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Dreamy Parmesan Cream

  • by gregnelsoncooks
  • Posted on August 2, 2025August 1, 2025

Parmesan cream sounds like the stuff of dreams — and it is (or can be)!

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  • Garden

Sicilian Garden Vegetable Salad

  • by gregnelsoncooks
  • Posted on August 24, 2024May 10, 2025

This twist on a vegetable salad uses the best of summer garden ingredients.

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  • Appetizers

Caponata Invernale con Cavolfiore (Winter Caponata with Cauliflower)

  • by gregnelsoncooks
  • Posted on February 25, 2023December 15, 2023

Caponata is a sweet and sour vegetable Sicilian side dish or topping for Bruschetta.

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  • Desserts & Breads

Rosetta Costantino’s Candied Orange Peels

  • by gregnelsoncooks
  • Posted on January 21, 2023January 20, 2023

There’s a world of difference between homemade candied orange peels and those that are store bought.

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  • Dinner

Risotto alle Pere e Formaggio (Pear and Cheese Risotto)

  • by gregnelsoncooks
  • Posted on December 3, 2022January 4, 2024

A fruit and cheese risotto? Yes! It’s a bit unexpected, but it makes for a sophisticated risotto.

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  • Desserts & Breads

The Sweet Side of Polenta, Dessert!

  • by gregnelsoncooks
  • Posted on November 5, 2022January 16, 2024

Polenta is mostly served savory as a side dish or first course. However, it has a sweet side, too!

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  • Dinner

Braised Chicken Thighs with Olives and Almonds

  • by gregnelsoncooks
  • Posted on April 2, 2021August 28, 2024

This is my version of San Francisco’s Barbacco restaurant’s lunch staple, braised chicken thighs with green olives and almonds.

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  • Dinner

Put on Some Clothes, You’re Gnudi! (Spinach and Ricotta Gnudi with Browned Butter Sage Sauce)

  • by gregnelsoncooks
  • Posted on September 26, 2020September 20, 2022

Spinach and Ricotta Gnudi are like the fillings of cheese ravioli, but they are made like a meatball. Without its pasta “clothing,” it’s nude!

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  • Dinner

Spinach Risotto with Shrimp

  • by gregnelsoncooks
  • Posted on September 7, 2019September 7, 2019

Risotto is one of those dishes that seems intimidating to make and maybe even confusing to eat. Is it an entrée? Is it a side dish? I mean, it’s rice… So why do you only order it at restaurants?

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  • Dinner

Playing Dress Up with Stuffed Rigatoni

  • by gregnelsoncooks
  • Posted on June 23, 2018November 21, 2020

I was walking down the grocery aisle and a bag of rigatoni caught my eye. What if this weren’t a giant-sized American main dish, but rather a more elegant first course?

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