Good food and home recipes
Good cooking will compel many families to come together, at least momentarily. Remember Aunt Bea’s recipes and her constant kitchen presence?
The kitchen is the center of many American homes. Especially so, in many ethnic family settings. On Sundays and holidays the kitchen becomes full of activity as relatives and guess arrive bringing cooking samples, side dishes, and other favorite culinary delights. The smell of bubbling soup or tomato sauce, fresh ground herbs, and oven roasting meats permeates not only the kitchen, but the entire house, letting the neighborhood know good food and good friends are nearby.
Ever popular Italian food. Mediterranean ingredients and recipes are becoming an integral part of the home kitchen. Cold pressed olive oil is now important to the chefs and cooks of the United States as it has been for centuries to the Europeans. The Mediterranean diet is fast becoming recognized as not only healthy but also delicious with an abundant selection of traditional Italian cooking recipes to choose from. The use of herbs and spices garlic and olive oil contributes to heart healthy and low cholesterol diets.The Mediterranean cuisine can be characterized by one premiere flavor, and that would be fresh pressed olive oil. Food prepared with the fruity and compelling taste of quality olive oil, along with its ever present companion, garlic, brings to mind the Tuscan climate, culture, and heritage. Authentic Italian cuisine can nearly transport one’s mind to the terraces and olive groves of Italy.
Appetizers and hors d’oeuvres are popular additions to full course meals. One style side dish is antipasto. Antipasto is a term that really means “before the meal”. Anitpasti can be hot or cold cooked or raw, very simple, or made with a gourmet flair. It should be easy to make, and made from the freshest ingredients available. The main ingredients of antipasto can be sliced tomatoes, asparagus spears, mozzarella cheese, green olives, kalamata olives, marinated baby onions, salami, and numerous variations of pasta. Family kept recipes will include appetizers, soups, main courses, side dishes, garden salads, vegetables, and desserts.
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