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HOW I TUNA MELT⁠.⁠ 🥪⁠ As I've mentioned b

HOW I TUNA MELT⁠.⁠
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As I've mentioned before, I have a long, intimate relationship with sandwiches.⁠
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And, I love a good tuna salad. I love it even ⁠more with melted cheese on buttered and grilled bread. Anybody else?⁠
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Since I feel the need to inject a little bit of #LaCucinaItaliana into almost everything I make, the beloved American Tuna Melt is no exception. Here is a really super-special combination that I wanted to share — the sandwich is made a bit heartier (and healthier) with the addition of chickpeas & I used my "Special Sauce" in place of plain mayo which added TONS of flavor. I also added some capers, pickled pepperoncini & chives to the tuna salad & used creamy, rich asiago cheese for the melt factor.⁠ All of this was on organic whole wheat sourdough.⁠
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SANDWICHES ... they never go out of style.⁠
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ITALIAN TUNA CICI MELT⁠
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1 can tuna in water, drained⁠
1/3c cooked chickpeas (drained if canned)⁠
1/4c chopped chives ⁠or green onion⁠
3Tbsp Special Sauce⁠
3Tbsp chopped red onion⁠
1 tsp capers drained⁠
pinch black pepper⁠
⁠1/3c peperoncini rings, drained ⁠
2oz asiago cheese, shredded or thinly sliced⁠
4 slices bread⁠⁠
Evoo or butter for bread ⁠
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•⁠Mix first 7 ingredients until well-combined.⁠
•Spread 1/2 tuna mixture on each of 2 slices bread.⁠
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•Top w/remaining slices.⁠
•Brush/spread evoo or butter on outside slices of bread & sear in hot pan until brown, then turn over & sear other side.⁠
•Serve w/a cold beer!⁠
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SPECIAL SAUCE ⁠
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1/2c mayo⁠
1/2c Garlic Confit, fork-smashed (DM for recipe)⁠
2Tbsp Dijon⁠
1Tbsp Calabrian chile paste⁠
1/4tsp black pepper⁠
• Whisk all ingredients together until well-combined.⁠
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I have some fun news everybody!⁠ ⁠ My cookbook

I have some fun news everybody!⁠
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My cookbook, SOUPified, Soups Inspired by Your Favorite Dishes, has been so well-received by many of you (and I cannot thank you enough for this!) that several of you have asked for more SOUPified recipes.⁠
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So, I have decided to release one new SOUPified recipe every month starting TOMORROW!⁠
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THE ONLY CATCH IS THIS–these recipes will be released once a month in my NEWSLETTER only. They will not appear here on social media or on my website.⁠
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They are a very special bonus for all of my loyal Mailing List subscribers only.⁠
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If you have not yet signed up for my mailing list, I hope that you will consider doing so today! Just head to my website (link in my bio) and add your email to the pop-up that shows up once you get there.⁠
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Or, just email me your address and I can add you on my end.⁠
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The first new SOUPified recipe (pictured here) goes out TOMORROW MORNING (FRIDAY), so TODAY is your opportunity to sign up and make sure you receive this recipe in my newsletter tomorrow. After that, the opportunity will be gone for this recipe, but there will be another, different SOUPified recipe following next month!⁠
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Oh, and tomorrow's recipe is this beautiful, savory and spicy SEAFOOD FRA DIAVOLO SOUP, in case you were wondering. You will want to get it. Trust me.⁠
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Wednesday Wisdom—get your greens in!🌿🌱 BR

Wednesday Wisdom—get your greens in!🌿🌱

BROCCOLI RABE is, hands down, my all-time favorite vegetable! Quite honestly, it is the first vegetable that I remember eating as a child. So, to me, a simple dish of Sautéed Broccoli Rabe just feels like home and always brings back memories of mom.⁠
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Growing up in southern New Jersey and having an aunt and cousins that lived on a farm down in Vineland, we always had bushels-and-bushels-upon-bushels of just-picked broccoli rabe throughout the Spring and Summer seasons. My mom would wash the greens multiple times in sinkfuls of water to get all of the dirt out (let’s just say they didn’t come ‘pre-washed’), peel their fibrous stems, blanch potfuls until they were just al dente, then freeze them in labeled, zip-lock bags so that we could have broccoli rabe all-year-round.⁠
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My favorite way to make it? Super Simple–cut it into bite-sized pieces, blanch it for a couple of minutes in a large pot of salted boiling water, drain it, then sauté with lots of garlic and a little crushed red pepper in copious amounts of extra-virgin olive oil.⁠
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SAUTÉED BROCCOLI RABE⁠
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Find the recipe for this dish by clicking the link in my bio and searching for "Broccoli Rabe"! (or, tap the link in my Stories today.)⁠
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It's an EGGS FOR DINNER sort of evening, so I pull

