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Aglio ed Olio: A Christmas Pasta

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Every Christmas Eve, as we grew up, there was a huge meal of various seafood. This was a tradition was known in some households as the Feast of the Seven Fishes. Because we lived in New England, near the coast, fresh seafood was abundant. Wilipedia explains: "The "Feast of the Seven Fishes" is said to have come from Southern Italy, but today is a completely Italian-American celebration. A dinner on Christmas Eve is celebrated with meals of fish and seafood, but there may be seven, eight, or even nine specific fishes that are considered traditional.  The most famous dish Southern Italians are known for is Baccalà (salted cod fish). Reasons for celebrating with such a simple fish as Baccalà is attributed to the greatly impoverished regions of Southern Italy.  Fried Smelts, calamari, and other types of seafood have been incorporated into the Christmas Eve dinner over the years, and sensationalized with the American version of "The Seven Fishes."" Ou...

Ingredients You Need to Make Pizza Dough

In the follwoing video, I discuss the ingredients you need to make pizza dough. These are simple ingredients found in any supermarket. You'll need flour, salt, water and yeast. I also use the optional ingredients of sugar and olive oil. The last two ingredients are totally optional. As a matter of fact, recently, I started to eliminate the sugar from my dough recipe. Here's everything you need to know to make pizza: You can watch me make dough with easy step by step instructions. Learn how to make Pizza dough, here . If you sign up for my newsletter Pizza News, I'll give youy a copy of my World Famous Dough Recipe. Go to this link . Check out one of the greatest pizza magazines ever created: I want to wish you the absolute best in all of your pizza adventures. pizza on the planet, Albert Grande Pizzailo-in-training Make Pizza, Be Happy...

How to Make Stuffed Artichokes

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This dish was one of my dad's specialties. Pulling off the leaves of artichokes and dragging them between your teeth was fun! Eating the stuffing was wonderful. The absolute best taste was the "heart". (Life is like eating an artichoke...) Ingredients 4 artichokes 1/2 Cup of Seasoned Italian Breadcrumbs (You can easily make your own by toasting bread, cursh bread, and add seasonings) 12-15 chopped olives (1 can) 12-15 chopped mushrooms (fresh taste better but use canned mushrooms if you must) 2-3 cloves of finely chopped garlic 1-2 Tablespoons of finely chopped Italian parsley olive oil salt and pepper to taste Directions Bang artichokes on counter (leaves down) to loosen leaves. Rinse in cold water. Remove stems. Peel and put aside. Remove and discard small tough leaves from bottom. Use scissors to remove sharp tip from each leave. Chop stems and chop mushrooms. Sautee in olive oil until stems are tender and mushrooms have given up their water. In a bowl combine brea...

How to Peel Garlic from pizzatherapy.com

I had invited some friends over recently to make pizza. As usual, it was great. I asked one of my friends to peel some garlic. I was a little surprised, that they really had no idea about how to peel garlic. I showed them how I peel garlic and they thanked me. So, in case you didn't know, this video is for you: Discover an incredible garlic resource, right here: Remeber, garlic is also a great way to ward off vampires. Garlic on Earth, albert Pizza Therapy Pasta Therapy Albert's Inertnet Marketing Blog