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review – dolce ristorante (italian)

By on September 6, 2011 in candid reviews, dilworth, italian

sometimes, a gal just needs her pasta.

with all the low-carb, no-carb, atkins, south beach, sadfaced diets we’re inundated with, it’s easy to look at a plate of pasta like it’s the enemy.

thankfully, i’m apt to overlook this fault when it comes to dolce. i’ve tried pasta from many different places locally, and i long ago decided to award the crown of “best pasta in charlotte” to dolce. their pasta amatriciana is one of the best meals in the city, bar none . . . and be sure to add eggplant to the dish, because there are few things tastier than eggplant and pancetta mixed in a spicy tomato sauce.

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QUICKMEAL! tomato bruschetta (italian)

By on May 9, 2011 in ingredients, italian, QUICKMEAL!, recipes, veg/vegan

i recently had a good friend and blog fan mention that she loves reading the candid cook for the pictures of food and the nerdy brand of humor. when i asked her if she had tried any of the recipes, she quickly exclaimed, “oh no! they’re way too complicated, and they look like they take forever! i just like to look at your pictures and make a mental list of what you should cook for us next time!”

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toasted gnocchi with bacon and dates (italian)

By on April 6, 2011 in ingredients, italian, pork, recipes, veg/vegan

toasted gnocchi earned a spot in my “top five revelations” category last year. i don’t know why it took me so long to find out about it, but i can tell you it took a helluva lot less time for me to attempt the dish at home. the crispy exterior and its soft, potato-y goodness of an interior provide a base that goes with almost any flavor your culinary heart could envision.

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mushroom and sausage risotto (italian)

By on March 28, 2011 in ingredients, italian, pork, recipes

risotto had a bad rep with me for a long time. it takes FOREVER to cook, and it demands a kind of patience not many at-home cooks can muster (i certainly couldn’t). cook it too long, and all of your hard work is wasted . . . fail to cook it enough and walk away with a crunchy disaster worthy of elitist mockery. can you sense the bitterness? :-P

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