Prog Chefs Unite!!!

Your spelling of Carbonara is perfect... However, the dish is probably not of Italian origin, but rather was invented by US or British soldiers during WWII, when a group of them didn't have anything else at their disposal to cook a meal but eggs, bacon and cheese.

Edited by Ghost Rider - October 21 2007 at 10:00

I'm officially ringing in autumn with my first pot of my award winning Ladle Lickin' chili. I actually made it last night because it tastes so much better the next day. I'll just add in the kidney beans and let it stew for an hour. Having my mom and sister-in-law up for dinner tonight.

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Give them to me, and I'll make all the desserts you want... BTW, do you know that you can make a wonderful risotto with apples? I really recommend you try it, especially if the apples are quite tart. Last time I made it I used Granny Smiths, and the result was fantastic!

These days I've been looking for suitable recipes to make at Xmas and during the holidays, when I finally get to see my darling love again. I think we'll celebrate Xmas Eve as we do in Italy, with a seafood-based dinner, and then have the traditional ham for Xmas lunch, perhaps with some pasta dish as well.

I am not doing a lot of cooking these days, since I am on my own, and I don't need anything too fancy. However, I've made a couple of nice veggie dishes in the past couple of days - this morning it was fresh broccoli braised with oil, garlic, anchovy paste, white wine and red pepper flakes. Delicious!

Angelo wrote: ^Interesting suggestion, Rafaella. I'll give it a try some time. Tonight it's steak on rolls over here. Plain and easy - take a 'hard' roll, cut lengthwise. Cover both sides with mustard to taste, put on a few leaves of salad (rocket would be my personal choice, but I have none today) and thin slices of steak which was cooked to order on the bottom piece, and put the top piece back on.

Sounds like you need a trip to Philadelphia! 

Probably for the last time, I fired up the grill and perfectly prepared some strip steaks with oven fries and steamed broccoli last night.

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Tonight, I'm doing the vegetable version of the curry that made me known as King o'tha Curries.... instead of chicken or fish, I'll be putting in pieces of cauliflower, haricots, tomato, and some more of what's available in today's groceries. Served with rice today, in absence of naan bread.

And I'll spice it up a tiny bit more than usual, since it's a cold and rainy day today.


Edited by Angelo - November 03 2007 at 12:29

Ghost Rider wrote: The famous Philadelphia Cheesesteak, a sort of submarine sandwich which is actually quite good - though perhaps there is a bit of an overload of ingredients.

Not at one of the famous places like Pat's...it's just steak and cheese, with an option for onions.  Though I admit that I am one of those people that like everything but the kitchen sink on mine.  One of the best places to get them used to be across from the hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - a cheesesteak so greasy, if you had a heart attack you were in the right place! 


Edited by NaturalScience - November 03 2007 at 14:49

NaturalScience wrote: Ghost Rider wrote: The famous Philadelphia Cheesesteak, a sort of submarine sandwich which is actually quite good - though perhaps there is a bit of an overload of ingredients. Not at one of the famous places like Pat's...it's just steak and cheese, with an option for onions.  Though I admit that I am one of those people that like everything but the kitchen sink on mine.  One of the best places to get them used to be across from the hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - a cheesesteak so greasy, if you had a heart attack you were in the right place!

Chees to ruin my steak sandwich. Shame on you....

Today I made porc ribs. Cooked in a mixture of tomatoes, onion, red pepper, garlic and belgian beer for an hour, left to cool for a couple of hours, then grilled for 15 minutes. Works deliciously with baked patatoe, green salad, grated carrot and home made aïoli.


Edited by Angelo - November 05 2007 at 02:17