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Spaghettoni Carbonara Recipe

November 17, 2018 By Nelson Cardoso Leave a Comment

Classic Italian cuisine. Today we're sharing with you a traditional spaghettoni carbonara. We've tweaked this classic recipe a touch with our own quantities, but the basic ingredients are common to most carbonara recipes we compared. This pasta dish is typically flavoured with some sort of seared smoked meat, such as pancetta, bacon, or guanciale (smoked pork cheek). The creaminess comes from egg yolks. A few of the newer recipes we read used cream, but the classic versions use only eggs to ...

Artisan bread at home – No knead

November 8, 2018 By Nelson Cardoso Leave a Comment

Freshly baked bread... best scent ever! The aroma of freshly baked bread is so comforting for me. It's right up there with the scent of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies or apple pie. If I was told I couldn't have gluten, I'd obviously learn to adapt, but it would definitely be heart-breaking. I can't imagine my life without fresh bread. As a person of Portuguese descent, I think bread is built into my DNA 😂. We seem to enjoy our carb over-loading. It's not unusual to be served ...

Apple Pie Compote for Waffles, Pancakes and More!

October 27, 2018 By Nelson Cardoso 1 Comment

Travel, and book signings, and workshops... oh my! The past two weeks have been exciting and busy... in good ways. Between a little work travel, big events and deadlines at work, a barista workshop, a presentation by a world-renowned chef and a food scientist, and keeping up with life at home with our family... two weeks have flown by! But we didn't let our apples go to waste. All those apples we picked earlier this month have been consumed in many beautiful ways. Today's recipe is just one ...