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- Ravioli with radicchio and mascarpone; endive and milk-soaked croutons – 31 December 2011
- Grilled swordfish; citrus/avocado salad; rice; and a great wine match – 30 December 2011
- Scallion soup; endive and crouton salad – 29 December 2011
- Pasta with leftover pork tenderloin in pomegranate sauce; chard stems – 27 December 2011
- Leftover chicken breast with mayo-dijon-lemon sauce; Thai jasmine rice; sugar snap peas with mint – 26 December 2011
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Two pizzas at Motorino – 19 November 2011
What do you do when you can’t decide which pizza to have? Have them both! But I thought D meant to eat most of them, and then take some pieces back to the hotel. Nope. They were really good, and … Continue reading
Posted in Meat as a flavoring, Pizza, Restaurant
Tagged Aglianico, basil, Brussels sprouts, fresh mozzarella, pancetta, Pizza, Rosso piceno, tomato sauce, Toscana rosso
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Spaghetti with leftover tomato sauce, enhanced with bacon and mushrooms; bruschetta – 14 October 2011
D had some leftover tomato sauce that he made using fresh tomatoes from the Bowl, from a cheapo “use ’em quick” bag. He grilled up the last slice of bacon, and sauteed some sliced brown mushrooms in the bacon fat … Continue reading
Posted in Meat as a flavoring, Pasta
Tagged Bacon, basil, bruschetta, Costco wine, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, mushrooms, tomato sauce, tomatoes
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Shared Caprese pizza and quick salad – 9 October 2011
D & R had their work at a gallery opening, and I did not expect one or both of them for dinner, so I planned on a personal pizza – a Caprese, for which I bought mozzarella di bufala … Continue reading
Posted in Meatless, Pizza
Tagged basil, Medoc, mozzarella di bufalo, Pizza, salad, tomatoes, Trader Joe's wine
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Linguine with shell beans; caprese – 8 October 2011
D knew in advance what he was going to cook for a change 🙂 He had cooked a batch of cranberry beans yesterday in some lamb broth I made earlier, adding sage and rosemary from the garden. He mashed some … Continue reading
Posted in Meat as a flavoring, Pasta
Tagged anchovies, basil, Bordeaux, caprese, cranberry beans, Eric Stauffenegger, Linguine, mozzarella di bufalo, Pasta, salad, tomatoes
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Tomato and leek tart – 6 October 2011
Knowing we would be out of bread tonight, and that he didn’t have time to hang out at home to make some this afternoon, D asked if I could use some of the less-than-stellar Dirty Girl Farm tomatoes (great, just … Continue reading
Tomato-basil pasta; Brussels sprouts with hard sausage bits – 2 October 2011
It got to be about 7 pm and D had not thought about what to cook. We have a lot of really nice basil plants outside, so I suggested a pasta we learned about from “The Top 100 Pasta Sauces” … Continue reading
Posted in Meat as a flavoring, Pasta
Tagged basil, Brussels sprouts, Cotes du Rhone, Pasta, sausage, tomato sauce, Trader Joe's wine
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Tomato tart – 13 August 2011
D and R were at their show again today, but didn’t have an evening there, so D was home for dinner by 8. I have been waiting to cook this tomato tart until good tomatoes were out. I got Early … Continue reading
Posted in Meatless, Tart
Tagged basil, Cheese, Costco wine, leeks, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, tomatoes
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Not so good Pizza Margherita; excellent baby bok choy – 27 July 2011
The interesting part of this story is that I actually made the fresh mozzarella myself, starting from whole milk! Unfortunately, it was more like regular mozz, and would have been better grated than left to melt into a (non-)puddle. Everything … Continue reading
Posted in Meatless, Pizza
Tagged baby bok choi, basil, Berkeley Bowl wine, fresh mozzarella, Pizza, Syrah/Shiraz, tomato sauce
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Spaghetti with tomato sauce and sausage; salad – 25 July 2011
We had bread to eat (remainder of an Acme Ciabatta), so I made a pasta. There was some basil in the fridge that I had used for a batch of Margherita sauce and intended to use for the pizza, but … Continue reading
Posted in Meat as a flavoring, Pasta, Uncategorized
Tagged basil, Bordeaux, Grape Expectations wine, Pasta, salad, sausage, tomato sauce, tomatoes
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Pizza Politana with Donkey & Goat Wine at the opening of the new winery – 23 July 2011
Wow, this was one great dinner! We ate standing up at a higher-than-waist-high barrel, with no utensils, and had fantastic pizza and great wine. We attended the grand opening celebration of Donkey & Goat’s new winery. The wine tasting was … Continue reading
Posted in Catered, Meat as a flavoring, Pizza
Tagged basil, Garnacha/Grenache, Pepperoni, Pizza, spinach, Winery wine
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My 365 Dinners - 2011 