It's an EGGS FOR DINNER sort of evening, so I pulled out some PEPPERS IN TOMATO SAUCE from the freezer and used it as the base for this EGGS IN PURGATORY, fortified with additional heat from my homemade OLIO SANTO, of course!⁠🌶🍅🍳🥚🔥🥖⠀⁠
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So, I learned about Peppers in Tomato Sauce from my cousin Bernadette, who is a wonderful cook. She made them as a side dish at our annual Spaghetti & Crabs feast a couple years ago, and I fell in love! They basically take the same principles as my Green Beans & Tomato Sauce and substitute sliced bell peppers for the green beans, more or less.⁠🌶🍅⠀⁠
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How do you eat them? Well, however you want! With crusty bread, with some grilled chicken or sausage, as part of a nice antipasto platter, or, just as I've done here, with eggs and lots of spicy pepper oil to make Eggs In Purgatory. Your choice.⁠😁⠀⁠
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What do you think - would you try them???⁠⠀⁠
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PEPPERS IN TOMATO SAUCE⁠⠀⁠
Serves 6+ as a Side Dish or Antipasto⁠⠀⁠
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•4Tbsp olive oil⁠⠀⁠
•1c sliced yellow onion (1 small onion)⁠⠀⁠
•2Tbsp sliced or chopped garlic⁠⠀⁠
•pinch peperoncino⁠⠀⁠
•1 - 15oz can whole plum tomatoes in tomato juice, hand-crushed⁠⠀⁠
•pinch s&p⁠⠀⁠
⁠•2lbs mixed bell peppers, seeded & sliced⁠⠀⁠
•fresh basil leaves, torn⁠⠀⁠
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•In pan, heat oil on med-high & sauté onions they soften, then add garlic & peperoncino & continue to sauté another 2min.⁠⠀⁠
•Add tomatoes, bring to a simmer, season w/s&p & mix well.⁠ Simmer 2-3 min.⁠⠀⁠
•Add peppers & mix well. Cover & continue to cook until the peppers are tender.⁠⠀⁠
•Garnish w/fresh basil & enjoy!⁠⠀⁠
•Can be served right away, at room temperature or made ahead and reheated.⁠⠀⁠
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Celebrating another trip around the sun today!☀️ ⁠
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And the start of the next one . . .⁠
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There were definitely a lot of cloudy days during this last trip, but I try not to focus on those. ☁️ ⁠
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During this next trip, I'll be closing a big chapter in my life. I'm getting ready to leave my home and New York City. It's still months away, but the big project of getting my home ready to sell has begun. And, it really is a big project. How I have managed to have so much in this small space is remarkable, really.⁠
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Being a New Yorker has been such a part of my identity for so long, that I'll admit to getting a bit choked up about this decision from time to time.⁠ I know that it is time, though.⁠
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And, I am looking forward to a new adventure and a new chapter, moving back to the suburbs, more space, more nature, a lot of community and maybe even a garden! (Not that I have any idea how to garden, but it's not too late to learn, right?)⁠
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Excited for new beginnings! Stay tuned if you'd like to follow my journey. I imagine that I will be sharing quite a bit in my stories.⁠
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And, in the meantime, if you happen to come across a great home with a dream kitchen in southern New Jersey, please let me know!😊
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Today is International Hot & Spicy Food Day!🌶🌶🌶⠀
What better way to 'celebrate' it than a simple Pasta al Pomodoro e Basilico Arrabbiata! —your favorite pasta in a hot and spicy tomato sauce - as hot as you're able to stand it! I used campanelle pasta is this dish, along with Calabrian peperoncino paste. It's just what I need today.😁⠀
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ARRABBIATA Sauce originates from the Lazio region of Italy, around Rome. The word "arrabbiata" literally means "angry" in Italian, referring to the spiciness of the chili peppers.😡🌶⠀
Buon Appetito! 🇮🇹🍝

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