Ghitarra not only means “guitar” in Italian but also refers to this ancient device for making pasta. It looks like the guts from a piano with thin wires strung from one end to the other. But instead of making music it turns a sheet of pasta into delectable, chewy noodles. Lay the raw pasta dough […]
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Making salad may seem like the simplest thing, but I thought it was a worthy subject for my “food appreciation” classes. When you think about it, there are some important skills and health considerations involved in the handling of tender greens. All produce should be washed before eating. Even some of the kids in my […]
More than a month ago the kids in my “food appreciation” classes here in the District of Columbia peeled a bunch of turnips and turned them into sauerruben, basically the turnip equivalent of sauerkraut. The turnips were mixed with sea salt and pressed into a heavy-duty plastic bucket, where they have remained in one of […]
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