Orecchiette with Chanterelles, Brocollini, Frisee and Pancetta

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  The warm feeling that permeates all over; when your heart is overflowing and you know that though your life isn’t perfect you can’t possibly want or need anything else that very moment.  Pure joy.  That’s what I’ve felt all day.  Much more than happy.  Happiness is feeling pleasure about something or someone but joy [...]

Olive-Pancetta Rolls (No-Knead Method)

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    It was the last day of our two-week stay in Sardinia (Italy’s second largest island, Sicily being number one).  An early evening flight back to Dublin to stay with our travel companions/good friends for a few more days before heading back to the States allowed for one more leisurely day at the beach. [...]

Baked Orecchiette w/ Pancetta: My Version of Mac-n-Cheese

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  Have you ever had Kraft Macaroni & Cheese? I would hazard a guess that (if you grew up in the U.S.) your answer would be yes, mine included.  However, my introduction to the famous blue box came much later, during college.  I didn’t appreciate it then but my mother, aside from the occasional pizza delivery or [...]