Craving some sort of salad, I dove deep into the fridge crisper to see what vegetables were neglected from the week. At the bottom, I found two lost Belgian endives. Forgot about those guys. After a good wash, I chopped them up, added some diced carrots and a few surviving arugula leaves, tossed with some olive oil, red wine vinegar and salt and pepper. I was surprised about how flavourful this last-minute salad was but doubted the nutritional value. Belgian endive is no green leafy vegetable and its pale like celery so I thought its nutrients were as unimpressive. But a quick Google search proved...
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Going smelt fishing is an annual spring tradition and growing up, a rite of passage for our family.
Making the trek to Britt with my brothers and parents, we eagerly awaited the rush of fluttering fish as we stood in knee-deep icy cold water with our rubber boots.
A simple scoop of the net would reveal a jackpot –if we were lucky, hundreds of the silver things.
Upon our return home Nonno and Nonna would help clean the smelts. If we were old enough, we’d each take turns removing the heads and slitting their underbelly to get ride of the guts.
To eat them we dusted them with flour and fried...
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The lucky Irish aren't the only ones to celebrate St. Patrick's day!!
Usually when we think of St. Patrick's Day, a pint of beer is the first thing that
comes to mind. But this week at Verdicchio Ristorante we're exploring traditional and modern Irish dishes and have come up with a six-course tasting menu, complete with wine - or italian artisanal beer -pairings.
You can start of with smoked salmon and mustard seed foam, then homemade cabbage
rolls stuffed with corned veal and potato hash stuffing. Next is a delicate soup
of onions, Guinness beer and lamb broth, packaged in a crispy...
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Welcome the weekend with a glass of wine at our new Enoteca. Opened Thursday, Friday and Saturday until late. Choose from our selection of tapas style dishes like fried polenta dusted calamari and our own version of cheese fondue.
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