In a medium saucepan, combine 100 g of gorgonzola and 200 g of heavy cream, heat over medium-low heat. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine 50 g room-temperature butter, juice of 1/2 lemon, 1 T parsley, 2 cloves of minced garlic, salt and pepper to taste and a dash of crushed red pepper flakes….
Author: delectablediction
I am still plugging away in the kitchen! Please stop by and visit ~ make sure to tell your friends!
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feed your soul,
fill your belly,
and warm your heart.
I wish you the very best~
roasted butternut squash and poblano risotto
risotto is almost done ~
sharing tamales ~
i lived in santa fe, new mexico until i was in 4th grade ~ it wasn’t so much a city to me, but an expression ~ an expression of color, cultures, cooking, an expression of sharing all of this with those who were around you ~ my first taste of tamales was in santa fe….
pumpkin gnocchi
This weekend, my son Toren and I made pumpkin gnocchi (pronounced: nyokki) ~ we first had this delicious dish at a favorite restaurant “alla fontaniva” in Italy ~ they served it with a pear and walnut sauce, we did ours with a buttered apple-pecan sauce ~ either way, a sure treat ~ happy fall! pumpkin…
words to live by ~
if someone could describe you in a word, what would it be? what if someone remembered you by something you said? what comes out of your mouth can travel a long way, and fortunately (or unfortunately, in some cases) can cause profound changes in how you are viewed. “where is she going?”, you might ask…
zucchini bread ~
I have fond memories of my Grandma Birch making toasted zucchini bread ~ the taste of warm zucchini bread, just crisped on top, covered with REAL butter, hmmm ~ I thought zucchini bread was perfect as it was, but toasted? Man, oh man! Now I take it a step further ~ zucchini bread french toast…
pizza ~
in a recent post, i showed the bountiful harvest of our pizza oven, and failed to provide my pizza dough recipe ~ i am human after all! Mrs. Christine Da Bramo, this one’s for you ~ ps ~ we’re doing well and excited about being able to have our family and FRIENDS visit (hint, hint)…
Cream puffs ~ easier than pie!
No, really! The hardest part about making cream puffs is the elbow grease it takes to incorporate those little hen gems (eggs) into the batter! A dear friend, Susan Santos discovered a treasure at a little book store on a family day out ~ Vintage “cordon bleu monthly cookery course” magazines! The “number…
Pizza for … three?
Ok ~ as most of you who have ever been to a Lombardo Pizza Party know, there are a lot of choices to be made:  pizzeria lombardo traditional wood-fired pizza pizza margherita tomato sauce, mozzarella & basil pizza del pastore olive oil, mozzarella, zucchini & goat cheese dama bianca olive oil , mozzarella &…
with love…from the kitchen
i love a hand that meets my own with a grasp that causes some sensation ~ s. osgood don’t you just love when you meet an old friend ~ you grab hold of each other’s hands, almost as if to melt away the time that has passed since the last moment you connected? you can…
i, alone ~
i, alone ~.
alone ~
well, we are here in san antonio ~ home to over 48 consecutive days of 100+ degree temperatures, the san antonio spurs, and the lombardo clan ~ or what’s left of them! mikaela is on her way to senior-dom; we sent andre off to experience his first year in college and said farewell to our…
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