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Delight dinner guests with a hidden surprise

June 16, 2013 by antdina

Long before Tootsie gave us a pop or Kinder hatched their eggs, kitchens in Naples surprised us with arancini, or “little oranges.”  The recipe is quite simple. Gooey rice wraps around something tasty and forms a ball. Then these delicious treats bob in a fryer until they gain the perfect crunch. Typically Italians embed a hunk prosciutto cotto (cooked ham) and maybe some cheese. If you ever wander the streets of Naples, don’t hesitate to savor them from a street vendor. It is part of the immersion process. […]

Categories: Food Finds • Tags: arancini, arborio, asparagus, bacon, blue cheese, Cherry Street, crunch, gouda, Italian, Kinder egg, little oranges, Naples, prosciutto, rice, surprise, Tootsie

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Having fun with anagrams of flavor

March 23, 2013 by antdina

Tom Douglas is a Seattle food genius.  His restaurants cluster around a couple neighborhood blocks in downtown Seattle. He mesmerizes diners through clever, simple dishes. The most notable is pizza.  Serious Pie is a place to dive into pizza theater based on concepts from your grandpa from Naples and a dimly lit speakeasy.  Simple ingredients showcase on bubble dotted crust. But what you may not appreciate at first bite is the intellectual game he is playing. Your teeth sail past the crunch of perfectly baked dough. Flavors of kale, […]

Categories: Food Finds, Uncategorized • Tags: anagram, CPR, egg, inversion, Italian, Lewis Carroll, Naples, Neapolitan, Pizza, Roy H. Williams, sausage, Serious Pie, theater, Tom Douglas

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