italian boy

italian boy

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

faux pho

So I love Vietnames Pho with Pho14 being one of my favorite restaurants in DC. Lately I've been experimenting with different Phos at home and I not too long ago made a vegan Pho that was FANTASTIC. I started with vegetable stock that I often times make on hand and keep frozen- make your own or buy it made. Bring that to a simmering boil with some cloves, cardomum seeds, cinnemon, a chili pepper or two, soy sauce and lime juice. At the same time prepare a small batch or rice noodles. In a shallow pan cook some chopped portobello mushrooms in olive oil, then combine everything, add fresh basil, fresh chopped spring onions, bean sprouts and fresh lime wedges. Keep more soy sauce or sriracha sauch handy but this is sure to please anyone- ESPECIALLY on these cold winter days!

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Hi there, my name is Giacomo and I enjoy things delicious. Long story short, my parents moved from Italy to NJ where I grew up (and loved it) but found myself in Washington, DC fourteen years ago and haven’t yet found an excuse to leave. Food has always been a huge part of my day and life… from happy times, sad times, holidays, drunken escapades and all the rest in between, I’ve usually spent a good portion of that time putting something in my mouth. I guess I started this blog a little while ago to keep track of what I was cooking and places I’d eat-- simply because my friends were always asking “how do you make this” or “where do you get that” but surprisingly over time I guess real people started reading too. SO, take a look around and let me know what you think. You’ll see that the backbone of lots of my food is Italian but I manage to cover most bases. Thanks for stopping by. BUON APPETITO!

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