What a Pleasure to Attend the Tecnogas SUPERIORE Event

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Tecnogas SUPERIORE Shows Off Its Gorgeous Styling

Almo Premium Appliances will distribute the gorgeous line of ranges, ovens and range hoods to the U.S. market. The attention to details especially in the hardware knobs and handles were breathtaking. Antonio tells us the hardware is inspired by the industrial heritage of iconic Italian automobile design.

Almo Premium Appliances tells you how to bring Tecnogas SUPERIORE into your home:

“Serious cooking with an Italian flair is the promise of Tecnogas SUPERIORE, bringing their premium collection of ranges and hoods to the U.S. for the first time. The 63 year-old company from the historic village of Gualtieri in Northern Italy has designed a product portfolio exclusively for the North American market, offering hoods and flagship ranges with giant gas ovens featuring a panorama window, versatile cooktops, and intriguing finishes with iconic Italian style.

Effective this week, Almo Premium Appliances will become the exclusive distributor of Tecnogas SUPERIORE NEXT and DECO product lines for 41 of the United States including the entire East Coast, West Coast and the Central part of the country.

“Our dealers and consumer client base are looking for appliances that offer cooking power and enhanced styling for the well-designed kitchen. The high quality, performance and value, and frankly really beautiful design options of Tecnogas SUPERIORE, made the decision compelling for Almo to add to the Premium Appliance portfolio of products,” said Steve Terry, Senior Vice President of Almo Corporation.”

The following products will be available through Almo from the Tecnogas SUPERIORE NEXT and DECO collections:

• NEXT 30”, 36”, and 48” ranges with gas burners (available with Panorama or Classic window)
• NEXT 48” range with 4 induction zones (available with Panorama or Classic window)
• NEXT 48” hood with hidden electronic controls or unique retro style controls with black glass accents
• DECO 36” and 48” range with gas burners (available in brown, red, black or cream)
• DECO 36” and 48” hoods with hidden electronic controls or unique retro style controls (available in brown, red, black or cream)
• PRO Stainless 30”, 36” and 48” hoods

Thank you to Tecnogas SUPERIORE and Almo Premium Appliances for letting me join in this special launch for theTecnogas SUPERIORE line to the United States. This is an exciting time for the Italian company and even more exciting for those that experience theTecnogas SUPERIORE appliances in person.

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Ready for a quick dish to satisfy the entire family for dinner?  Then look no further because the Spring Pasta Primavera recipe may be just what your family needs for dinner tonight.  With all of the delicious variety of vegetables and colors, it will give you the ultimate fulfillment of the spring season in your mouth.  So take some time out and go over the ingredients and instructions for this wonderful recipe for your family and friends to enjoy.

Easy Dinner Meal: Spring Pasta Primavera

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Prep Time:  30 minutes

Cook Time:  20 minutes

Total Cooking Time:  50 minutes

Servings:  8

Ingredients

Vegetables:

3 tablespoons of Olive Oil
2 Large Carrots, peeled and sliced diagonally
1 cup of Bite-sized Broccoli pieces
1 whole Red Bell Pepper, seeded and sliced into strips
2 tablespoons of Butter
4 ounces of White Mushrooms, washed and sliced
2 medium Zucchini, sliced diagonally
1 medium Summer squash, sliced diagonally

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  Sauce:

1. 4 Cloves of Garlic, minced
2. ½ Large Onion, diced
3. ½ cup of Chicken Broth
4. ¼ cup of White Wine
5. ½ cup of Heavy Cream or Half-and-Half
6. ½ cup of Grated Parmesan, (plus more for finishing touches)
7. Salt and Freshly Ground Black Pepper
8. ½ cup of Frozen Peas
9. 12 whole Fresh Basil Leaves, chopped (plus more for finishing touches)
10.  1 pound of Pasta (fettuccini style), cooked according package directions and drained

Directions

For the Vegetables:

1. Begin heating the 2 tablespoons of
   oil over a medium-high heat in a large skillet.  Then add and cook the carrots for about 1 minute.  Follow by adding in the broccoli and let those cook for a minute.  Repeat the process for the peppers, then remove all of the vegetables from the skillet and set them aside in a bowl.
2. Place the skillet back on the burner and add in the butter with the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil, allowing them to heat up.  Next, add in the mushrooms, zucchini and squash and cook them until they have begun to soften (approx. 2-3 minutes).  After the vegetables have cooked then remove them from the skillet and add them in with the other vegetables.

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  For the Sauce:

1. Cook the garlic and onions into the skillet for about 2 minutes or until they become translucent.  Then pour in the chicken broth and wine, stir the mixture together being sure to scrape the bottom of the pan to loosen all of the flavorful bits.
2. Let the liquid cook for about 3-4 minutes, allowing it to reduce by half.  After the reduction stir in the cream and Parmesan allowing the cheese to melt, then add in the salt and black pepper to taste.
3. Take the bowl of vegetables and add it to the sauce along with the peas and basil.  Stir the combination.  If the sauce needs more liquid then splash a small amount of broth as needed.  Place the cooked pasta in a large serving bowl and pour all of the contents of the skillet over the pasta and toss until everything is combined.  Sprinkle the top with extra basil and serve with extra Parmesan.
4. **You can substitute the wine with chicken broth if you prefer not to use it.

