Tag: parmesan
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spring risotto
everyone always laughs when i say i want to be a firefighter. i do, though! i know it’s a super strenuous job (both physically and mentally), but i think it’d be incredibly rewarding. also it would be cool to live with all my firefighter friends. anyway, today is may day! may means REAL spring, not fake cold april…
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gorgonzola dolce risotto with mushrooms and charred pistachios
in greek mythology, gods and goddesses eat ambrosia as their primary form of sustenance. it’s never clarified what ambrosia actually is, physically, but i’m betting that it changes based on the preferred tastes of the consumer. i’m thinking that this risotto is probably what ambrosia tastes like to gaia (mother earth). it tastes like.. a forest? a creamy,…
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avocado uova di raviolo
i’m declaring this the new avocado toast. start with a soft pasta dough, subbing avocado for one of the eggs. roll it out thin, cut out circles, and pipe on fluffy ricotta barricades. an unbroken yolk gets slipped into each cavity, held snugly into place by each ring of cheese. the ravioli is gently boiled…
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breakfast pita pizza with bacon, eggs, and a trio of cheeses
makes two servings i woke up wanting something with eggs and heat. i briefly considered (boring) scrambled eggs or a (boring) omelette, but i always end up 1) forgetting the cheese until the last second, which leads to a mad scramble (pun intended) for the first cheese i see in the fridge – usually something moldy…
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chicken and roasted brussels sprouts panini with shaved parmesan and caramelized onions
makes 4 panini What do you think of when you hear “brussels sprouts?” If limp, grayish-green, over boiled mini cabbages come to mind, then your world is about to change. Roasting this universally hated vegetable gives them a kick that will make you buy them by the barrel. This panini was discovered by taking everything…
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