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Antipasti? More like Pro-pasti!

Is anything more summertastic than antipasti? Sitting on the patio, drinking a little (or a lot of) wine. Hall and Oates keepin’ things smooth and, interestingly, the mosquitoes at bay. At the Akin house, we have a pretty standard lineup: Grilled bread (usually Ciabatta) Paper-thin Prosciutto (this week, Speck from La Quercia) Genoa Salami or [...]

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Sweet smoky flavor missiles

I love meat. In fact, I spent the better half of Saturday night gnawing on a pork bone at Emily Farris’ 30th birthday party. But to be honest (as opposed to all this time I’ve been lying to you), I think vegetables can be more interesting than meat. (Just to be clear, I am NOT [...]

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