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November 2009 Archives


Five things I learned over the holiday weekend

9:16 AM Mon, Nov 30, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Gail Ciampa    Email

No. 1 - If you serve ham for one person, everybody else will eat it too! I personally love turkey. Well I don't exactly love turkey which is kind of boring. But I love it as a vehicle to......



Enjoy the holidays without weight gain

6:00 AM Wed, Nov 25, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Gail Ciampa    Email

The holiday eating begins today for many people. How to stem it? We turn to Michelle May, M.D., the author of "Eat What You Love Love What You Eat" and her 10 Tips for Holiday Eating Without the Weight Gain.......



Thanksgiving recipes

6:00 AM Mon, Nov 23, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

Happy Thanksgiving Week! Projo.com producer Sheila Lennon has compiled all our best recipes from past years right here. So if you need a recipe, you can find it. Click on the categories to the left of the turkey photo......



Shop five local farmers' markets on Saturday for Thanksgiving

11:52 AM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

Tomorrow is Saturday Nov. 21, and its not just the last Saturday before Thanksgiving and there will be five, count 'em FIVE local farmers' markets operating, three of them indoors. What a great way to shop for the holiday......



Deep Dish Sweet Potato-Pecan Pie

6:00 AM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Gail Ciampa    Email

The James Beard Foundation shares recipes with members and I had to share it here. It's a combo dish but oh what a combo. A cook at Jacques-Imo's told the Beard folks that this two-in-one pie has been taken......



Update: About that recipe for the Perfect Pie Crust

12:11 PM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

Wednesday's Lifebeat Food story on how to make the perfect pie crust included an incorrect measurement from J & W chef and instructor Gary Welling. Start with 12 ounces of flour sifted with 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt, eight ounces......



Gazillions of Thanksgiving recipes -- and a turkey-fryer review

thanksgiving_2009.jpg 11:58 AM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Sheila Lennon    Email

Well, not quite gazillions, yet. But you'll find more than you'll ever have time to make on projo.com's Food section front, current story and recipes index, Thanksgiving recipe archive, and the survey of recipe links from around the nation 's......



'Grace Before Meals,' a Narragansett church and Charles Osgood

6:00 AM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

Last month Fr. Leo E. Patalinghug was a guest of Narragansett's St. Thomas More Parish. He is the creator of an inspirational food program, Web site and cookbook "Grace Before Meals." He even took on chef Bobby Flay for......



RISD's 100 mile meal a day away

6:00 AM Wed, Nov 18, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

RISD is having its annual 100 Mile Meal Thursday, Nov. 19 from 5-8 p.m. at the Met, 55 Angell St., Providence. This is a Thanksgiving feast with all the food sourced from within 100 miles. It is open to the......



Video: Pie Crust 101 with Chef Welling of Johnson and Wales

crusts.jpg 11:00 AM Mon, Nov 16, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Donna McGarry    Email

Susan Bucci, of Cranston, learns the ins and outs of making a perfect pie crust with the help of Chef Gary Welling, Department Chair of the International Baking and Pastry Institute at the Johnson and Wales Providence campus. Along......



International House of RI hosts Thanksgiving Feast

12:35 PM Sun, Nov 15, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Gail Ciampa    Email

International House of Rhode Island, 8 Stimson Ave. Providence, hosts A THANKSGIVING FEAST, Friday, November 20 - 6 P.M. This dinner commemorating the American Thanksgiving Holiday includes a traditional meal of home cooked roast turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, vegetables, cranberry......



New in East Providence this weekend (look down)

7:29 AM Fri, Nov 13, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

Picture a small room with 60 seats, below ground, with exposed brick, glass, tapestry, wine racks, rustic oversized chairs, banquettes that seat up to 12, low lights, low ceilings, Italian and classical music. That's the tease that found it's way......



Restaurants open on Thanksgiving (updated Nov. 16)

3:32 PM Mon, Nov 09, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

Thanksgiving is fast approaching and if cooking isn't part of the plan, here are the restaurants that have reported being open. Call ahead to reserve or risk being sent on your way. Prices usually do not include taxes or gratuity.......



Katie Lee Joel dishes on food career; breakup from Billy Joel

8:00 AM Sat, Nov 07, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

Katie Lee Joel writes cookbooks and appears regularly to cook on CBS's The Early Show. She was also married to Billy Joel. When I interviewed her for her last cookbook, it was the first time a publicist stayed on......



The Restaurant at AS220 opens today in Providence

8:00 AM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Gail Ciampa    Email

A new, no-name restaurant with all food priced $8 or less opens at AS220, 115 Empire St., Providence. It will spotlight local artisan and farm food. "In light of our mission to support local artists and entrepreneurs, we look......



A free Federal Hill wine tasting Friday night

5:42 PM Thu, Nov 05, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

Gasbarro's Wines, 361 Atwells Ave., on Federal Hill in Providence will have a free wine tasting event tomorrow night, Friday, Nov. 6 between 5:30 and 8:30 PM with wines from producer Marchesi di Barolo. Marchesi di Barolo is a family......



Batali, Flay and Lagasse to cook at the White House

3:14 PM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

Food Network stars Mario Batali, Bobby Flay and Emeril Lagasse will travel to the White House for a two-hour episode of "Iron Chef America" to air Jan. 3 at 8 p.m. This culinary competition is being called a Super Chef......



Narragansett Fest only on tap for a few more weeks

Gansett_Fest.jpg 7:00 AM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Gail Ciampa    Email

Narragansett Fest, Narragansett Beer's Oktoberfest selection, will only be available a few more weeks if you haven't had a taste. This seasonal craft brew is only on tap in at a handful of spots including: The Wild Colonial Tavern......



What's open on Thanksgiving?

12:17 PM Tue, Nov 03, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

The list of local restaurants serving Thanksgiving dinner is now online.......



Pollo Campero for dinner

8:14 PM Mon, Nov 02, 2009 | | Comments (3)
By Gail Ciampa    Email

Perhaps it was because I got an endless stream of Emails from the public relations team for Pollo Campero for the past week that made me hungry; or because I wanted to confirm the East Providence roads weren't closed......