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    Penne Puttanesca

    Get Spicy With This Delicious Pasta Recipe! By Christina Guidoccio I love Penne Puttanesca. I remember my Nonna making it for me when I was young. I developed a real taste for it and recently embarked on some kind of quest to find the perfect recipe. Most recipes I’ve found are lacking in the general flavor and spiciness that makes this recipe what it’s supposed to be. So I decided to make my own! This recipe isn’t for the faint of heart. If you’re not into spice, you’ve come to the wrong place. The spice can be scaled up (brave!) or down (boo!) according to taste. Habanero peppers are spicy little devils,…

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    Seriously Simple Soup

    A Soup Recipe for Everyone! By Christina Guidoccio Soup season’s not over yet, right? There’s snow on the ground; I’m pretty sure that means soup is a requirement. Whenever I check the fridge and see a motley assortment of vegetables that don’t seem to belong together, I begin setting up the soup-making arsenal: knife, pyrex, blender. No soup I have ever made has tasted the same, but every soup has been delicious! This recipe has infinite possibilities. You don’t like peppers? Cool, don’t put them in. You’re in the mood for spice? You’re in luck—pile it on! Use this recipe as a platform from which you can launch yourself into…