Darr, former chef/owner with her husband of the famous La Tulipe restaurant that closed several years ago.

Pasta with Fig and Chile

Post author By Carafoli
Post date September 10, 2020
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This is one of my favorite decadent pasta dishes I make with figs from my trees. If you are not fortunate to have your own fig trees, you can buy them at your local grocery store this time of year. It is a recipe from the London River Café cookbook Italian Easy. Sweet ripe figs […]

Bagna Cauda

Post author By Carafoli
Post date August 20, 2020
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Bagna cauda means, literally, “hot bath.” It is one of the most flavorful savory peasant dishes from the Piedmont region of Italy. And it is quick and easy to prepare and can be served either as an appetizer or as a full meal, in the same dish or pot in which it is made. Suggestion […]