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Vodka Sauce with Sour Cream

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Tuesday, December 28th, 2021 | 14,525 views

This variation of penne with vodka sauce substitutes sour cream for the heavy cream in the original. The sour cream adds a tangy flavor to the sauce, another layer of complexity.

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An Early Pollo al Diavolo Inspires the More Famous Lobster Dish

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Tuesday, December 21st, 2021 | 1,309 views

Pollo al diavolo was a precursor to the lobster fra diavolo that became so famous in Italian American restaurants

Gentile’s The Italian Cook Book of 1919 was an early Italian cuisine recipe collection available in English.

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Spaghetti Syracuse Style

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Tuesday, December 14th, 2021 | 1,620 views

Ada Boni collected regional recipes from around Italy in an early 20th century recipe collection that continues to be updated today, and remains a popular gift for weddings.

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Rudy Valentino’s Savory Meat Balls

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Thursday, December 9th, 2021 | 1,605 views

meatballs are an all American dish

Meatballs and spaghetti are an American invention, and one of the earliest documented versions of spaghetti and meatballs might have been an accident.

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Eggplants in the Oven: A Preview of the Parms to Come

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Tuesday, December 7th, 2021 | 1,268 views

Eggplant parm

The early English language recipe collection, The Italian Cookbook, by Maria Gentile, includes a recipe for a baked eggplant dish closely resembling eggplant parmigiana.

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