Trottole is a small pasta in a shaped to resemble spinning tops. (Think “dreidel.”) These tiny pastas are often used in soups, like minestrone or pasta e fagiole. However, these mini pasta spirals are also an excellent base for a skillet pasta meal – with spicy Italian sausage and a handful of coveted shrimp, a quick…
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First of all, what the heck is “tortellacci?” A tortellacci is a sheet of pasta folded around cheese, spinach, meat, seasonings etc. Bascially, a tortellacci just a bigger tortelloni, which is really just a bigger tortellini. (A SUPER SIZED tortelloni). The term “torte” comes from torta , which means “cake” or “round bread.” The Italian suffix -ini translates to “little,” -oni to “big,” and -acci to…
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It’s still winter.Yes.Sigh.Things could be worse, I suppose.There are many, many a peep who adore the cold, blustery snow and icy air of wintertime.❄️ I’m not one of those.However, I do LOVE soup weather. And chestnuts!I’ll never forget the first time I encountered freshly toasted chestnuts:Aix en Provence. October. Farmer’s Market. FREEZING. Roasted Chestnut 🌰Stand….
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Cooking for others makes my heart sing.It’s my jam, how I roll, and what gets me up each morning.Truly. Cooking and nourishing with tasty food is my love language.The people closest to me in my life know this well.I think my dear hubby may know this too well! 🤩🤩🤩 I just want to provide for,…
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I truly love the fact that I have a pretty crazy imagination. In fact, I think that may be an attractive trait that I possess – at times. There are definitely instances that such an attribute proves to elicit an eye-rolling and hackneyed apathy to those close to me, but for the most part, it…
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