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Chicago Deep Dish Pizza

I am getting away from my traditional Italian home cooked recipes for this one. This is a special pizza everyone should try at least once. The Chicago style deep-dish pizza was invented at Pizzeria Uno, in Chicago, in 1943, reportedly … finish reading Chicago Deep Dish Pizza

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Spaghetti Vongole

In Italy, clams are often an ingredient of mixed seafood dishes, or are eaten together with pasta. The more commonly used varieties of clams in Italian cooking are the Vongola, the Cozza and the Tellina. A variety of mussel called … finish reading Spaghetti Vongole

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Pesto alla Genovese (A Traditional Pesto Sauce)

Pesto is a sauce originating in Genoa in the Liguria region of northern Italy (pesto alla genovese). The name is derived from the Italian word “pestare” which means “to pound or to crush” in reference to the sauce’s crushed herbs … finish reading Pesto alla Genovese (A Traditional Pesto Sauce)

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