Ask Chef Walter: Cooking Pasta Tutorial – Walter Potenza

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by Executive Chef Walter Potenza, contributing writer COOKING PASTA 101 – Some basic pasta cooking refreshments for your ultimate success. Image:  Mezzi Rigati Pasta with shell fish and crustaceans broth, above Friends: Today, we’re sharing some straightforward tips for preparing delicious pasta. Whether it’s salting the water properly or picking the proper pasta shape, these…

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Ask Chef Walter: Sfogliatella, by the Glorious Nun’s Hands – Walter Potenza

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by Executive Chef Walter Potenza, contributing writer Friends: The sfogliatella masterpiece created by Sister Clotilde, continues to captivate palates and charm gluttons after 400 or so years. Many of our readers asked about this traditional sweet from Naples, and here you have it! The Sfogliatella is an iconic pastry that has gained worldwide recognition and…

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Ask Chef Walter: Male vs. Female Eggplant – Walter Potenza

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by Executive Chef Walter Potenza, contributing writer Why do people still believe eggplants have genders—and the science that proves them wrong. It is a bizarre kitchen myth that won’t die. Friends: It’s fascinating how certain kitchen myths cling stubbornly to our collective consciousness, passed down through generations like treasured family recipes—even when they’re utterly baseless.…

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Ask Chef Walter: Seco de Cabrito Lambayeque – Chef Walter Potenza

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by Executive Chef Walter Potenza, contributing writer Photo: Vatican News, provided by Chef Potenza POPE LEO XIV CULINARY PASSIONS – “In the simplicity of a meal,” he recently said in an audience, “there is the miracle of the encounter between peoples and cultures.” Friends: Between Peruvian flavors and a commitment to solidarity, Pope Leo XIV,…

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