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Are you looking for an easy and a quick recipe for dinner? Try this delicious Italian Inspired Ravioli, Sausage and Peppers recipe for your weekend family bonding. This recipe is also perfect for any occasion or even without any reason to celebrate. The cooking procedure including the preparation will only take you around 15 to 20 minutes.

The Italian Inspired Ravioli, Sausage and Peppers recipe is perfect for the whole family. Your kids will definitely love the taste of ravioli combined with the flavors of sausage and pepper. It’s a tasty combination that will make you ask for more.

Italian Inspired Ravioli, Sausage and Peppers

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Ingredients

• 2 bell peppers
• 1 small onion
• 1 package(s) (12 oz) cooked Italian chicken sausage
• 2 package(s) (9 oz each) refrigerated cheese ravioli
• 2 teaspoon(s) oil
• 1 teaspoon(s) minced garlic
• 1/2 cup(s) chicken broth
• 10 fresh basil leaves, thinly sliced

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Procedure

1. Bring 4 cups water to a boil in a 12-in. deep-sided skillet. Meanwhile, halve peppers and onion crosswise, then cut into thin wedges. Cut sausages into 1/2-in.-thick slices.
2. Add ravioli to boiling water; cook as package directs. Meanwhile, heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté peppers and onions 4 minutes. Add sausage; cook 2 minutes. Add garlic; cook 30 seconds.
3. Stir chicken broth into sausage mixture; remove skillet from heat. Drain ravioli; add to sausage and peppers. Sprinkle with basil.

It’s done! You can now serve the Italian Inspired Ravioli, Sausage and Peppers recipe to your loved ones. The whole ingredients should be enough to dish up at least 5 persons. But don’t worry if you have several persons to serve up, it won’t take that long to make a new batch of this delicious recipe. So, what are you waiting for? Go ahead to your kitchen prepare to make this delicious recipe for the whole family.

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One of the most liked cuisines of the world is the Italian cuisine. It is famous for very delicious and distinct tastes in its dishes. The key ingredients in Italian dishes are various types of cheeses and wines. The aromatic flavors of Italian dishes have spread across the globe and have secured permanent placements in the menus worldwide. Within Italy, the dishes vary regionally and have diverse attractions for customers. Rice and corn have become special ingredients for Italian cuisine after the 18 th century and today people use them to add diversity in flavors of different pastas.

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Simplicity

The aura of Italian cuisine is its simplicity. Foods most used in Italian dishes are breads, cheese, pastry, and salami. Seasoning pasta with melted butter and freshly grate cheese is as simple as it gets. Most of the dishes in Italy have four to eight ingredients. Cooks blend dishes with only these ingredients to perfection to prepare various dishes. The dishes are always prepared in a matter of minutes.

Quality of ingredients

Italians give importance to quality instead of quantity. You can have a cuisine at your kitchen with as little ingredients as spaghetti, guanciale, pancetta cream and eggs and you can prepare Spaghetti alla Carbonara in fifteen minutes. A mouth-watering dish anyone can make in a matter of minutes. The more quality of ingredients you use, the better taste you get.

Richness in Spice

People use a range of different, delicious sauces in making pasta and pizzas. Some sauces are very spicy and give a strong aroma of flavor and taste. Tagliatelle with bolognese sauce is a famous recipe that will increase your appetite as soon as you see it being prepared. You can add different sauces in your dishes to make them more spicy and rich in taste.

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You can do many experiments at your home with cheeses, salami, belly button pasta, and a range of ingredients that are available from the house of Italian cuisine. Remember always use the best quality of ingredients for making Italian dishes.

Diverse cultures and cuisines influence Italian dishes and this makes it more versatile in tastes and can lure you into having these dishes at meals.

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Ahhhh… the bathroom is a sanctuary, renewal spot for all of us, at least it should be! Recently, I have been looking at modern design in all forms and realized how beautiful it is. With its linear form and simplistic detailing, modern Italian design is even more sublime.

Today, Guest Blogger, Paul Anater from Kitchen and Residential Design shows us beautiful Italian bath design, that makes you want to take a day off from work, and spend it in the bathroom!

Excuse me while I pretend that I’m European and make a bunch of sweeping generalizations about national character.

Nobody does bath design like an Italian company. It would be interesting to figure out where the Italian fascination with running water comes from. Is it some residual, Roman need for clean water or is it the fact that their tap water tastes so good? Whatever’s underneath it doesn’t matter because what’s visible is so stunning.

These are some new bathroom designs from the Idea Group. The Idea Group is in Treviso, in the Veneto Region of northern Italy. Treviso is also the headquarters of DeLonghi appliances.

Disegnato in Italia –designed in Italy, means a lot to Italians and Northern Italians in particular. Again, to make some more sweeping generalizations, there’s a celebration of the every day in Italian culture. Details matter in Italy, and there seems to be some kind of an Italian genetic predisposition to make everything as beautifully functional as possible. It doesn’t matter if it’s an Alessi salt shaker or a pair of Prada shoes, a lot of thought goes into otherwise mundane objects.

Anyhow this is about Italian bathrooms. I get Idea’s e-newsletter and here’s some of the highlights from their current collection. I never get to do work like this but if I were given carte blanche to do whatever I wanted with a bathroom, it would end up looking something like these gorgeous photos.

Ahhh, pared down and clean –everything a bathroom should be, in Italy or anywhere else.

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