What cooking secrets take your food to the almost-pro level? [more inside]
posted by chalbe on Aug 24, 2009 - 134 answers

italiancookingfilter: give me your best Italian recipe - can be authentic Italian or Italian-American...doesn't matter one way or another! [more inside]
posted by knockoutking on May 20, 2009 - 21 answers

Italian Cookbook: I'm going to live in Italy for 2 months this summer. Tell me what cookbook I should bring along! [more inside]
posted by sirion on Jun 14, 2008 - 12 answers

Where can I find fresh pasta in San Diego? [more inside]
posted by brynna on May 17, 2008 - 8 answers

I've made some artichoke-spinach dip and I'd really love to serve it with bread like the olive garden's! [more inside]
posted by Gideon on Dec 10, 2007 - 1 answer

I want to replicate a dish I had in Bordighera--it was basically farro doused in very good olive oil. [more inside]
posted by everichon on Oct 29, 2007 - 3 answers

Ingredientfilter: this page accurately describes pizzoccheri as a dish (Italy: Valtelina), but I find the usage of bok choi as an ingredient decidedly non-authentic. Steer me or the author right? [more inside]
posted by Ogre Lawless on Jun 26, 2006 - 6 answers

I've been searching for years for a recipe for something that I can't spell. Since I can't spell it, I'm having a lot of trouble running searches for it - there are way too many returns when I try searching the ingredients. It's a breakfast dish that my grandmother used to prepare. -------> [more inside]
posted by iconomy on Dec 26, 2004 - 8 answers