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Clams & Linguini (Pasta)

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Discover the gentle taste of clams married with pasta... Without a doubt, fresh clams are the best! Use every bit of clam juice for a fantastic taste! My dad's biggest adventure was going after mushrooms! But the mushroom season is short. You can go clamming almost anytime... Espo, my brothers and I love to go clamming! There is nothing in the world that compares to the taste of a fresh, raw "cherry stones" plucked out of the ocean! The smaller "cherry stones" are eaten raw, right out of the shell. (Add some lemon and cocktail sauce, and you are in heaven!) The bigger clams (quahogs) are used for making clam fritters, baked stuffed clams or my favorite: Clams and Liguini Ingredients 1 lb. of cooked linguini (or your favorite pasta) 2-3 Tablespoons of olive oil 2-3 cloves of garlic minced (or more) 10-12 fresh shucked, clams (quahogs), or 1-2 cans of canned minced clams and "juice" (the liquid from the can). 1/2 Cup of white wine 1 Tablespoon fresh bas...

St. Valentine's Pizza Sets New World Record

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The San Valentino Pizza has a gold leaf border. World famous pizzaiolo, Chef Domenico Crolla has broken his own world record of creating the world's most expensive pizza. His latest creation The San Valentino pizza , which contained gold leaf, edible pearls, Russian Beluga Caviar and other priceless ingredients, recently sold on ebay UK for 2,505 British Pounds. (Approximately $3,633.) Chef Domenico Crolla displays his San Valentino's Pizza Chef Crolla in an exclusive email with The Pizza Blog explains: "After my record in ’06 with PizzaRoyale007 selling on Ebay for a record £2,150.00 Love proved stronger than the credit crunch with my San Valentino pizza selling for a new record of £2,505.00. It was sold on Ebay.co.uk with proceeds going to OXFAM ." Our warmest congratulations to Chef Crolla for another incredible pizza. A close up of the San Valentino Pizza Thank you so much for sharing, Chef Domenico. Here is the location of the Chef's restaurnant: Bella Nap...