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Beef and Sausage Ragu

Beef and Sausage Ragu
Beef and Sausage Ragù is a zesty, hearty sauce.  I created it to serve with bucatini, which was my late father’s favorite pasta; it’s also great with baked macaroni made with ziti, penne or rigatoni.  This recipe makes quite a lot of sauce.  If you’re not using all of it at once, portion out the…
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Fast and Fabulous Pork Chops

Fast and Fabulous Pork Chops
Fast to prepare, these fabulously flavored grilled pork chops will have you wanting to add Fast and Fabulous Pork Chops to your weekly dinner menu. We recommend using bone-in pork chops (you'll be licking the grilled marinade from the bones) but feel free to use boneless pork chops if those are your preference.  Either way,…
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Double Pork Chili Verde

Double Pork Chili Verde
Our Double Pork Chili Verde is rich and complex; it uses two cuts of pork, pork stew meat and ground pork.  Tomatillos, green bell peppers, pasilla chilis, celery and cilantro provide the verdant elements, balancing the richness of the two cuts of pork; the seasonings further add to the complex flavor of this hearty dish. …
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Dutch Pea Soup (Snert)

Dutch Pea Soup
Dutch Pea Soup or Snert, as it is known in the Netherlands, is thick, creamy and filling.  Perfect for Dutch winter weather, which is typically rainy, windy and grey, it’s also a favorite of ours, especially when winter storms hit.  We’ve lightened it up a bit by omitting the potatoes, commonly included in many recipes,…
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Homemade Italian Meatballs

Homemade Meatballs
Our Homemade Italian Meatballs or polpettone are so good and so versatile.  Meatballs may seem so basic but oh how dreadful most of them are! Dry, rubbery, hard and full of filler, store-bought prepared meatballs are destined to leave you dissatisfied.  The solution is to make them yourself!  Our recipe for Homemade Italian Meatballs yields moist,…
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Pork Parmigiana

Pork Parmigiana
Pork Parmigiana is so delicious!  The tenderized pork cutlets are moist inside the crunchy coating, covered in tasty, aromatic sauce and melted cheese.  You and your guests will barely be able to tell the difference from this recipe and the far-more-expensive veal variety. Pork Parmigiana does take some effort and time to make but it…
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Fennel and Sausage Sauce for Pasta

Fennel and Sausage Sauce for Pasta
Wonderful fennel is so underused.  In Fennel and Sausage Sauce for Pasta, it becomes one of the stars, sharing top billing with Italian sausage with fennel seeds.  The fennel pieces, fennel seeds in the sausage and feathery fronds team up to keep the delightful licorice taste at the forefront of this dish. Hearty and so…
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Pasta with Chard, Bacon and Cheeses

Pasta with Chard Bacon and Cheeses
Pasta with Chard, Bacon and Cheeses hits so many favorites buttons.  Pasta? Check! Bacon? Check! Melted Cheeses? Check! Add wonderful colorful, juicy, earthy chard and heavy cream and it’s sure to become a favorite at your house.  Pasta with Chard, Bacon and Cheeses, while easy to prepare, makes a tempting presentation for company too, both…
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