House Maltagliati with Fava Beans, Smoked Guanciale & Garlic Soubise

January 4, 2019 by calicoastblog

Spring | New roots. Spring brings them every year, along with some delicacies that can only be enjoyed during these warming days…like fresh fava beans. Spring is the time these legumes behave, and taste, more like fresh new peas than later in the year after they mature, when they firmly join the bean clan (mostly …

Cooking with Wine: Winter Squash Chardonnay Risotto Recipe

December 1, 2017 by calicoastblog

Every so often, you stumble upon a Chardonnay so refreshing and unique, so unlike typical oaky-buttery-California Chardonnays, that you want to drink it all the time. This kind of crisper Chardonnay, like many that are fermented in steel or concrete these days, are some of the best white wines to cook with. One bonus is …

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House Maltagliati with Fava Beans, Smoked Guanciale & Garlic Soubise

Cooking with Wine: Winter Squash Chardonnay Risotto Recipe