An Italian cooking in the Midwest

Pasta alle olive

PolaM — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:25:54 +0000

And another simple pasta. This time with olives. I told you I was going to go for simple for a while! Anyway, when talking about simple pasta, this is one of my favorite. Together with amatriciana, arrabbiata, puttanesca and tuna … Continue reading →

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Rhubarb cream cheese tart

PolaM — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:00:12 +0000

Rhubarb season is finally here! With the crazy weather we had so far, the season for produce to be very much behind. And even things such as rhubarb that thrive in the colder weather have be late in coming. After … Continue reading →

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Tags: cream cheese rhubarb tart yogurt

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Pasta and piselli

PolaM — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:00:30 +0000

Or pasta and peas. Actually, as you can see, my love for peas promptly transformed this pasta and peas into peas and pasta. I have to confess I love peas. I find English peas are one of the best vegetables … Continue reading →

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#SRC: pao de queijo

PolaM — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000

For this month Secret Recipe Club I was assigned to Crumb the blog of Isabelle. I was thrilled when I got my assignment because in my opinion Isabelle is one of the great foodblogger out there. She always has great … Continue reading →

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Tags: brazil cheese SRC

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Chocolate and coconut oil cake

PolaM — Thu, 30 May 2013 14:00:06 +0000

This recipe is the result of fixating on having to try to bake with coconut oil. I looked around for a recipe that would satisfy me, but I have found none. So I adapted my basic olive oil cake recipe … Continue reading →

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Tags: breakfast cake chocolate coconut oil

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Celebration and a simple pasta with zucchini and chili garlic oil

PolaM — Tue, 28 May 2013 04:06:19 +0000

And so it finally happened. I graduated and in the last two weeks there where all sorts of celebrations: a quick trip to the west coast commencement with the hooding ceremony and a very special manicure showing my true colors … Continue reading →

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Tags: chili garlic oil pasta simple zucchini

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Goat milk yogurt and thyme biscuits

PolaM — Thu, 16 May 2013 05:01:35 +0000

Last week I made my first biscuits ever. It was easier that I imagined and they turned out way better that I expected. I followed the recipe in Micheal Ruhlman’s Ratio. And his procedure. The recipe is more of a … Continue reading →

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Tags: biscuits breakfast goat milk thyme yogurt

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Homemade bread rolls

PolaM — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:00:07 +0000

Lately, I have decided that there is no reason why I shouldn’t have some great bread rolls always at hand. After all I can just prepare them and freeze them and they will be ready to eat whenever I want. … Continue reading →

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Tags: Bread chickpeas corn flour milk olives pita raisin rolls rye sun dried tomatoes sunflower

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Meeting Nancy Silverton and her beet salad

PolaM — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:00:51 +0000

This post is long overdue. Last month chef Nancy Silverton of Mozza Mia and founder of LaBrea Bakery came to Minneapolis to present her book at Macy’s. I was fortunate enough to get a chance to see her in action … Continue reading →

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Tags: beets dressing horseradish mustard salad vinaigrette

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#SRC: simit

PolaM — Mon, 06 May 2013 04:00:21 +0000

And it is time once again for the secret recipe club. This time I was assigned to Evelyne’s blog: Cheap Ethnic Eatz. She has a pretty neat concept: she pulishes easy recipe from around the world so that all of … Continue reading →

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Tags: breakfast poppy seeds sesae simit SRC turkish

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