Chili Con Carne Slow Cooker Recipe and Variations
A detailed slow cook method for Chili Con Carne using kidney beans, ground chuck, canned tomatoes and cocoa, with notes on prep, bean soaking, seasoning, and optional meat substitutions. The guide covers bean soaking the day before, browning beef, adding spices, and serving or freezing, plus tips for acid avoidance and adjustable heat.
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Emilie
New Italian cookbooks offer travels from home kitchens
A wave of Italian themed titles arrives this season with Nick Stellino’s Family Kitchen from Putnam and The Italian Country Table by Lynne Kasper. Other works include Every Night Italian by Giuliano Hazan and Italian Food Artisans by Pamela Sheldon Johns, each blending family memory, regional dishes, and accessible techniques.
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Nick Stellino
Putnam
Sicily
Stellino
Philadelphia
Scribner
Lynne Rossetto
Kasper
Italy
Aula
Layou
Giuliano Hazan
Marcella Hazan
Sarasota
Fla
Hazan
Chronicle Books
Pamela Sheldon Johns
John Rizzo
Johns
Santa Barbara
Calif
Tuscany
Roasted Pork Loin With Fennel and Parmesan
Nick Stellino shares a family recipe for Roasted Pork Loin With Fennel Peas and Parmesan. The dish cooks the pork over fennel then finishes with a cream peas and cheese sauce, using a house stock and a final fennel-garnished plate for six servings.
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Nick Stellino
Confetti Pear and Spinach Salad Recipe
Quick dish using spinach and canned pears. Includes red bell pepper walnuts bacon and a balsamic orange dressing. Prep time about 10 minutes plus 10 minutes cooking the bacon. yields six servings as a side or lunch component from the California Pear Advisory Board.
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Emilie A. Holroyd
Barbara Beck
Bee Nelson
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California Pear Advisory Board