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Chicken parmesan is a classic, fun and simple Italian dish that I grew up having on the rare occasion my mom felt like going to the effort to make it. It's such great comfort food and conjures nostalgia. The only vegetarian version of this dish that I have had is eggplant parmesan, which IS NOTHING LIKE THE ORIGINAL!!!! Eggplant has its place, but its too wet and slimy to truly replace the (dare I say) moist and tender yet firm texture of chicken. One of my favorite things ab

Pesto, like its English cousin pestle, both are derived from the latin word for “to crush”. In the case of this sauce or condiment, it is in reference to its traditional preparation. These days, though, most folks just buzz it up in a food processor. Honestly, that’s what I do and it tastes great. Some swear, however, that the best pesto is made in the traditional style. I think it’d be fun to compare two pestos made with the same recipe but differing only by the machine used