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Lisa’s Peperonata

Many years ago, I had peperonata in Tuscany around a family table over a rich plate of pasta. Based on cucina povera, or an Italian tradition of using poor-man’s ingredients to fill up and create hearty meals, peperonata is a recipe I love! You get all your veggies with the
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Lisa’s Carbonara (or Eggs and Bacon, Italian Style!)

This Carbonara recipe brings back such happy memories for me. When my children were young and we lived in Florence, we would go to Rome for a weekend – lucky for us, we discovered a fabulous Trattoria/Hostaria – da Edmondo. They were generous enough to share their
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