Do you know those crispy little tubes filled with a sweet and creamy mixture? Yes, we’re talking about cannoli, the South-Italian staple dessert! We thought we’d give them a try, so we made the actual tubes from a cinnamon-flavored cocoa dough. For the filling, we chose a buttery mixture made with vanilla, lemon, and Amaretto-flavored mascarpone. Do you wanna try?
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These tacos will have a big load to bear. Let’s top them with sardines in olive oil, sweet corn, and a delicious jalapeno-hot paste made with red beans, onion, and garlic. But first, let’s make our own wheat flour tortillas.
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Have you ever tried halva? Actually, there are various types of halva and they are all delicious! You can easily make a simple sunflower seed halva yourself! It doesn’t require much in the way of skill. It’s all about dry-roasting sunflower seeds, mixing them with powdered sugar and butter, flavoring them with vanilla extract, and then forgetting them in the refrigerator for about 3 hours. The actual time spent in the kitchen: about 15 minutes.
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If there’s one type of pizza that’s purely American, that would be the pan pizza and its variations. Let’s prepare this one exclusively on the stove using a covered pan. We’ll top it with fried eggplant slices, a garlicky tomato mixture, and ricotta. The result is a scrumptious creamy and tart experience.
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Also known as corn pone, it’s one of the staples inherited from the Native American cuisine. It is a 30-minute job and we loved it from the first bite. You can serve it not only as a side dish, but it’s a pretty complete dish on its own. We made it with eggs, milk, sweet corn, cornflour, and Cheddar cheese, mainly, and we spiced it up with a little salsa.
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If you also feel like it’s time for a warming chowder, then follow our lead here. Use cooked salmon, clam meat, and potatoes as the main ingredients. As the broth cooks, enhance it with vermouth and make it creamier with heavy cream. You’ll make four people quite happy.
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The umami-rich shimeji mushroom is the star of the show in this soup. But we added other mushrooms, too, for the sake of variety. Also, two carrots found their way into the pot, together with red onion. We flavored with thyme and bay leaves and we liked what we tasted. We hope you will, too.
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There is nothing fishy about chowder. You can cook it in many ways and always have a delicious experience. We settled for salmon, sweet corn, and potatoes. We thickened it a little with flour and, generously enhanced it with heavy cream. Ahoy, then!
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Ready again for some Asian scrumptiousness? This time we made grilled tofu paired with spicy rice. We’ll flavor our rice with turmeric and enhance everything with a green sauce, where ginger has the defining flavor. So, do you have 25 minutes at your disposal?
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Can you make cannoli from chips? But of course! And you can fill those with a buttery nutmeg-flavored potato mash. In order to get the tubular shape of cannoli, you must cut a larger potato into thin slices. You’ll wrap them around aluminum foil cores and bake them for 20 minutes. And there is your perfect crispy-creamy potato cannoli.
Vegan doughnuts, anyone? To make them truly vegan use vegan margarine and soymilk. You won’t need more than half an hour for this. When ready, coat them in powdered sugar and serve them with a jam.
“Benvenuti!” to another decadent hearty Italian pasta dish. This time we stuff cannelloni tubes with a mixture of pork sausage and cottage cheese, then double-bake them in basil-flavored tomato sauce and gooey mozzarella. “Buon Appetito!”
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