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This recipe, featuring authentic Italian meatballs (polpette) and tomato sauce (sugo di pomodoro), focuses on creating tender, juicy meatballs by using a blend of lean beef and pork and milk-soaked bread (panade), slowly simmered in a classic sauce.

This decadently delicious lobster risotto makes a wonderful side dish for almost any red-meat dinner. Try it—you won’t be disappointed!

Knowing when a steak is done is not an exact science. We recommend using an instant-read digital thermometer for perfectly cooked, hassle-free meat every time.

Adapted from the recipe of a famous New York steakhouse, this salads creamy dressing utilizes a combination of the young, mild Italian blue cheese known as Gorgonzola dolce, rich sour cream, and quality mayonnaise to stand up to the bacon, grape tomatoes, and crisp iceberg lettuce.
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american dining • home celebrations • Valentine's Day: Valentine’s Day in America
From paste-and-glitter valentines exchanged in elementary classrooms to candlelit dinners shared at home or out on the town, Valentine’s Day in America has always been as much about ritual and memory as it is about romance.

Some history about five retro desserts--some you may remember fondly, and others may never have tasted at all.

A conversation about Christmas plans turned into an unexpected journey into the history of wassail — a drink once shared by orchard keepers, carolers, and families gathered on Twelfth Night. What began as curiosity became a rediscovery of an almost forgotten holiday ritual.
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Hi, I’m Monte Melugin, executive chef, food writer, consultant, artist, and creator of GrubAmericana, a website designed exclusively around American born foods–their history, legends, and availability. We’ll also provide some related recipes you can easily make in your own kitchen.
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