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Super Simple Spaghetti Bake

Apr. 15, 2010 3:39 pm

Last week I was faced with a half-pound of ground meat, and a half a jar of spaghetti sauce. So I went searching for a recipe to utilize these simple ingredients. What I found is a new recipe to add to my arsenal of quick and impressive recipes. That recipe is is Basic Baked… MORE

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Tags: Italian, Quick & Easy Meals, Family, Vegetarian

Phoenix

Cooking Level: Intermediate

From The Blog: Fight the Fat Foodie

Why Meatless Mondays and Lemon Asparagus Linguine

Apr. 13, 2010 5:26 am

Updated: Apr. 13, 2010 4:57 pm

Lemon Asparagus Linguine Earlier today, Weight Watchers tweeted a recipe for "Lemon Pasta." It looked good and seemed perfect for a "Meatless Monday." Don't know what Meatless Monday is? Let me explain. Meatless Mondays date back to World War I when citizens were encouraged to co MORE

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Tags: Health, Italian, Quick & Easy Meals, Meal Ideas, Vegetarian

Fight the Fat Foodie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: West Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Living In: Champaign, Illinois, USA

From The Blog: Fight the Fat Foodie

Spinach and Strawberry Salad with Balsamic/Honey Vinaigrette

Apr. 7, 2010 4:56 am

Updated: Apr. 8, 2010 5:33 am

Spinach and Strawberry Salad with Balsamic/Honey Vinaigrette A few months back I was in San Francisco for work and got a chance to visit the Ferry Building. I browsed the many food shops there and had lunch at the Slanted Door. If you have any interest in food at all and are in Sa MORE

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Tags: Appetizers, Health, Italian, Vegetarian

Fight the Fat Foodie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: West Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Living In: Champaign, Illinois, USA

From The Blog: The travels of Chef Luigi

Chef Luigi Explores the Banks Peninsula

Apr. 3, 2010 10:57 pm

Updated: Apr. 9, 2010 12:31 am

Today, Chef Gino takes me around the Banks Peninsula, the area outside Christchurch where the Hilltop Café is. Onna the map, the Banks Peninsula (by the way, that’s pronounced “Pen-in-shu-la” in Kiwi-speak!) sorta sticks out like a weird growth on the Eastern coast offa the South Island. MORE

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Tags: Italian, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Holidays

Chef Luigi

Cooking Level: Professional

From The Blog: The travels of Chef Luigi

Christchurch, The Garden City, and the Food's Pretty Good, too!

Apr. 1, 2010 10:37 pm

Updated: Apr. 2, 2010 8:41 am

Today is errand day. Mosta the supplies for the Hilltop Café are delivered, but about once a week The Man and/or Good EatNZ drive in to Christchurch to do the banking and pick up odds and ends. Today, they have invited me to go with them. I think they wanna show me off in alla the foodie shops MORE

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Tags: Asian, Baking, Hobbies, Italian, Lifestyle

Chef Luigi

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From The Blog: The travels of Chef Luigi

“Cousin Gino, He Cooka Me Great Dinner!”

Mar. 30, 2010 8:17 pm

Updated: Apr. 2, 2010 11:37 am

My first full day inna New Zealand! The view from the Hilltop is Bellisimo! I am up early with a Gino and the jet-lag is gone. The Honey Wheat Rolls I made last night came out perfecto! Gino and I make Banana Muffins and Cheese Scones first thing at 9:00. The resta… MORE

Me! Witha My Freshly Baked Honey Wheat Sandwich Rolls!

Me! with the Popular BLT on Home-Made Bread!

Me! With the Popular Fish and Chips!

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Tags: Baking, Hobbies, Italian, Lifestyle, Wine

Chef Luigi

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From The Blog: Fight the Fat Foodie

Rustic Asparagus Primavera with Parmesan and Fontina

Mar. 30, 2010 5:17 am

Updated: Mar. 30, 2010 8:44 am

Rustic Asparagus Primavera with Fontina and Parmesan Be sure to check out the giveaway I'm doing. You could win a coupon for a free 4-pack of Yoplus or Yoplus light, an on-the-go lunch container with utensils, an insulated lunch bag, and a pedometer. In addition to h MORE

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Tags: Health, Italian, Meal Ideas, Vegetarian

Fight the Fat Foodie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: West Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Living In: Champaign, Illinois, USA

From The Blog: The travels of Chef Luigi

“Kia Ora, Haere Mai to Aotearoa, Chef Luigi!”, or “Hello, Welcome to New Zealand, Chef Luigi!”

Mar. 29, 2010 11:25 pm

Updated: Mar. 31, 2010 5:13 pm

These were the first words I heard when I got off the loooong flight from Seattle to Christchurch. It wazza good flight, my seat was very spacious, so I gotta some rest, but don’t getta me started about the airplane food! My AR Hostess, Good EatNZ, she had to work, so I took a limo… MORE

Me! and Gino, He Faint When He See Me!

Me! And Gino Having Coffee on the Deck!

Me! Getting to Know Bessie Cocker! She Loves Me (such a stud-muffin, I am!)

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Tags: Hobbies, Italian, Lifestyle, Restaurants, Wine

Chef Luigi

Cooking Level: Professional

From The Blog: Ellen's Tastes

A dinner party first (for me)

Mar. 18, 2010 8:30 am

Updated: Mar. 18, 2010 2:52 pm

I've thrown hundreds of dinner parties since I was in college, when I served my first guests beef stew using my mom's recipe. But until last night, I've never had a guest take their first bite and, with zesty enthusiasm, say: "Oh my God, this is fabulous!" And then he couldn't stop eating it. I… MORE

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Tags: Decorating, Entertaining, Health, Italian, Meal Ideas

ellenmoriah

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Concord, New Hampshire, USA

From The Blog: Cooking for 1 Who Loves to Cook

Eggplant Surprise

Mar. 17, 2010 12:36 pm

Updated: Mar. 18, 2010 12:22 pm

I have a small, but wonderful, garden. I plant a few things each season, and revel in the wonders of fresh picked veggies. Last year was a good year for eggplant in Phoenix, and I left a plant sitting there over the winter. Last week when I went to clean everything up, compost… MORE

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Tags: Italian, Quick & Easy Meals, Health, Meal Ideas, Seasonal Cooking

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