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Dont let the farmer know

Italians have many sayings involving food and atleast two of them start with .'dont let the armer know...'.  Francine Segan's dolci book has a saying accompanied with each recipe.
Ciao italia
chickpea fritters using flour.
Pastelle, Onion fritters are made by the author by boiling the onions and then mashing them into the batter. Indian pakoras are made using raw onions.
Butcher's pepper
Using fresh and dried cheese in a recipe. In 'Holiday dinners with Bradley Ogden', Ogden used Fuyu persimmons for garnish and hachiya persimmons for base dessert.
Paccheri pasta
Italian Wedding soup
ziti groom
strawberry risotto
rice omelet
Involtini - fish are rolled around a stuffing.

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