Thank You, Stanley Tucci!

You probably think I am going to write about Negroni’s after Mr. Tucci blew up the internet with his quarantine drink.  Yes, I made it and it was fabulous.  In this case, I am going back a little further to the dinner scene from the movie Big Night about two brothers who run an Italian restaurant.  Stanley Tucci and Tony Shalhoub portrayed the brothers.

For those who have not seen the movie, no spoiler alerts, there is a scene where a timpano is made to be the centerpiece of an extraordinary meal.  Simply, it is a dish with pasta, meatballs, salami and eggs cooked to perfection inside a drum of beautiful dough.  The first time Big Guy and I made this dish we did it for a New Year’s Eve celebration and we really impressed our family and friends.
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We successfully made it again recently.  While still very delicious it certainly deserves an audience to “oh and ah” as the pasta tumbles out of the drum.  So, check out Big Night and the recipe in The Tucci Cookbook.  You will love it.  

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