A PASTA PRIMER
By Francesca Arniotes At Castles and Kitchens we make pasta. Lots of pasta. The miracle that is wheat, ground into flour and mixed with...
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Francesca Arniotes
Mar 212 min
Poached Fish with Wine Sauce
1 tablespoon unsalted butter ½ small onion, ¼ inch slices 1 Yukon Gold potato, very thinly sliced 2 (6-ounce) fish fillets (halibut, cod...
Francesca Arniotes
Feb 115 min
FEBRUARY FUN
By Francesca Arniotes “Groundhog found fog. New snows and blue toes. Fine and dandy for Valentine candy. Snow spittin'; if you're not...
Francesca Arniotes
Jan 224 min
The Italian Beef Sandwich
byTom Becker I was 16 when I stumbled upon a personal High School culinary habit. In Elgin, Illinois, where state highway 31 turns into...
Francesca Arniotes
Nov 22, 20234 min
LOVE & GRATITUDE
By Francesca Arniotes As it is the time of the year when we are supposed to reflect on our blessings and give thanks for making it...
Francesca Arniotes
Oct 9, 20234 min
CHILD'S PLAY
By Francesca Arniotes My nine-year- old grandson and his seven-year-old sister were left unsupervised recently. They went into the...
Francesca Arniotes
Jul 11, 20234 min
A DIRTY STORY
by Francesca Arniotes I turned over the ground in my garden today, as I have for the last 39 years, the sound of the shovel, the smell of...
Francesca Arniotes
Jul 23, 20224 min
HERE'S TO THE HOMEMAKERS!
by Francesca Arniotes In a neighborhood in Brooklyn in 1925, Mrs E.G. Buell compiled The Community Cookbook, with almost 400 favorite...
Francesca Arniotes
Mar 21, 20224 min
FIRTH OF FORTH AND OTHER ODDITIES
By Francesca Arniotes Vegetarians, please look away. Sit down with me and enjoy some Forfar Bridies, Clootie Dumplings, Stovies, Cullen...
Francesca Arniotes
Dec 21, 20214 min
It’s Christmas! What’s for Dinner?
By Tom Becker We all have holiday culinary traditions. Leaning on heritage, family dynamics and geographical influences, our holiday...
Francesca Arniotes
Nov 10, 20214 min
THE THRILL OF THE HUNT
By Francesca Arniotes I’m going to tell you a story about my grandfather. To appreciate it, it may be necessary to remind readers who...
Francesca Arniotes
Jun 28, 20216 min
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America When in the Course of human events it...
Francesca Arniotes
Jan 2, 20213 min
Tunneling Toward The Light
by Francesca Arniotes January 1, 2021 Now --- no, SOON is the winter of our discontent to be made...
Francesca Arniotes
Jan 29, 20203 min
On A Little Street In Paris Part Deux
by Francesca Arniotes There are so many French words in the English language that, were we not so afraid of looking foolish, we should...
Francesca Arniotes
Jan 21, 20203 min
ON A LITTLE STREET IN PARIS part 1
by Francesca Arniotes Preparing for my February 1st cooking class, “On A Little Street In Paris Night”, Dean and I were reminiscing about...
Francesca Arniotes
Apr 18, 20194 min
Unexpected Segovia
Segovia, Spain is a UNESCO World Heritage City. The Alcazar, a royal palace built upon a Moorish fortress built upon the foundations of a...
Francesca Arniotes
Feb 11, 20194 min
A Sentimental Journey
Things. Stuff. Possessions. We are supposed to try hard to limit them and our attachment to them. But the recent holiday season reminded...
Francesca Arniotes
Jan 13, 20193 min
What IS American Cuisine?
by Tom Becker We are a country of immigrants and, as such, our cuisine reflects that history. The colonization of our country by our...