Heather...Notes on the Urban Italian Kitchen

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Hey Heather, I cooked out of the Urban Italian Kitchen for my clients today and all but one recipe I tried was a knock out.

Winners were:

- Chicken cacciatore

- Lamb ragu

- Polenta (I addded a boatload more cheese, personal preference.)

- Marinated chicken, which uses a roasted garlic vinaigrette.

My only dud was the olive and orange topping for the swordfish dish. Sorry, don't remember the exact name. I made the topping and wasn't wowed. Ended up throwing that in the garbage without going any further.

I had only cooked a couple recipes in that book before I did my write up on it. After today, I'm certainly looking forward to cooking from it some more. Now that I'm digging into it, I see how he adds all these great tips and tricks that are really insightful. I like this book even more now that I've been cooking up a storm lately.

What all have you made from the book? Anything I should zero in on as a favorite?

 
I love his Crumbs YO and his basic tomato sauce, that's my go-to recipe now.

I also love those goat cheese stuffed lamb meatballs, which I know you have tried. I have made them with chicken and with beef and really like them with chicken but of course the lamb is the best.

I haven't been doing a lot of cooking lately, but I hope to remedy this soon.

Today I'm making a white bean hummus, the beans have just finished cooking and once they're cool - let the blitz begin! LOL

 
I need to make my peace with "Crumbs Yo." Stupid name, have refused to make it. smileys/smile.gif

 
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