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Bewitched Apples

10/10/07 11:07pm by Alexa Murray-Risso
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Fall’s in the air and Halloween’s only about three weeks away, so it’s a good time to craft a cheery bouquet of candied apples. In Italy, they’re called “mele stregate,” or “bewitched” or “enchanted” apples, and they’re made a bit differently then they are here in the States. Instead of using red food dye to color the caramel, Italians use Alchermes, a slightly bitter, ruby-red liqueur.  Read more >

Stone Fruit and Prosciutto Salad

10/8/07 11:20am by Alexa Murray-Risso
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I had a lovely salad at the Getty Villa last week – baby greens, julienned prosciutto, and juicy cubes of ripe peach tossed with a bit of shaved Parmigiano and chopped walnuts in a delicate vinaigrette. It was one of those sun-through-magnifying-glass hot afternoons, and that cool, sweet-salty salad (and a large tan umbrella courtesy the Getty) gave me the oomph to follow our friendly docent through the hour-long architecture and garden tour.  Read more >

A Dinner for the Sedentary

9/27/07 11:04am by Alexa Murray-Risso
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Intellectual labor seems to occur primarily in the butt – at least, that’s the part of my body that suffers most: it gets frightfully sore and, after several days glued to my swivel chair, it seems to inflate and envelope my entire consciousness. But if intellectual labor just turned me into a butt-head, it might be somewhat bearable. Unfortunately, it also vexes and displaces my appetite – when dinner time rolls around, I feel morose, irritated, and drained of energy rather than hungry. At these times I am not just a butt-head, I am a bitter, pooped-out butt-head.  Read more >

Ragout d’agneau/Spezzatino di agnello/Lamb stew

9/21/07 11:39am by Alexa Murray-Risso
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For our settimana bianca (ski week) last year, Ale and I ventured north to Canada’s fairytale Lake Louise. One evening we returned from the slopes too exhausted to shower and dress for dinner. Fortunately, we spied a single, empty table at the Lakeview Lounge and, still dressed in our ski-suits and moonboots, buried our tired butts in the overstuffed chairs. The view of the ice-covered lake and snow-clad mountains was beyond breathtaking, but I completely forgot about it when the waiter brought out my bowl of luxurious, steamy lamb stew.  Read more >

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