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Pasta, Kale and Calabrian Chili Sausage

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  After seeing this unique Kale called Tuscan Kale (Lacinato), I decided to make this dish. But is it really special? Well, I've never used it before, and after doing some research, I was intrigued. 

"Duck a la me"

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Salami Duck à l'orange Fettuccine is probably a better name for the dish but I wanted the name to be avant-garde (Hoity-Toity french word) since this recipe is so unconventional.  Over the years I have come across recipes for Duck a' l'orange but never thought about making it myself until now. The  Hoity-Toity  name was also a reason at least for me not to make this dish. To be honest I am not sure what bothered me about the name but I guess one excuse is as good an another. BTW-this is an old Yiddish proverb that is used regularly  "if you dont want to do something, one excuse is as good as another"   I'm not sure if this really qualifies as Duck l'orange because I'm not using a whole duck and I added Fettuccine hence the name   "Duck a la me" . This recipe came out of left field because I wanted to use my homemade Duck Salami  so donning my yiddis...

Lamb Prosciutto & Blue Cheese Cream sauce

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I created this dish to show case my Lamb Prosciutto. It's a very easy cream sauce to make.  This is not exactly a recipe but more about using some culinary techniques to create a sauce.  First let me talk about the Prosciutto a bit.  This Lamb Prosciutto has such a bold flavor that it had to be paired with something of equal boldness.   Before I get to in-dept with this blogger post I wanted to let you know in advance that I left out some details.  I am hoping that the reader has some basic culinary skills.  So if you are looking for a comprehensive  recipe stop and read no further.  If you have some skills and want to have some fun keep reading.  I had to choose something that could stand up to the Lamb but not over shadow it. I chose Blue cheese. Blue cheese was the perfect compliment to the Lamb. OK, now that I have chosen blue cheese what else goes well with the Lamb.    ...