Curing Olives

Posted on February 26, 2008 by hande

It looks like magic, doesn’t it? A bunch of olives, suspended in mid-air mid-liquid.
These are some olives we bought at the organic market (every 2nd and last sunday on the Vicolo della Moretta). I found them to be not cured enough, still too bitter, so decided to help a little bit. I know real [...]

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This Pizza Is Not Conform With My “Rules For a Good Pizza” - But I Love It!

Posted on February 13, 2008 by hande

Rule #1: A good pizza is thin and crisp. This pizza is thick and soft.
Rule #2: A good pizza is baked free form. This pizza is baked in a rectangular black deep pan.
Rule #3: A good pizza is baked in a wood burning stone oven. This pizza is baked in an electrical oven.
Yet, it is [...]

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