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Category: Recipes

Arrabiata Sauce with Calabarian Chili Peppers

This arrabiata sauce is like a marinara sauce with a kick of heat. Arrabiata is Italian for angry. Typically, you make the sauce angry (aka spicy) by adding red pepper flakes. However, I subbed the pepper flakes for my homemade Calabrian chili pepper paste. It adds a nice amount of spice and some depth of flavor…

Easy Calabrian Chili Paste

This Calabrian chili paste will become your new favorite condiment. It is flavorful, spicy and versatile. You can use it in sauces, on pizza, in hummus, on sandwiches… the possibilities are endless. There is something I love about Calabrian chilis…

New York Sour Cocktail

I don’t recall the first time I had a New York Sour, but I am sure I was intrigued by the cocktail description. This drink is a variation of a Whiskey Sour and perhaps one of my favorites. A New York Sour is essentially a whiskey sour (whiskey or bourbon, lemon, sugar and an optional egg white) with a dry, fruity red wine float…

Flaky & Savory Asparagus Cheese Tart

After trying this asparagus cheese tart, I wondered why I never tried to make this any sooner. The puff pastry is buttery and flaky, the cheese is creamy and slightly nutty, and the asparagus is perfectly cooked. It is simple to assemble and bakes quickly. Although easy to make, it makes for an impressive dish for entertaining…