The Cucina

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I will be posting a recipe weekly, focusing on dishes that are cultural hybrids or results of cultural cross pollination

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Road to Meat-Pie pt. 1 – Classic Australian Mince Meat Pie

This will be part 1 on a culinary rabbit hole down meat pies. This is basically the pilot episode showcasing the most basic standard version of a meatpie. however standard, this version is amazing and as a weekend project can make easily heated lunch/dinners for the week! meeeeeeeeaaaaaaaat piiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeee

Big Tray Chicken – Uyghur Chicken Stew

Saw this dish on an eater video. And then adapted this Mark Bittman version of the same restaurant’s dish. This version of the dish is what I made for myself for 2 dinners this week. Definitely not a super authentic version and using ingredients I more or less had on hand. I served this with…