I am on "Lidia's Italy" email list and also am reminded to check out her webpage whenever I get the newsletter This one sounds like a great comfort food dish that happens to include cauliflower, pancetta, and breadcrumbs along with the cavatelli (grooved macaroni). I'm adding it to the "gotta try this" list. Thanks to Lidia Bastianich for sharing awesome recipes!

Due to my needing to have well-cooked vegetables, I've adapted some of the directions to satisfy my dietary needs.

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When I purchased the Tabasco Cookbook many years ago, I was initially interested in the Cajun and Creole recipes it held (like Red Beans and Rice on Mondays). While browsing it, I came across a recipe for "Devil's Chicken" that intrigued me. It entailed using a marinade that was highly seasoned with both Tabasco sauce and black pepper. Since I am also a chicken wing fan, I thought the marinade might be perfect for grilled wings -- and it is.


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Devil's Chicken -- This recipe is like an "old friend," so I'm planning on cooking it again. I especially like how the marinade works with chicken wings. The fruity flavor along with the spicy overtones from the Tabasco (tm) sauce and the black pepper are delicious.

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This dip sounded good, so when we're flush with too many tomatoes, I'll be trying it!

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I'm always on the lookout for recipes that use the bounty produced in our community garden plots! This one is a wonderful-sounding salad using green beans and fresh tomatoes.

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I love olives but, unfortunately, they don't love me -- I can't eat them whole. So, I've started looking for good tapenade recipes where I can get that great olive flavor in a much smoother foodstuff. Click on the title above to see the full recipe.

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I've been meaning to post this recipe for ages, but haven't gotten around to it until today, when I'm actually making it as a dish to take to a pot luck holiday party. We've usually used considerably more pomegranate molasses than the recipe calls for (we prefer the "sweet & sour" varieties of pomegranate molasses over the "bitter" varieties -- "Sadaf" brand is a sweet & sour type). We serve with pita chips. Click on the entry title or the [more..] to see the recipe.

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