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Category Archives: italian

Jive turkey.

I have a confession to make, and it will probably seem weird. This is the first time I ever ate turkey in any other capacity than the sliced off pieces coming from the breast of a whole bird that was cooked on Christmas or Thanksgiving. *insert gasping sound here* The culprit… I have never eaten [...]


April 06, 2011

A story of yeast, garlic, olive oil… & lust.

I can’t believe it’s the 16th of February. Time is flying by, seems just like yesterday it was Christmas. Of course I’m thankful for the fact that spring is coming, so I’m not complaining. I hope you all had a wonderful Valentine’s Day, and that you all remember that love is 365 days a year [...]


February 16, 2011

I’ve got some balls. Meatballs, that is.

It is true. I’ve been told many times in my life that I “had quite a set on me” or “had some balls.” But this time I’m sorry to say it’s just in reference to meatballs, not me being a big-mouthed bitch. Maybe next time. A while back my friend Chichi from Bakeasaurus (Chichi is [...]


May 15, 2010

Margherita pizza all up in your face.

Another one of my obsessions in life is pizza. A good margherita pizza is like heaven on earth. Just a nice dough, good simple sauce, fresh mozzarella (or buffalo mozzarella) and fresh basil. Mmm. So delicious. I also enjoy grandma pizza, a big fat slice of sicilian pizza and regular ol’ pizza too. I’m a [...]


April 22, 2010

Homemade sauce from mia cucina.

I’ve posted this recipe previously over at my other site, Cooking the Books, but I thought maybe you Cupcake Rehab readers who don’t know about/don’t read CTB might be interested in this recipe. It’s one of the best and simplest sauce recipes I’ve ever tasted/experienced. Now, I don’t come from an Italian family, so I [...]


January 22, 2010